#POWERBreakfast with Tessa Dooms | In conversation with Ariella Scher, Head of Legal at Open Secrets
Hawks, NPA sued for failing to investigate corruption at PRASA. Ariella Scher, Head of Legal at Open Secrets, is in conversation with Tessa Dooms.
Open Secrets wants review of Prasa’s graft investigations
Open Secrets’ Luthando Vilakazi speaks to Michelle Craig about the group’s application at the Pretoria High Court, seeking a probe into the Hawks and the NPA’s snail’s pace in investigating alleged corruption at PRASA.
MTN probed for human rights violations in war-torn countries
Open Secrets is investigating alleged human rights violations in war-torn and autocratic African and Middle Eastern countries by SA mobile giant MTN and its subsidiaries. This relates to internet shutdowns during wars and elections in markets like Afghanistan, Sudan, DRC and Nigeria. Open Secrets Investigator and #ShutdownsEverywhereYouGo author Abby May elaborates.
G20 Summit | McKinsey and Bain inclusion reflects ‘double standards’
McKinsey and Bain & Co have been included in G20 discussions. They will play a supporting role to the B20 which represents private sector interests at the Summit. Michael Marchant from Open Secrets says this reflects double standards in the way we treat corporations. He also says support is needed for the Presidency’s call to the B20 to terminate the Bain and McKinsey contracts.
Export of SA’s R3 billion-worth to Israel’s allies questioned
Open Secrets has raised questions about over R3 billion-worth of South African arms exports to Israel’s allies. This as the Israel-Hamas and Hezbollah wars rage, threatening a wider Middle East conflict. Open Secrets lawyer Abongile Nkamisa elaborates.
Real estate industry attracting ‘corrupt’ investors
The real estate industry has been identified as a sector attracting alleged corrupt investors. An Open Secrets probe has tracked R162 million in homes purchased by politically connected individuals, mainly from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Mozambique.
Journalist Raeesa Pather, who was the lead investigator in this project, talks to Tumisang Ndlovu.
‘Suspicious that Simelane can’t provide loan documents’
Head of investigations at Open Secrets, Michael Marchant says it is suspicious that Simelane claims the money she received was allegedly a legitimate loan, but cannot provide documentation to prove that.
VBS affidavit leak raises questions about NPA’s security systems
Open Secrets’ Micheal Marchant says the NPA needs to look at its internal systems following the leak of an explosive affidavit on the VBS case.
Open Secrets petitions NPA to prosecute man for allegedly aiding Rwandan genocide
Open Secrets is petitioning the National Prosecuting Authority to prosecute a South African man for allegedly aiding and abetting the Rwandan genocide.
Taking stock of Batohi’s efforts to turn NPA around
Newzroom Afrika | National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi says the National Prosecuting Authority’s comeback story after state capture has been nothing short of remarkable.