PAIA |National Orders
Open Secrets submitted a PAIA request to the Presidency asking for any documentation on how and why Duma Ndlovu and Michael Horn nominations were accepted to receive the National Order Award.
LISTEN | UAE Royal Family in SA
The Eastern Cape Provincial Government confirmed that President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has landed in the Eastern Cape, on a runway he paid for. This is after the UAE denied our request for the extradition of the Guptas.
SAFM Mediated Conversation: Aljazeera’s Gold Mafia
Al Jazeera has broadcast a four party documentary showing how high ranking officials in Zimbabwe are helping people to smuggle gold of that country.
‘Prosecutions in high-profile corruption, state capture cases moving too slowly’
Open Secrets criticises the Justice Department for delays in prosecuting high-profile state capture cases.
How the Guptas slipped through the net
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has invited South Africa to resubmit its application for the extradition of the notorious Gupta brothers, but government sources believe there is no longer any chance that the application will succeed.
Webinar: How do we hold the State Capture Profiteers accountable?
Watch Open Secrets’ Head of Investigations Michael Marchant for a webinar conversation with Professor Lukas Muntingh (Dullah Omar Institute), Mbekezeli Benjamin (Judges Matter) and Ra’eesa Pather (Open Secrets) who will help us grapple with how we can seek justice and restitution for state capture crimes.
INVITE: Accountability for State Capture Webinar
Register for our upcoming webinar- Accountability for State Capture: Where to now?
DISCUSSION | UK lifts 3-year ban on Bain and Company: Dr Iraj Abedian & Michael Marchant
The British government has lifted the three-year ban it imposed on Bain and company last year. In August 2022, London placed a ban on its government doing business with Bain and Company.
Transnet Capture: The #ICMFiles
The #ICMFiles is a series which sheds light on how ICM and its directors made payments to various companies and individuals to flush Transnet money.
#ICMFiles|The company directors who helped the Guptas capture South Africa
This is the third piece in a series on a company called Integrated Capital Management (ICM) and its directors, who enabled and benefitted from state capture at Transnet, but have yet to be held to account.