The private actors and middlemen in South Africa and elsewhere who profit from state capture in South Africa and other African countries.
MEDIA STATEMENT 31 August 2026 Open Secrets heads to the Concourt to promote Corporate Accountability Open Secrets has been admitted as amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) in the case between MTN’s international corporate actors (MTN) and East Asia Consortium (EAC), which will be heard by the Constitutional Court on 31 August and 1 September…
South Africa’s healthcare sector is marred by deep rooted inequalities, with millions relying on an overly strained and under resourced public healthcare system. In this instalment of Who Owns South Africa, Open Secrets turns the spotlight on to the role of private players in the health care system and shows how the concentration of private power shapes the sector.
South Africa’s healthcare sector is marred by deep rooted inequalities, with millions relying on an overly strained and under resourced public healthcare system. In this instalment of Who Owns South Africa, Open Secrets turns the spotlight on to the role of private players in the health care system and shows how the concentration of private power shapes the sector.
MEDIA STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 08 June 2026 Civil Society calls for urgent government action on NACAC anti-corruption proposals The Civil Society Working Group on State Capture (CSWG) met in Johannesburg on 4 June 2026 to deliberate on the proposals of the National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council (NACAC), including its recommendation for the establishment of the…
Leaked documents and voice notes suggest that SA company, Ren-Form, inflated a tender for the Zimbabwean Electoral Commission by 235%, while its politically connected partner, Wicknell Chivayo, made payments to mystery officials.
Luthando Vilakazi discusses Who Owns South Africa? Private Healthcare on METRO FM Talk with Faith Mangope
IDAC says former Public Enterprises minister Dr Malusi Gigaba will not appear in court today. Gigaba met with the directorate today after receiving what he described as a summons from the NPA. The alleged charges relate to the procurement of locomotives and other activities at Transnet during his tenure. Open Secrets’ Michael Marchant weighs in.
Over the past few months Radio 786 has been highlighting the Open Secrets series of reports, titled Who Owns South Africa?. The first report unpacked how a powerful few control our economy and politics, while the second looked at the private control of healthcare. The latest report looks at Private Telecoms. It uncovers how just a few corporations, that’s MTN, Vodacom, Telkom, and Cell C, dominate the sector and profit from essential communication services.
A new Open Secrets report alleges that the country’s biggest mobile firms have used political ties to protect their interests across Africa.
LISTEN | Ra’eesa Pather, Senior Investigator at Open Secrets joins Tessa Dooms on POWER Perspective to discuss Open Secrets’ latest report Who Owns South Africa: Private Telecoms