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.
Luthando Vilakazi discusses Who Owns South Africa? Private Healthcare on METRO FM Talk with Faith Mangope
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
LISTEN | Ra’eesa Pather, Senior Investigator at Open Secrets joins Koketso Sachane on The Meeting Point to discuss Open Secrets’ latest report Who Owns South Africa: Private Telecoms
Discover how MTN, Vodacom, Telkom & Cell C dominate South Africa’s telecom industry in Volume 3 Open Secrets’ Who Owns South Africa series. This volume reveals how these players impact the rights of people around the world, their relationships with powerful politicians, and the growing role they play in selling financial services.
PRESS RELEASE | Open Secrets Reveals the Powerful Owners Behind South Africa’s Private TelecomsMedia statement News Print Media Online State Capture Profiteers Who Owns South Africa? October 28, 2025 Cape Town, South Africa Open Secrets has launched the latest volume of its incisive new Who Owns South Africa series that exposes the powerful players who…
Michael Marchant, Head of Investigations at Open Secrets was a guest on The Dan Corder Show on eNCA explaining Open Secrets’ research into the billionaires and big businesses that own much of South Africa’s industries.Â