Is the Private health care sector putting profits above people? | METRO FM Talk with Faith Mangope
Luthando Vilakazi discusses Who Owns South Africa? Private Healthcare on METRO FM Talk with Faith Mangope
Open Secrets’ WOSA report untangles Private Telecoms | Radio 786
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.
The political muscle behind South Africa’s mobile giants | Currency News
A new Open Secrets report alleges that the country’s biggest mobile firms have used political ties to protect their interests across Africa.
The Hidden Power of Private Telecoms – Interview with Tessa Dooms
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
Open Secrets Reveals the Powerful Owners Behind South Africa’s Private Telecoms – SAfm
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
INVESTIGATION: Who Owns South Africa? Vol.3 | Private Telecommunications
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 Telecoms
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…
Who Owns South Africa? | The Dan Corder Show
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
‘Who Owns South Africa’ report points to ‘commodification’ of healthcare in private sector | Daily Maverick
A report by the non-profit Open Secrets has condemned the ‘financialisation’ of healthcare in South Africa, with researchers arguing that the private healthcare sector is being used for profit-taking by a small group of powerful actors at the expense of affordability and access for patients.
HEALTH FEATURE: South Africa’s Healthcare Inequality | Power 987
South Africa’s private healthcare sector is controlled by a handful of powerful groups, pushing up costs and deepening inequality. As the government pushes ahead with National Health Insurance (NHI) reforms, it faces stiff resistance from entrenched private interests. Open Secrets lawyer Luthando Vilakazi explores how corporate power shapes healthcare access and what it means for ordinary South Africans.