First state capture case fails
The first state capture case has fallen apart in court. The accused in the R25 million Nulane Investments trial have been discharged due to insufficient evidence against them.
‘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.
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.
#ICMFiles | Stanley Shane — The captured Transnet director
In part 2 of #ICMFiles series we turn the spotlight on the ICM director who helped the Guptas score big inside Transnet: Stanley Shane
Unaccountable 00037: Daniel Mantsha- the slippery side of the Teflon attorney
Lawyers and law firms were instrumental in the State Capture project. From prestigious Sandton white shoe firms to crooked small-time attorneys everyone feasted. One attorney who has not been held to account for State Capture crimes is the notorious Daniel Mantsha
Webinar: What is the social cost of state capture?
Watch Open Secrets’ Zen Mathe in conversation with Moira Campbell (Corruption Watch), Devi Pillay (Public Affairs Research Institute-PARI) and Luthando Vilakazi (Open Secrets) who grapple with how we can address the social costs of state capture and seek restitution for the damage caused.