Open Secrets has raised questions about over R3 billion-worth of South African arms exports to Israel’s allies. This as the Israel-Hamas and Hezbollah wars rage, threatening a wider Middle East conflict. Open Secrets lawyer Abongile Nkamisa elaborates.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it’s still experiencing challenges finalising corruption matters. Thabiso Tema spoke with Michael Marchant, Head of Investigations at Open Secrets.
This Unaccountable profile explores the involvement of BNP Paribas in enabling payments for arms transactions during the Rwandan genocide. The bank facilitated over $1.3 million in payments from the Rwandan government to arms dealer Ters Ehlers, violating UN sanctions.
Open Secrets has called on Home Affairs Minister Dr. Leon Schreiber to explain why South African citizenship was granted to Christoph Huber, a Swiss national under investigation for alleged war crimes in the DRC, including resource pillage and mineral smuggling.
Explore Open Secrets’ Unaccountable series: read about the controversies surrounding businessman Lawrence Mulaudzi, examining his involvement in PetroSA’s billion-rand contract and the broader implications for South Africa’s oil and gas sector
By Michael Marchant and Luvano Ntuli PetroSA’s history is a stark warning of the corruption risks inherent in the murky world of oil and gas. The state-owned petroleum company has left behind a litany of scandals that have cost the…
