Open Secrets Director, Hennie van Vuuren on SABC News updating on the findings so far related to the murder of the Hawks investigator Lieutenant Colonel Frans Mathipa in August 2023 and the kidnapping of two Ethiopian nationals — Abdella Hussein…
Eskom’s secretive pricing deals with aluminium giant South32 reveal how claims of ‘commercial confidentiality’ are used to block access to information in the public interest.
Our Annual report is here!News Newsletter October 8, 2025 Nolwazi Nene Mamello Mosiana In 2024/25, Open Secrets’ work was broadcast, debated, and acted on, and it was sustained by the commitment and support of partners within civil society and on…
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.
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…
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…
