November 3, 2025
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.
Guest: Senior investigator at Open Secrets, Ra’eesa Pather

