Get your ticket! Who Owns South Africa? | The System
Who Owns South Africa? | Money, Power and Politics is the launch event of Open Secrets new investigative series Who Owns South Africa? (WOSA). Get your ticket!
PRASA Papers| Open Secrets Takes Hawks and NPA to Court Over PRASA Corruption Delays
Open Secrets files court action against the Hawks and NPA over years-long delays in prosecuting PRASA corruption.
ZINE | We Can’t See the Sunset
“We Can’t See the Sunset” Zine is a powerful multimedia publication inspired by the 2024 People’s Hearing on Energy Profiteers. Featuring testimonies, activist guidelines, artwork, and reflections on climate justice, the zine amplifies the voices of communities most impacted by environmental harm and energy profiteering. It’s a creative call to action for a just transition…
INVESTIGATION | #ShutdownsEverywhereYouGo – MTN and internet shutdowns
#ShutdownsEverywhereYouGo, a new investigation by Open Secrets, exposes MTN’s role in internet shutdowns, corruption, and human rights violations across Africa and the Middle East, revealing how the telecom giant operates with impunity and calling for urgent accountability.
Swazi Secrets part 3: How to capture a bank
by Hennie van Vuuren and Abby May Published in the Financial Mail Eswatini central bank red-flags Farmers Bank licence Eswatini finance minister Neal Rijkenberg projects an air of ordinariness. His sensible suits, likely bought off the rack, are only rarely swopped out for Swazi traditional dress. But Rijkenberg is far more colourful than his looks…
Swazi Secrets part 2: The construction kingpin
In part 2 of the Swazi Secrets investigation we expose, Mitchelo Shakantu who has built a business empire with stakes across the Eswatini economy.
The Swazi Secrets leak — part 1
Swazi Secrets leak exposes the violence and corruption of eSwatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy
SA records its lowest score on Corruption Perceptions Index
Takudzwa Pongweni | Daily Maverick South Africa now falls into the category of ‘flawed democracies’. The latest annual Corruption Perceptions Index says efforts to fight public sector corruption are faltering. The index partly blames a global decline in justice and the rule of law. Transparency International on Tuesday released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) report. …
Former Eskom boss case struck off roll
The Middelburg specialised commercial crimes court struck former Eskom boss Matshela Koko’s fraud, corruption and money-laundering case off the roll due to unreasonable delays. Phemelo speaks to the Head of Investigations at Open Secrets, Michael Marchant about the case.
Open Secrets Investigative report into consultants’ roles in state capture: Luvano Ntuli
A new investigative report by Open Secrets highlights once more how consultants greased the wheels of state capture. Big-name global consultancies have been implicated in helping South Africans to capture State-Owned Enterprises to serve corrupt ends.