Somebody is making bank off grants 👀 In part two of Digital Profiteers, we look into the banks involved in the grant system. 🚨 READ PART 2 HERE: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-08-03-digital-profiteers-part-two-the-banks-and-the-costs-of-verifying-social-grant-recipients/

The banks and the costs of verifying social grant recipients

In the previous article, we explained why the South African government is extending the use of banks to verify grant recipients in social grants administration and how this process works. In this arti…

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On Sunday, Luthando Vilakazi, an Open Secrets lawyer, spoke to @Newzroom Afrika on the "legal fight that could possibly reshape how South Africa holds commissions of inquiry." Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1VBmqQruwA

Former PRASA executives seek to overturn Zondo Commission corruption findings

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Open Secrets directer, Hennie van Vuuren will join Thamsanqa Zanoxolo Hlatshwayo in a discussion on the Tyranny of Swaziland's Absolute Monarch! Join us on Thursday evening to hear about the unchecked political power of King Mswati III & the capturing of a state. RSVP: martin@wwmp.org.za

Our latest investigation explores the hidden infrastructure behind SA's digital grants system & the questions it raises when essential public services rely on private companies. 🚨 READ PART 1: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-25-a-peek-behind-south-africas-digitalised-grants-system/

Open Secrets' Ra'eesa Pather spoke on Newzroom Afrika about the inquiry shockingly clearing South Gauteng DPP Adv. Andrew Chauke. Pather argues the finding defies years of investigations, saying key evidence was never properly tested 👉 Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYbGDTxtV70

Pather questions findings clearing Adv. Chauke

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Who holds South African corporations accountable for their conduct outside of SA? Responsibility shouldn’t disappear at the border. We applied to be amicus curiae in the Constitutional Court case between MTN and East Asian Consortium 🎥 Watch here:https://youtu.be/_ceWw9fUWuI?si=w4CpghQ99HP8ERMK

The Case for Corporate Accountability | Open Secrets Amicus Intervention

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Afrophobia has no place in a just and democratic South Africa. Today, we stand in solidarity with migrants, refugees, and foreign nationals living in South Africa. Open Secrets condemns the country-wide protests that have threatened the lives and livelihoods, particularly of African migrants.

Open Secrets is launching Who Owns South Africa: Private Pensions edition! See you later today at the launch event! 📍 Homecoming Centre 📅 24 June 2026 🕕 18:00 Download the report here:https://www.opensecrets.org.za/investigation-who-owns-south-africa-private-pensions/⁩

Join Open Secrets for the launch of the fourth Who Owns South Africa investigative report! 📅 24 June 2026 ⏰ 6PM 📍Homecoming Centre Get your tickets here: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/379696-who-owns-south-africa-private-pensions-launch/?ref=organiser-profile#/

Salim Essa continues to evade justice in Dubai as prosecutors pursue his extradition for orchestrating massive corruption linked to state contracts. 🚨 READ: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-20-unaccountable-00047-salim-essa-the-shadow-broker-of-state-capture-remains-unaccountable/

Salim Essa: The shadow broker of State Capture remains unaccountable

Salim Essa, a central figure in South Africa’s State Capture, evades justice in Dubai as prosecutors pursue his extradition for orchestrating massive corruption linked to state contracts.…

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Civil society met today to discuss the Protected Disclosures Bill. 🚨 READ: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-05-civil-society-welcomes-draft-whistleblower-bill-but-warns-that-serious-risks-remain/?dm_source=blocks-grid-square&dm_medium=card-link&dm_campaign=inform

Civil society welcomes draft whistleblower Bill, but warns that serious risks remain

While the Protected Disclosures Bill is a step forward, civil society warns it must address significant gaps to offer real protection for those who expose corruption and wrongdoing.…

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Voice phishing scams targeting retired South Africans are engineered. The UK mandates reimbursement after proving consumer awareness isn’t enough. South Africa has the same evidence—so why no action? Read here: https://currencynews.co.za/inside-a-vishing-call-41-minutes-r340000-gone/

Inside a vishing call: 41 minutes, R340,000 gone

A vishing call is a product, not a conversation. The UK treats banks as accountable. South Africa still treats the customer as an authoriser.

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Civil society says the draft whistleblower Bill is a step forward—but not enough. 🚨 READ: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-05-civil-society-welcomes-draft-whistleblower-bill-but-warns-that-serious-risks-remain/?dm_source=blocks-grid-square&dm_medium=card-link&dm_campaign=inform

The deadline for the Open Secrets internships has been extended! Are you interested in holding the private sector to account? APPLY HERE: https://www.opensecrets.org.za/https-form-jotform-com-260983599811573/

On 29 April 2026, the Government of Zambia announced the postponement of the RightsCon 2026 conference. As we continue to receive updates, we call on the Government of Zambia to uphold human and digital rights. Read the RightsCon statement: https://www.instagram.com/p/DXuqN8SCPfU/

RightsCon on Instagram: It is with heavy hearts that we share: RightsCon will not proceed in Zambia or online.

391 likes, 39 comments - rightscon on April 29, 2026: It is with heavy hearts that we share: RightsCon will not proceed in Zambia or online..

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2026 Open Secrets Internships

Open Secrets is hiring two Interns (Investigations and Campaigns) to join our small, dedicated team based in Cape Town.

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2026 Open Secrets Internships

Open Secrets is hiring two Interns (Investigations and Campaigns) to join our small, dedicated team based in Cape Town.

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Tune into the Open Secrets' Hennie van Vuuren on Newzroom Afrika about President Cyril Ramaphosa's "indecisiveness" in addressing leadership stability within the police service! WATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/YfdDZp_yHO0

🚨 Unaccountables is back with Eric Wood & calls for State Capture accountability! READ: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-22-unaccountable-00046-eric-wood-at-the-centre-of-a-stalled-reckoning-over-transnet-billions/?dm_source=blocks-grid-square&dm_medium=card-link&dm_campaign=inform

Unaccountable – Eric Wood at the centre of a stalled reckoning over Transnet billions

Eric Wood is emblematic of the one step forward, two steps back path to accountability for State Capture in SA. Wood – former director of Regiments and Trillian – was arrested and appeared in court on…

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Cupcake's economy got you down? Open Secrets' Campaigns and Investigations internships might be the solution to your problems. We're looking for two candidates to join our team - apply if you hate economic crime and human rights abuses! 📍 APPLY HERE: https://form.jotform.com/260983599811573

Today marks 38 years since the legendary Dulcie September's assassination. Her family, who have lived through unimaginable pain, are still seeking justice. Thirty-eight years later, questions remain: who killed Dulcie September, and who ensured the truth stayed buried?

Last call for our workshop with Yetu Infotech Collective about the people versus private telecoms! 📍JOHANNESBURG, 24 MARCH 2026: The Forge, Braamfonetin. 📍BOTSHABELO, 26 MARCH 2026: Botshabelo Social Development Office. REGISTER NOW: https://freeinternet.africa/digitalage

Have calls to justice been disconnected? 👀 Join us and Yetu Infotech Collective for a workshop on private telecoms and community-based networks! 📍JOHANNESBURG, 24 MARCH: The Forge 📍BOTSHABELO, 26 MARCH: Botshabelo Social Development Office REGISTER HERE: https://freeinternet.africa/digitalage

The global arms trade is booming as world war may be looming. Arms transfers jumped 9.2% in the past five years. The US remains the world’s top weapons supplier. Read more here: https://www.sipri.org/media/press-release/2026/global-arms-flows-jump-nearly-10-cent-european-demand-soars

Global arms flows jump nearly 10 per cent as European demand soars

The volume of major arms transferred between states increased by 9.2 per cent between 2016–20 and 2021–25. States in Europe more than trebled their arms imports, making it the biggest recipient region.

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CPT’s rail rebuild may be in business with the Cape Flats 28s gang. Prasa security head Alexio Papadopulo allegedly steered contractors toward firms linked to alleged 28s boss Ralph Stanfield Read: https://amabhungane.org/exclusive-alleged-28s-gang-boss-captured-mega-rail-project-with-prasas-help/

Former ANC MP Vincent Smith is going to prison for Bosasa corruption. It's proof the wheels of justice turn slowly — but selectively. Read here: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-03-05-from-parliament-to-prison-vincent-smithh-receives-sevenyear-sentence-for-bosasa/

From Parliament to prison — Vincent Smith receives seven-year sentence for Bosasa corruption

Vincent Smith, once a powerful ANC MP and parliamentary committee chairperson, is headed to prison while comrades accused of similar offences walk free.…

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"If the NHI is implemented in its entirety, perfectly or imperfectly, it would render the need for private healthcare system unnecessary and moot," says Luthando Vilakazi on Health Beat. WATCH NOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o6E8pq4_og

What need does a democratic country have for an apartheid military industrial complex responsible for decades of suffering? 🚨 READ HERE: https://groundup.org.za/article/sa-arms-control-committee-delays-producing-record-of-weapons-sales-for-five-years/

Arms committee fails to explain SA’s weapon sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE

National Conventional Arms Control Committee has not filed record of decisions despite being ordered to do so by the High Court in 2021

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💥No climate justice in a world at war The @cjcoalition.bsky.social calls for an immediate ceasefire, the protection of civilian lives, and transparency around military emissions. READ: https://climatejusticecoalition.org/no-climate-justice-in-a-world-at-war/

🚨 Join us and the Institute for Economic Justice on 11 March 2026 at 13:00 (SAST) for an important discussion on South Africa’s digital welfare fraud crackdown! 🔗 Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3617726213756/WN_9AdzXcAzTFS83-gYdrbF7g