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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 07/10/2026

Want to know who runs our newsfeed? 👀 Tune into Open Secrets' Who Owns South Africa: Private Media. 📅 Tuesday, 20 October 2026 ⏰ 6PM 📍Homecoming Centre Get your tickets for free here: www.quicket.co.za/events/398054-who…

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 07/10/2026

October 7 marks the 3rd year of increased violence against the Palestinians, a marker of a decades-long genocide. Let us boycott, protest & demand accountability www.opensecrets.org.za/not-exactly-…

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 01/10/2026

Zimbabwean business tycoon Wicknell Chivayo has died in a helicopter crash just days after Open Secrets laid a criminal complaint with the Hawks against him. Read: www.opensecrets.org.za/south-africa…

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 17/09/2026

Open Secrets’ documentary, 'We Can’t See the Sunset' (2025), will be screened at Ubuntu Hub, Joburg on 22 September! The film documents the climate costs of communities at the margins as well as their enduring hope. 🎥 RSVP here: www.acaforms.org.za/signup_V2.php?e…

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 15/09/2026

We are once again getting down and dirty in the fight against fossil fuels with African Climate Alliance! 🌍 At Climate Week in Joburg, we will host a linocut artivism workshop as well as another screening of We Can't See the Sunset. RSVP here: www.acaforms.org.za/signup_V2.php?e…

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 08/09/2026

Read our final piece on Digital Profiteers where combatting fraud is key. But what is considered fraud? And how does it impact grant recipients? 🚨READ: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/202…

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 20/08/2026

Today marks anti-apartheid activist Dulcie September’s birthday. Dulcie did not live to see a democratic South Africa, but she was vital in its struggle and establishment.

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 28/07/2026

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

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 25/07/2026

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: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/202…

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 30/06/2026

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.

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 24/06/2026

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/⁩

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 08/06/2026

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: www.quicket.co.za/events/379696-who…

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 05/05/2026

Civil society says the draft whistleblower Bill is a step forward—but not enough. 🚨 READ: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/202…

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 04/05/2026

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

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 17/04/2026

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: form.jotform.com/260983599811573

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 29/03/2026

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?

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 23/03/2026

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: freeinternet.africa/digitalage

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 19/03/2026

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: freeinternet.africa/digitalage

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 09/03/2026

🚨 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: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/36…

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 05/03/2026

South Africa promised transparency in arms exports. So why is the NCACC still refusing to explain weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE? READ Open Secrets' Ntokozo Dladla's op-ed: groundup.org.za/article/sa-arms-con…

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 26/02/2026

📢 Open Secrets is looking for a new full-time campaigner! We investigate economic crime, expose power, and use research, advocacy & the law to defend human rights. Ready to hold the powerful accountable? APPLY HERE: form.jotform.com/Open_Secrets/campa…

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 23/02/2026

Reminder that Open Secrets' Ra'eesa Pather wrote that "a judgment in Mozambique has implicated Pam Golding Properties in a major corruption scandal" 👀 READ: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/202…

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 23/02/2026

📢 Open Secrets is looking for a new campaigner! Are you an advocate for social justice, accountability and transparency? Are you keen to work with a small team of investigators and civil society activists? APPLY HERE: form.jotform.com/Open_Secrets/campa…

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 20/02/2026

Join Sam Husseini for a PSC talk on press freedom and international law! Open Secrets Ra'eesa Pather will be in conversation with him, Lester Kiewit, Jaamia Galant and Martin Jansen about accountability in global affairs. 📍 Tomorrow, Saturday 21 February ⏰ 3pm-5pm 🏠 Community House

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 04/02/2026

Iranian film maker Jafar Panahi will screen 'Taxi Tehran' tonight at the The Old Granary! Open Secrets' Ra'eesa Pather in conversation about Iran & the intersectionality of people's liberation. 📍 TONIGHT Refreshments: 17:30 Screening: 18:00 Discussion: 19:30 RSVP: tinyurl.com/irfilming

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 19/12/2025

🎄 We’re powering down for December, but our commitment to exposing private-sector crimes and human rights abuses never takes a holiday. Thank you for supporting our work this year. See you in the New Year ✨ SUPPORT US HERE: www.opensecrets.org.za/donations/su…

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 16/12/2025

Today marks the 30th Reconciliation Day in a democratic nation. Let us remember that the goal is still for all struggles to be heard and for all communities to be protected. Apartheid continues in many forms, and it remains our collective duty to end it.

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 15/12/2025

In case you missed it, give our article on the renewable industry a read. Will green energy serve communities—or just shareholders? Find out here: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/202…

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 27/11/2025

BREAKING: Gag order lifted! Open Secrets victory in interdict filed by Integrated Convoy Protection READ THE MEDIA STATEMENT HERE: www.opensecrets.org.za/press-releas…

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 27/11/2025

Who benefits off the renewable industry and at what cost? Abby May and Zen Mathe take a deep dive into the energy landscape and the potential replication of existing inequities from the fossil fuel industry. READ NOW: loom.ly/lu6Nkgw

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 26/11/2025

GAG ORDER UPDATE: Open Secrets will be appearing in the Western Cape High Court on Thursday 27 November 2025, before Acting Deputy Judge President Erasmus. We remain unable to comment on the case, and will provide an update as soon as possible.

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 14/11/2025

With COP 30 in full swing, Open Secrets will be taking a deep dive into the impact of privatisation and private finance on South Africa's Renewable Energy sector. Stay tuned for the release next week!

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 13/11/2025

🚨 GAG ORDER UPDATE Open Secrets notes the media statement issued by the Office of the Chief Justice earlier today. Open Secrets maintains that as the respondent it is unable to provide further information on this matter at this stage.

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 11/11/2025

The Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression (2022) “societal relevance of independent, free and pluralistic news media – as a pillar of democracy...

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 11/11/2025

The @unhrc.bsky.social Committee General Comment (2011) “[a] free, uncensored and unhindered press or other media is essential in any society to ensure freedom of opinion and expression…It constitutes one of the cornerstones of a democratic society.”

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 11/11/2025

The Constitutional Court [2022] “A common feature of SLAPP suits is that the primary aim of the litigation is not to enforce a legitimate right. The objective is to silence or fluster the opponent, tie them up with paperwork or bankrupt them with legal costs.

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 11/11/2025

1. What are Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participations suits (SLAPPs?) 🧵

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 10/11/2025

We have been gagged! We cannot say by who or why. Attempts to silence public-interest journalism threaten everyone’s matters of public interestt. We’ll challenge this order. More information to follow. www.opensecrets.org.za/open-secrets…

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 29/10/2025

📞🫢 Gretchen thinks you're mad at her bc you haven't read WOSA 3: Private Telecoms... www.opensecrets.org.za/wosa-vol-3-t…

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 10/10/2025

Today we mark the second year of intensified ethnic cleansing by the Israeli state against the Palestinian people. Let us continue to protest, boycott, petition and vote for liberation from occupation - today, tomorrow and always. #FreePalestine

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 07/10/2025

Young people are rising up " but to call these revolts “Gen Z protests” is to confuse the medium for the message. It transforms a structural crisis into a generational mood, reducing politics to demography." Will Shoki @africaisacountry1.bsky.social

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 07/10/2025

Open Secrets and @fossilfreesa.bsky.social lodged a complaint and want to know: are MPs investing in fossil fuels, and should they be? Read here: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/202…

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 29/09/2025

An all-in-one supplemented knowledge of SA's private healthcare! Join Who Owns South Africa: Private Health at Homecoming Centre at 6PM. GET YOUR TICKET: www.quicket.co.za/events/336272-who…

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 22/09/2025

Join us for the launch of Open Secrets' Who Owns South Africa: Private Healthcare on 30 September at the Homecoming Centre ! www.opensecrets.org.za/ticket-wosa-…

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 28/08/2025

The 1st profile in our new investigative series Who Owns South Africa (WOSA) is now live on our website! The System: Money, Power and Politics explores the fundamental characteristics of SA’s political economy that underpin power & control in the country. www.opensecrets.org.za/wosa_system

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 22/08/2025

Also joining us for the launch of Who Owns South Africa? is Koketso Moeti Koketso has a long background in civic activism and has over the years worked at the intersection of governance, communication and people-power. She is the Founding Executive Director of @amandlamobi.bsky.social

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 22/08/2025

Joining us for the launch of Who Owns South Africa is Phindile Kunene. Phindile is the Head of Democracy and Political Culture at Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. She is an activist, thinker, feminist educator and strategist with over 10 years of experience designing political education programmes.

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 22/08/2025

Mamello will be joined by @mikermarchant.bsky.social, Lead author of #WhoOwnsSouthAfrica? | The System: Money, Power & Politics. Michael is the Head of Investigations Unit at Open Secrets. He is interested in revealing how our economic & political systems entrench impunity and enable crime.

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Open Secrets ZA @opensecrets.org.za · 22/08/2025

Open Secrets’ Head of Campaigns, Mamello will be hosting this exciting discussion. @mamellom.bsky.social is a creative who is passionate about anti-fascism and transitional justice. Mamello is co-author of The Unaccountables: The powerful politicians & corporations who profit from impunity(2022).

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