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Open Secrets holds the profiteers of economic crime, human rights abuses, and war to account. We go where it’s hard to disrupt networks of power. linktr.ee/opensecrets_za South Africa Joined December 2012-
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Who Owns South Africa | Private Pensions Launch x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Open Secrets is launching the fourth volume of its Who Owns South Africa? series, shining the spotlight on financial services companies that manage South Africa's pension funds. The report reveals how a small group of financial services providers increasingly benefit from the sector, highlights more than R51 billion in unclaimed retirement benefits owed to 4.3 million people, and explores how nearly R6 trillion in pension assets are invested. See you later today at the launch event! 📍 Homecoming Centre 📅 24 June 2026 🕕 18:00 Download the report here:opensecrets.org.za/investigation-…
Join Open Secrets at @homecomingcentre for the launch of the fourth Who Owns South Africa investigative report! 📅 24 June 2026 ⏰ 6PM 📍Homecoming Centre Get your tickets here: quicket.co.za/events/379696-…
Check out the panel for Who Owns South Africa | Private Pensions Launch on 24 June 2026 at the Homecoming Centre! Retirement savings shape lives, communities and the economy. However, the biggest winners are a small circle of financial firms rather than the people whose money is at stake. Who profits from South Africa’s retirement savings — and what does that tell us about who owns wealth today? 🎟️ Get your tickets here: quicket.co.za/events/379696-…
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More than R51 billion in unclaimed retirement benefits is owed to around 4.3 million people in South Africa and neighbouring countries. How did we get here, and who benefits from these "unclaimed" retirement funds? Join us for the launch of the latest Who Owns South Africa? report. 🔗quicket.co.za/events/379696-…
Ports are political. The same infrastructure that moves goods can also move weapons. In her latest piece, Cheriese Dilrajh traces the links between Sudan, Dubai and Durban, examining the systems that make war possible. Read more 🔗 africasacountry.com/2026/06/not-al…
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In our latest Unaccountable, Salim Essa continues to evade justice in Dubai as prosecutors pursue his extradition for orchestrating massive corruption linked to state contracts. 🚨 READ NOW: dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-0…
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