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We need to urgently find out who murdered Frans Mathipa & why. If we allow this to become “just another unsolved murder”, we risk normalising abductions, assassinations, & suspicious arms deals, turning the clock back 30 years to when assassins routinely prowled the streets of SA

Pule Nkomo approached @OpenSecretsZA after he was allegedly illegally detained and tortured by Special Forces. But he singles out one person - Cmdr. Sunnybooi Pinny Wambi, one of the 12 SANDF members who appeared in court this past week for murder. #CarteBlanche @govanwhittles

It is urgent that the Presidency does their bit to hold a transparent and fair inquiry into Chauke’s fitness to hold office.

Despite the serious evidence against him, Chauke remained in office for over 20 years as Joburg’s prosecutions boss. We asked the Presidency in 2024 if they would suspend Chauke, as the NPA had requested, and they said it was a “matter between the employer and an employee”

There were several other cases where Chauke made decisions that led to unreasonable delays, including the Brian Hlongwa case that saw R1.2bn wasted on fraudulent contracts instead of improving public health. It took 10 years for Hlongwa to appear in court.

The NPA withdrew the Booysen charges in 2019 saying “a proper case was not made out…” A 2019 internal NPA investigation stated there was no sufficient evidence to charge Booysen and others. Several high profile prosecutors faced disciplinary action for their role in the case

The Mokgoro inquiry (2012) found Chauke signed a memorandum authorising charges to be brought against former Hawks officer Johan Booysen and other policemen. At the time, Booysen had been investigating businessmen linked to the Zuma family.

In our 2022 Bad Cops, Bad Lawyers report we called for an inquiry into Chauke’s fitness to hold office and for him to be placed on suspension. opensecrets.org.za/bad-cops-bad-l… There was ample evidence proving Chauke had made bad decisions which delayed important prosecutions.

The climate consulting industry is booming—but who profits? PwC, Deloitte, McKinsey, BCG and Bain are landing #JustTransition contracts in South Africa. Many are still working with fossil fuel giants... opensecrets.org.za/the-climate-co…

WATCH | “The sun is setting… but for whom?” At the People’s Hearing on Energy Profiteers (May 2025), communities spoke up about the hidden costs of our energy crisis: soaring bills, clogged lungs, broken promises, and environmental damage. opensecrets.org.za/watch-the-peop…

SA’s Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that MTN may face local court proceedings over allegations it used bribery to win a telecommunications licence in Iran – a case valued at R74 billion. currencynews.co.za/the-r74bn-mtn-…

This is huge. Unite, one of the UK's largest trade unions, has voted for a full arms embargo on Israel. Last week, the union voted to support members who refuse to handle weapons for Israel and support divestment campaigns. Solidarity with the workers.

65% of Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) grant funds are going to private corporations—mostly international consultancies. Less than 25% goes to local NGOs, public entities, or universities. The money flows in and out of South Africa—without reaching communities on the…

Former apartheid police officer, Johan Marais, was recently sentenced to a 15-year imprisonment after pleading guilty to the murder of Caiphus Nyoka in 1987. Nyoka was shot 12 times in his bedroom. Marais has still not apologised. news24.com/southafrica/cr…

two toxic (genocidal) besties catching up. Netanyahu has nominated the US' top bigot in charge for the Nobel Peace Prize. This would be astounding but the Prize has routinely gone to other dubious characters like De Klerk, Obama and Henry Kissinger. thedailybeast.com/trumps-fawning…

According to @OpenSecretsZA Director, Hennie van Vuuren, the recent arrest of 12 SANDF Special Forces members is part of a broader structure that now needs to be exposed. But will it? #CarteBlanche @govanwhittles

South Africa’s Central Energy Fund just acquired the SAPREF oil refinery in Durban from Shell and BP for R1—but with zero clarity on environmental liabilities! Decades of leaks, fires, and flood damage are now CEF’s problem while Shell and BP walk away clean.…

“They [climate consultants and fossil fuel consultants] inevitably meet at the same water cooler … chase the same goals of position and profit.” — The #ClimateConsultants: How Management Consultants Cash In On the Climate Crisis opensecrets.org.za/the-climate-co…

For just R1, the Central Energy Fund (CEF) has acquired SAPREF—South Africa’s largest refinery—from Shell and BP, overlooking major red flags like environmental cleanup and flood damage. Now taxpayers may foot a massive bill! dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-0…