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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!
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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-…
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🚨 Anti-Corruption Reforms Stalled Civil Society Demands Answers. The CSWG is calling on the government to urgently act on NACAC's anti-corruption recommendations after more than nine months without meaningful progress or reform. READ MORE:
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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/…
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CHRIS OXTOBY & JUDITH FEBRUARY | Seriti appointment a hidden concern. Read here: ewn.co.za/2026/05/15/chris-o…
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Now, one of the judges involved in clearing Seriti has been appointed him to serve again at the SCA.
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Accountability cannot end at retirement. South Africans have not forgotten the billions lost in the Arms Deal, nor the failure to hold those responsible to account.
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Civil society met today with the media to discuss the demands around the Protected Disclosures Bill: potentially a landmark legislation that could be a precedent for the rest of the continent. Whistleblowers protect us, and we need to protect them.
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🚨READ THE CSWG ARTICLE: dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
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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: currencynews.co.za/inside-a-…
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Cupcake 🧁 met privately with individuals linked to allegations of illicit financial flows in both Zimbabwe and South Africa. If the Presidency is serious about tackling corruption and illicit financial flows, this raises serious questions. South Africa deserves answers!
#UPDATE South Africa’s government says an unannounced trip to Zimbabwe by President Cyril Ramaphosa was a “working visit… to discuss issues of mutual and bilateral interests.” Ramaphosa flew in military chopper with Mnangagwa and two tender magnates - Wicknell Chivayo and Kudakwashe Tagwirei - to the Zimbabwe president’s farm in Kwekwe, sparking speculation over the purpose of the visit amid a Zanu PF plot to extend Mnangagwa’s term from 2028-2030. Tagwirei, who is under US and UK sanctions, is reportedly eyeing the presidency as Mnangagwa’s successor
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The Civil Society Working Group on State Capture (CSWG) says the Protected Disclosures Bill is a step forward—but not enough. Without closing key gaps, real protection for whistleblowers exposing corruption remains out of reach.
🚨 READ NOW: dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
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The deadline for the Open Secrets internships has been extended! Are you interested in holding the private sector to account?
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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 here: instagram.com/p/DXuqN8SCPfU/
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We’re on the lookout for TWO driven individuals to join our tight-knit team:
🔍 Intern: Investigations
📢 Intern: Campaigns
If you’re ready to make an impact where it counts, this might be your moment.
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