Open Secrets investigates SA’s inequality

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In the first episode of Who Owns South Africa, Michael Marchant explores the structural divide between the powerful corporate “top” and the struggling “bottom.” The investigation, The System: Money, Power and Politics, examines how concentrated wealth and corporate dominance continue to shape South Africa’s economy and democracy. POV speaks to Head of investigations Unity at Open Secrets Michael Marchant

2 Sep 4PM English South Africa Education · Careers

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