Republic of South Africa

Strengthening beneficial ownership reform across Africa through peer learning

In June 2023, representatives of corporate registries, trust authorities and financial intelligence units from Kenya, Liberia, Namibia, Nigeria, and South Africa convened in Abuja for a peer learning event

Beneficial ownership transparency and data protection in South Africa

This policy briefing interrogates whether beneficial ownership transparency accommodates protection of personal information in South Africa

Beneficial ownership transparency of trusts in South Africa

This briefing describes the background applicable to the beneficial ownership transparency (BOT) of trusts, and also discusses South Africa’s BOT of trusts regime through the framework of the Open Ownership Principles

An introduction to trusts in South Africa: A beneficial ownership perspective

This briefing provides background information on the origins, elements, and classifications of trusts in South Africa relevant to the discussions on national beneficial ownership transparency reforms, and serves as background to the Open Ownership briefing, Beneficial ownership transparency of trusts in South Africa.

Event: Collective action for beneficial ownership transparency in South Africa: From commitment to implementation

This national conference coincides with global Open Government week, and will take pace on 16-17 May 2022

Advancing beneficial ownership and transforming procurement systems in South Africa

In the six months leading up to April 2021, Open Ownership undertook a lightning intervention in South Africa

New company ownership regulation in South Africa is step in right direction

Corruption Watch and Open Ownership give opinion on recent reform in South Africa

Beneficial ownership transparency: Transforming public procurement in South Africa

Transforming procurement systems, one prototype at a time

Working with partners, Open Ownership has developed a prototype to connect structured beneficial ownership data with public procurement data