Collection · South Africa, 1990–2026
Power networks
The people at the centre of South African business, politics and sport: seven network maps, a 30-year timeline, and the links between them.
The maps
Each map groups one person's roles into domains you can expand or search.
Cyril Ramaphosa
Mineworkers' union, Shanduka boardrooms and the presidency, through to the Phala Phala impeachment fight.
Patrice Motsepe
African Rainbow Minerals, Sanlam and ARC, Mamelodi Sundowns, the CAF presidency and family ties to the Presidency.
Johann Rupert
Richemont's luxury maisons, Remgro and Reinet holdings, the Rembrandt legacy and side links to Dubai and the Blue Bulls.
Maria Ramos
Treasury director-general, Transnet and Absa CEO, now Group Chair of Standard Chartered.
Tokyo Sexwale
Robben Island to Gauteng premier, Mvelaphanda mining, the Batho Bonke Absa deal and 2027 succession talk.
Danisa Baloyi
Banks, trusts and state boards around an empowerment figure, including the Fidentia affair and the ACSA acquittal.
Danny Jordaan
The 2010 World Cup, four SAFA terms, Nelson Mandela Bay mayoralty and the pending fraud case.
Timeline 2.0
30-Year Blueprint + Damage Control
Roles, appointments, tenders, commissions and personal events across 16 lanes, from 1990 to 2025. Drag across the years to zoom, then pick an entry or a thread to see everything that runs alongside it.
Open the timeline →Where the maps cross
Links that appear in more than one map. A filled cell means the two people are tied by a shared company, board, family or event.
The researched maps were compiled in October 2026 from published reporting and list their sources at the bottom of each page. The Motsepe and Rupert maps are transcribed from a shared Miro board. Items marked "single source" should be verified before use. Court matters reflect outcomes as reported; where a case is pending, no finding of guilt has been made.