in suidafrika is daar breed voerige wetlike beskerming vir oopvlekkers, waaronder by wyse van die wet op beskerm ende bekendmakings, die wet op arbeidsverhoudinge, die maatskappywet, die wet op beskerming teen teistering asook die grondwet self.

in south africa there is extensive legislative protection for whistleblowers, including through the protected disclosures act, labour relations act, companies act, protection against harassment act, and the constitution itself.
