Serving Investigative Journalism
We build investigative journalism in the SADC region of Southern Africa in the service of a free, capable media and open, accountable democracy.
Member Centres
We currently have seven member investigative journalism centres – in Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini and South Africa.
They are the leading independent, non-profit investigative newsrooms in each of their countries. Some may be small, but collectively they punch well above their weight.
Stakeholder Transparency
Investigative journalists demand accountability and transparency from those they report on. Expect it of us too.
See our annual narrative and financial
reports, who funds us, and more.
News Feed
Read the latest investigative stories from our member centres.
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Cops traded with ‘gangster’ company
on October 7, 2026At the height of a high-stakes criminal investigation into alleged organised crime boss, Ralph Stanfield and his criminally co-accused wife, Nicole […]
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An oily problem: Namibia’s hazardous drill-waste crunch
on October 7, 2026Namibia’s three approved hazardous waste sites are already overwhelmed. John Grobler investigates what this means for the expansion of offshore oil […]
Makanday Center for Investigative Journalism
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Building for the Future: Lessons from Zambia’s Community Water Conservation...
on October 8, 2026By Gibson Zulu For communities in Mutama Bweengwa in Chief Hamaundu’s area in Pemba district – Southern Province, the struggle is no longer just […]
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Treaty of Venus: Inside talks between Namibia and TotalEnergies
on October 5, 2026By Tracy Tafirenyika and Nishi Felton | 4 October 2026 The Namibian government and French company TotalEnergies remain locked in talks over the […]
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Zambian mining giant builds roads to offset tax bill
on October 1, 2026The roads-for-rates deal between Solwezi municipality, and its biggest ratepayer has trebled in value over five years. By Charles Mafa KEY FINDINGS […]
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“Plot” to defraud the state has not been proved: Government says landowners...
on September 29, 2026The contested Ha Mathata land with maize crop. Photo: Retselisitsoe Khabo Billy Ntaote A missing government file has become the centre of a standoff […]
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MALAWI’S SURVIVAL LINKED TO A CENTRAL BIOMETRIC REGISTRY
on October 8, 2026or Malawians to access fertilizer through the Affordable Input Programme(AIP), financial services and other health services, as well as even getting […]
