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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UPDATE: Eskom admits to R3-billion in payments “outside of contractual...
on August 28, 2026In a seven-page press release on Thursday night, Eskom conceded it had made R3-billion in irregular payments to its diesel suppliers. It stopped […]
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Hope for green hydrogen in the balance
on August 28, 2026A proposed R47-billion development in Hopefield could become a proving ground for the Western Cape’s green hydrogen ambitions. Barry Christianson […]
Makanday Center for Investigative Journalism
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The growing power and risks of Zambia’s digital democracy
on August 28, 2026In the run-up to Zambia’s 13 August general elections, democracy was exercised not only at rallies, campaign meetings and polling stations, but […]
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Why Angolan spoon-seller children keep returning to Windhoek
on August 17, 2026By Charlotte Nambadja | 18 August 2026 On the cold and windy evening of 16 June, about 10 Angolans huddle around a fire in Windhoek’s Okuryangava […]
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The King Wants E2Bn From Tourism: The Trash on the Tourist Road Says Otherwise
on August 26, 2026Eswatini is chasing two million visitors by 2027. In Mpaka, a trading hub on the corridor to its game parks and the Mozambican border, the garbage […]
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How Lesotho’s water export project left host villages struggling for water
on August 26, 2026A 1,485-metre Polihali TBM access tunnel, excavated beneath Tloha-Re-Bue village to facilitate construction of the transfer tunnel from Polihali Dam […]
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MORE LETHAL DOSES: The Unchecked Drugs Endangering Malawi’s Cancer Patients
on August 29, 2026A PIJ–ZBS joint investigation reveals how lax procurement, foreign dumping, and zero testing capacity are turning life-saving cancer treatment into […]
