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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Analysis: Gloves come off between PetroSA and ex-partner
on October 22, 2026The state-owned petroleum company, PetroSA, is fighting for its survival in the Western Cape high court, after a former business partner tried to […]
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Catching the sun: Laws for energy deals need to be changed – MACUA
on October 27, 2026A new report on the R2.1-billion Sonvanger Solar project questions whether communities have legally enforceable rights in commercial renewable-energy […]
Makanday Center for Investigative Journalism
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Fake jobs, forced contracts and deaths
on October 27, 2026UN reveals how Russia recruited Africans for Ukraine war By Charles Mafa Investigation uncovers coordinated recruitment networks spanning 29 […]
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Deloitte’s Cyprus Office Helped Abramovich Firms Relocate Billions in Assets...
on October 21, 2026A trove of emails shows that Deloitte Cyprus helped firms beneficially owned by Roman Abramovich attempt to skirt tax and disclosure obligations by […]
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How much codeine syrup enters Eswatini? No one can say
on October 27, 2026OPIOIDS ON THE SHELVES · PART 3 OF 3 Finished codeine syrups fall outside the UN drug watchdog’s international reporting. The Ministry of […]
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Is construction at the Lesotho Highlands Water project polluting rivers?
on October 26, 2026The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority will refer suspected pollution for testing. We previously revealed that Kopano Ke Matla’s […]
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TOXIC SILENCE: The buried evidence of contamination in Kayelekera’s water...
on October 27, 2026TOXIC SILENCEHow state regulators and a mining company buried evidence of contamination in Kayelekera’s water sources—leaving workers and […]
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Mthuli asks MPs to rubber-stamp US$9.6bn mystery spendingÂ
on October 16, 2026Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube is asking Parliament to rubberstamp a staggering US$9.64 billion that successive Zimbabwean governments spent […]