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 eight member investigative journalism centres – in Zimbabwe, 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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Takeover row: Butters vs the Takeover Regulation Panel – and Warren Chapman
on October 29, 2026Craig Butters is something of a legend in investment circles, given that he warned that Steinhoff emperor Markus Jooste had no clothes as far back as […]
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Imvukuzane: The coal ‘mole’ with its sights on Africa’s last wilderness
on November 3, 2026Residents in the villages of KwaZulu-Natal’s Fuleni region are pushing back against renewed coal-mining plans – this time by Imvukuzane […]
Makanday Center for Investigative Journalism
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International Rights Watchdog Exposes Alleged Abductions, Torture and Political...
on November 3, 2026A report released on November 1, 2026, by international human rights watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) documents 14 cases of apparent enforced […]
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An oily problem: Namibia’s hazardous drill-waste crunch
on October 28, 2026Two of Namibia’s only three hazardous waste sites are overwhelmed. John Grobler investigates what this means for the expansion of offshore oil […]
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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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LHDA must pay M90-million in long-overdue compensation
on October 29, 2026The Katse Dam, which provides water to South Africa, is one of several dams whose construction saw extensive loss of resources for several Lesotho […]
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SOUR MILK: HOW AN AMERICAN CHRISTIAN NGO EXPLOITED MALAWIAN’S CHILDREN TO...
on November 3, 2026Jason and Lacy Carney2nd Milk, a Christian charity claiming to feed underprivileged children in Malawi has been exposed as a fraudulent operation […]
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One dead, three injured as Shurugwi miners storm Mnangagwa-linked Chinese gold...
on November 3, 2026ARTISANAL miners in Shurugwi set fire to five earthmoving machines and assaulted security guards at a Chinese-owned gold mine linked to President […]