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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The SA gambling site that sent influencers to a pre-school
on November 5, 2026South Africa’s snowballing gambling epidemic has little by way of regulation standing in its way but one thing the National Gambling Act does […]
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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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MAKANDAY WEEKLY!
on November 6, 2026MakanDay E-News Weekly paper 0063Download
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Son of Late Gabonese Leader Bought Sprawling Real Estate Portfolio While in...
on November 5, 2026Reporters found Fabrice Albert Andjoua Ondimba Bongo, son of Gabon’s former President Omar Bongo, acquired millions of dollars of properties in […]
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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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WHEN NOCMA SIGNS FUEL CONTRACTS, ZEROS ARE ADDED TO THE CONTRACT SUM, AT WHIM
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on November 6, 2026The law requires every public entity to seek PPDA approval before signing or amending a contract. Yet NOCMA found a way to play around the […]
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Chatunga and four others granted bail
on November 6, 2026The five appeared before Magistrate Mr Tapiwa Kuhudzai and were each granted US$100 bail after the State consented to their release. The prosecution […]