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 | Tongaat Hulett business rescue: Brinkmanship on steroids in the...
on June 14, 2026It seems both unjust and ironic that, while poor South Africans are mobilising against Zimbabwean migrants (among others) who are mostly just seeking […]
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The people beneath Malawi’s minerals rush
on June 18, 2026Malawi’s emerging mining industry pits economic promise against environmental, cultural concerns. Mbauwo Chavula investigates The post The people […]
Makanday Center for Investigative Journalism
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OPINION | The Politics of Self-Interest: Why Voters Share the Blame
on June 19, 2026In our editorial last week, we argued that Zambia’s political class is among the country’s greatest challenges as we head towards the August […]
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‘Civil war’ hits Swapo company
on May 22, 2026By Shinovene Immanuel and Timo Shihepo | 15 May 2026 PRESIDENT Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has ordered a forensic investigation into a Swapo fishing […]
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Company sold stolen and expired insulin to Malawi’s hospitals
on April 17, 2026The Pharmacy and Medicines Regulatory Authority Head Office in Malawi. Photos: Golden Matonga Golden Matonga and Tumpale Ng’ambi One of […]
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SAME ABUSE, NEW TRICKS
on June 21, 2026Three years after a PIJ exposé, sexual abuse still plagues Malawi’s tea plantationsMHRC report vindicates PIJ investigationsBY JACK MCBRAMS AND […]
