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: What are Mashaba and Malema hiding?
on July 19, 2026Who is paying for our fragile democracy? And what are political parties actually doing with the money we see coming in through the immensely […]
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Pollution regulations flouted as Zimbabwe’s plastic crisis deepens
on July 14, 2026Zimbabwe has had laws banning thin plastic packaging and polystyrene containers since 2010, but plastic waste has grown by 50,000 tonnes since then. […]
Makanday Center for Investigative Journalism
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The Dutch in Zambia:
on July 18, 2026“There was no other country aside from the United Kingdom and South Africa that had so many citizens in Zambia” In the Bulletin & Record […]
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Pensioners’ millions gone
on July 12, 2026Key takeaways: By Nishi Felton | 10 July 2026 AT LEAST N$250 million belonging to Namibian pensioners and families has been lost after a Windhoek […]
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Five years later, unrest victims still wait for justice (Part 1)
on July 14, 2026By Zwelethu Dlamini Every morning, Simanga Mndzebele wakes up knowing that the injury he sustained nearly five years ago has not only changed how he […]
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The flagship factory that was never built: Convalt’s M17m US loan ends in...
on July 2, 2026(Left) Hari Achuthan during the MOU signing in Maseru. Photo: US Embassy Sechaba Mokhethi Also read Part One: Questions over vetting process as […]
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PAYING BILLIONS, WINNING BILLIONS: WHY DOES MAPETO TYRES KEEP LANDING...
on July 19, 2026Taxpayers continue to spend billions of Kwacha on government contracts awarded to Mapeto Tyres, despite the company’s owner being linked to a […]
