Right of reply | Minister Senzo Mchunu: I referred matters to IGI in lawful exercise of statutory authority, without any ulterior purpose

Dylan Bush and Senzo Mchunu

23 July, 2026

On 20 July 2026, an article was published under the title: “Explosive affidavit by IGI shows how Mchunu drew him into Crime Intelligence wars.

Exclusive: Explosive affidavit by Inspector General of Intelligence (IGI) shows he was drawn into fight over Crime Intelligence by then police minister Senzo Mchunu

Orrin Singh, Graeme Hosken and Sam Sole

20 July, 2026

An explosive high court application by suspended Inspector General of Intelligence (IGI), Imtiaz Fazel confirms how central former police minister Senzo Mchunu’s office was to the series of investigations and leaks that led both to the Madlanga Commission and to.

Analysis: What are Mashaba and Malema hiding?

Dewald van Rensburg

19 July, 2026

Who is paying for our fragile democracy? And what are political parties actually doing with the money we see coming in through the immensely imperfect disclosure system (which most parties want to dilute further)? AmaBhungane has been fighting for the.

Ralph Stanfield: How SARS fumbled its chance to take him down, ‘Al Capone’-style

AmaBhungane Team

16 July, 2026

In early 2019 Ralph Stanfield, the putative head of South Africa’s notorious 28s organised crime gang, was facing a seemingly slam-dunk criminal complaint from SARS after the taxman uncovered what it believed to be a scheme to use fraudulent tax.

Aviation couple milked millions from the National Skills Fund

Buyeleni Sibanyoni

8 July, 2026

In 2024, the National Skills Fund (NSF) awarded R148-million in funding to Wonderboom based Flyfofa Aviation Training to train Gauteng residents from impoverished schools.

Analysis: March and March and the shadow of 2021

AmaBhungane Team

28 June, 2026

The shadow of former President Jacob Zuma hangs over the anti-immigrant movement and its leading protagonists in the run up to their planned 30 June shutdown – just as it hung over the coordinated 2021 unrest that broke out after.

Analysis: Treasury’s procurement monster

Caroline James

25 June, 2026

AmaBhungane recently reported that Eskom awarded three diesel-supply contracts, each worth roughly R4-billion, to: –       a group that is under investigation for allegedly bribing Transnet officials;–       an obscure company which also received a large.

Analysis | Tongaat Hulett business rescue: Brinkmanship on steroids in the service of a dubious Zimbabwean elite

Sam Sole

14 June, 2026

It seems both unjust and ironic that, while poor South Africans are mobilising against Zimbabwean migrants (among others) who are mostly just seeking refuge from their own predatory mafia-state, SA power-brokers appear poised to open the door for a Zimbabwean-dominated.

Betting battle joined: the SA Reserve Bank probes Betway

Dewald van Rensburg

12 June, 2026

In the middle of a snowballing gambling epidemic, industry leader Super Group (Betway and Jackpot City) has quietly made it known that it faces an investigation by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB).

Untraceable: Correctional services can’t locate tens of thousands of absconded parolees

Orrin Singh

28 May, 2026

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) can’t account for almost 28,000 (27,797) high risk parolees who have absconded.

AMABHUNGANE’S TIP-OFFS ARE A LOUD KNOCK ON THE FOURTH ESTATE’S DOOR

Mbalenhle Dhlamini

15 May, 2026

A long standing social and academic debate has been around whether the media holds up the mirror to society or whether society holds up the mirror to the media.

Inside Eskom’s dodgy R21-billion diesel contract

Susan Comrie and Sam Sole

10 May, 2026

In 2024, Minenhle Mavuso (24) was living two separate lives.