Watch: Micah Reddy talks about the alleged links between the EFF and Dithabeng mine

amaBhungane

24 July, 2019

An investigation reveals allegations that Adriano Mazzotti, a controversial businessman leveraged his friendship with Julius Malema to defuse opposition to the mine.

#MotiFiles: Moti Group granted secret court order muzzling investigative journalists

AmaBhungane Team

2 June, 2023

Update: 3 June 2023 AmaBhungane welcomes the court order issued at midday today undoing the worst aspects of the order obtained against us by the Moti Group in a secret court hearing on Thursday. The urgent court judge said the…

All that glitters: how state capture hobbled Alexkor

Micah Reddy

1 December, 2021

The Guptas’ poisonous legacy still haunts the diamond coast of the Northern Cape. Alexkor, the state diamond mine at the mouth of the Orange river, “has been destroyed by corruption and state capture” its miners say.

Investec’s multi-billion Euro backing for legendary ‘tax evader’ — cum-ex part three

Dewald van Rensburg

28 October, 2021

The South African investment bank provided billions to one of the alleged pioneers of the alleged tax fraud dubbed “cum-ex” despite their client facing tax evasion investigations in four different countries.

Millions out, billions in part II: Company that paid millions to the ANC and Malema scored big in Ekurhuleni

Micah Reddy and Stefaans Brümmer

4 May, 2021

Some days Thulani Majola gave generously to the ANC; some days he gave to EFF leader Julius Malema. This even-handedness might help explain the hoard of government contracts Majola accumulated over the years. The second in our two-part series looks at how Majola’s company accumulated lucrative tenders in Ekurhuleni.

Red Cross at war with itself

Gemma Ritchie and Irwin Manoim

23 April, 2021

Acrimonious disputes among past and present directors of the Red Cross have disrupted the organisation, despite repeated attempts to root out corruption and mismanagement.

How Lotteries officials tried to stop the rot — but were shut down

Sam Sole and Raymond Joseph, GroundUp

18 November, 2020

An explosive 2015 report reveals how the National Lotteries Commission’s chief risk officer flagged key governance issues that have since come back to haunt the commission. Instead of being heard she was hounded out and the report was buried — until now.

Watch: amaBhungane’s AIJC masterclass

amaBhungane

4 November, 2020

AmaBhungane investigators take us through their investigative processes at this year’s digital African Investigative Journalism Conference.

Part two: The hollow man? In the wars

Micah Reddy

1 October, 2020

In part one, we asked whether arms trader Ivor Ichikowitz was a “man of Africa”, as he says, or gutting some local assets while building an offshore empire. Now we look at detailed claims that his group hobbled a subsidiary by holding back resources when they were needed most.

Part one: The hollow man?

Micah Reddy

17 September, 2020

Is arms trader Ivor Ichikowitz a ‘man of Africa’, as he says, or is he gutting some of his assets in SA while building an offshore empire?

Battleground social media: How disinformation, propaganda and manipulation shape our online discourse

Susan Comrie, Micah Reddy and Sam Sole

19 May, 2020

From Putin, Trump and Zuma directly to your screen – or via a myriad of intermediaries – the goal is the same: influence. In this multi-part series we explore how disinformation and propaganda flood our timelines and unmask some of the players involved.

Police use sjamboks and rubber bullets to enforce Hillbrow lockdown

Micah Reddy and Simon Allison

31 March, 2020

As more reports of police and army brutality roll in, we witness the blatant use of force, no questions asked.