A mapping of investigative journalism “hubs” in sub-Saharan Africa has highlighted a new wave of activity across the region. The...
AIJC 2021 Five Cities Conference: Call for co-hosting partners
The African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) has been hosted since 2005 at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. It has grown to...
Editor’s Pick: Best Investigative Journalism in Sub-Saharan Africa 2020
By Benon Herbert Oluka At the best of times, doing investigative journalism in sub-Saharan Africa is fraught with challenges. With...
“We don’t need competition on a continent like ours”
Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) is an international association of journalism organisations that provides tools, resources and training to investigative and...
Female investigative journalists struggle to break through
While the days of women being excluded from male dominated spaces owing to their gender are long gone, female investigative...
Do not glorify police, investigative journalists warned
By Jenipher Changwanda As the #EndSARS protests intensified in Nigeria, resulting in loss of lives, journalists attending the virtual Global...
Winners of African Fact-Checking 2020 Awards announced during a virtual ceremony
By Heggar Maviza “Whoever tells the truth is chased out of nine villages”, these were the opening words of the...
Carlos Cardoso Memorial Lecture highlights the deterioration of journalism in times of Covid-19
By Aurelia Mbokazi The Covid-19 pandemic has been used as pretext by some governments to crack down on dissent, resulting...
Opinion: Little has changed 43 years on, as South African media commemorate Black Wednesday
By Reggy Moalusi The recent harassment of South African reporter Nobesuthu Hejana by members of the Economic Freedom Fighters while...
