The land is disappearing at an alarming rate. Ghana’s coastal erosion causes the sea to progress inland at an average rate of ...

A special and exciting programme to develop a new generation of investigative reporters, a partnership between Wits Journalism, Rhodes School of Journalism and Media Studies and the Open Society ...

Daniel Steyn and Marecia Damons of GroundUp took top honours at the 18th Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism for their explosive exposé of Thabo Bester’s escape from prison, a saga which ...

In April 2024, unusually heavy rain in south-western Burundi caused a landslide that flattened nearly 500 homes in the village of Gabaniro, Rumonge province. A young child was killed, 2,500 people ...

African and international speakers share the best investigative stories of the year. And check out our trainers who will make you better investigative journalists: from data journalism to trainer in ...

There is a long tradition of investigative journalism in South Africa. Back in the 1950s Drum magazine was busy investigating prison and farm labour conditions; exposes of government corruption ...

Taco Kuiper Grants are made to encourage investigate journalism in South African print media. A fund of up to R350 000 is available annually. Grants are available for print journalists or print ...

Two permanent judges represent out funders the Valley Trust, Wits Centre for Journalism and the international media. They are assisted by judges appointed each year. Tom Cloete is a Judge of the ...

Siyabonga Africa is a digital media specialist at the SABC and executive chair of the Johannesburg chapter of Hacks/Hackers. He has a curiosity about the future of journalism and an interest in data ...