#MineAlert launches new Transition Minerals Tracker
The Oxpeckers #MineAlert project returns 10 years after the success of its pilot β this time focusing on transition minerals. Andiswa Matikinca reports The post…
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Online gambling: Look whoβs knocking at the door
In February this year a regulator, the Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board (WCGRB), announced the planned sale of a bookmaker license to a newly…
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Future disconnect: The digital divide in SAβs energy minerals boom
The minerals keeping the world's digital infrastructure running are extracted from communities where young people struggle to access reliable internet. Sakhile Dube investigates The post…
▶️ Watch →Inside the SAPS investigation into former PRASA security chief Alexio Papadopulo
An urgent application by former Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) security chief Alexio Papadopulo has lifted the veil on details of a Commercial…
Read full article βEleven years on, the Department of Agricultureβs R26m mobile vet clinics remain undelivered β and accountability has stalled
In July 2015, Centurion Bus Manufacturers (CBM) scored a R31-million contract to buy and convert seven buses into mobile veterinarian clinics for the Department of…
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Cold play: Inside South Africaβs illegal coolant trade
An undercover Oxpeckers investigation by Tulani Ngwenya reveals how a regulated climate-control industry is being undermined by informal dealers, weak enforcement and gaps in the…
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The hidden cost of manganese
How a key mineral for the energy transition is destroying ecosystems and communities in South Africa's Northern Cape. Stephan Hofstatter, Marcello Rossi & Paul TullisΒ investigate…
Read full article βRight of reply | Minister Senzo Mchunu: I referred matters to IGI in lawful exercise of statutory authority, without any ulterior purpose
On 20 July 2026, an article was published under the title: βExplosive affidavit by IGI shows how Mchunu drew him into Crime Intelligence wars.β The…
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Transforming South Africaβs power grid, virtually
As South Africa's renewables boom creates millions of connected energy assets, Virtual Power Plants could transform homes into a smart network. Thabo Molelekwa investigates The…
Read full article βExclusive: Explosive affidavit by Inspector General of Intelligence (IGI) shows he was drawn into fight over Crime Intelligence by then police minister Senzo Mchunu
An explosive high court application by suspended Inspector General of Intelligence (IGI), Imtiaz Fazel confirms how central former police minister Senzo Mchunuβs office was to…
Read full article βAnalysis: What are Mashaba and Malema hiding?
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…
Read full article βRalph Stanfield: How SARS fumbled its chance to take him down, βAl Caponeβ-style
In early 2019 Ralph Stanfield, the putative head of South Africaβs notorious 28s organised crime gang, was facing a seemingly slam-dunk criminal complaint from SARS…
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Pollution regulations flouted as Zimbabweβs plastic crisis deepens
Zimbabwe has had laws banning thin plastic packaging and polystyrene containers since 2010, but plastic waste has grown by 50,000 tonnes since then. Macdonald Mudzaki…
Read full article βAviation couple milked millions from the National Skills Fund
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. On…
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Beyond the build: Green jobs in SAβs renewables industry
South Africa's renewable energy industry has created tens of thousands of jobs, but most disappear once construction ends. Refilwe Mochoari and Thabo Molelekwa investigate The…
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Titanium, conflict and consent
Andiswa Matikinca investigates a case of history repeating itself as another rural Eastern Cape community stands united in resistance against a proposed heavy-minerals mine The…
Read full article βAnalysis: March and March and the shadow of 2021
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…
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AmaBhungane recently reported that Eskom awarded three diesel-supply contracts, each worth roughly R4-billion, to: β Β Β Β a group that is under investigation for…
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The people beneath Malawiβs minerals rush
Malawiβs emerging mining industry pits economic promise against environmental, cultural concerns. Mbauwo Chavula investigates The post The people beneath Malawiβs minerals rush first appeared on…
▶️ Watch →Analysis | Tongaat Hulett business rescue: Brinkmanship on steroids in the service of a dubious Zimbabwean elite
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…
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