Feature
Guns, gangs and gold: The battle for Zambia’s riches
Social media posts have triggered a rush of gold diggers
By Charles Mafa, James Beluchi and Caleb Likomeno
Feature | 20 October 2025
Land spat highlights tension between traditional and formal law
It’s often unclear who owns land in traditional communities — the individual or the traditional authority
By Maanda Bele
Feature | 16 October 2025
People fight for water as infrastructure crumbles
uMzinyathi District Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal is failing to supply water
By Joseph Bracken and Bongane Motaung
Feature | 6 October 2025
Pensioners refunded after we queried funeral policy deductions
Insurance companies insist they have proof that pensioners agreed, but questions remain about how this was done
By Thembi Siaga, Anton van Zyl and Raymond Joseph
Feature | 2 October 2025
The Zambian minister, the mysterious businesswoman and illegal mining
“There is a new mining order that is coming. Embrace it, but what is illegal, do not tolerate it,” says minister
By Charles Mafa and Beverly Subeti
Feature | 8 September 2025
Buffalo City wastes millions on vanity projects while essential infrastructure crumbles
More than R200-million blown on mismanaged tourist attractions while beaches are polluted by sewage
Feature | 1 September 2025
Lesotho’s outdated laws fail to protect threatened plant species
Maximum fine of R200 hasn’t been updated since 1967
Feature | 22 August 2025
Child miners risk death in Zambia’s copper pits
Police rescued 38 children from Sensele Mine in July
By Charles Mafa and Beverly Subeti
Feature | 18 August 2025
Inside SA’s multi-million rand plan to fill US funding void
About R1-billion in replacement funds expected imminently, but more may be approved
Feature | 14 August 2025