Lionel Faull
Lionel Faull began his career as a journalist at the Mail & Guardian newspaper in South Africa before joining the country's pre-eminent non-profit investigations team, amaBhungane, in 2011. He has been working with Finance Uncovered since January 2017, joining as a full-time senior reporter a year later
Zuma slips into nuclear driver’s seat
/ 26 July 2013

Zuma slips into nuclear driver’s seat

A reshuffle, a Motlanthe sidelining and a whirlwind Putin romance have dropped the power into Msholozi’s lap. Three crucial recent developments indicate that President Jacob Zuma is now firmly directing what is expected to be the largest, most complex tender process in South African history. At stake is the development of new nuclear power plants, […]

Disciplinary hearing digs up mine dirt
/ 18 January 2013

Disciplinary hearing digs up mine dirt

The disciplinary case against suspended prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach turned into a trial within a trial this week when the hearing honed in on the legal battle between two mining companies over a stake in the world’s biggest opencast iron ore mine. The fight between politically connected mining firm Imperial Crown Trading (ICT) and the rival […]