Micah Reddy

Before joining the amaBhungane team in 2017, Reddy was the national coordinator for media freedom and diversity at the Right2Know Campaign. He holds a Masters in African Studies from Oxford University and a BA Honours in History from Wits University

Police use sjamboks and rubber bullets to enforce Hillbrow lockdown

Article Micah Reddy & Simon Allison - 31 Mar 2020

In one of South Africa’s most densely populated suburbs, the national lockdown is being implemented with force

The business of war in Yemen – how Saudi dollars keep the arms flowing

Article Micah Reddy - 19 Oct 2018

No one, not even seemingly principled South Africa, can resist selling weapons to a warring, rogue state

Numsa cornered by capital?

Article Micah Reddy - 16 Oct 2018

Intrigue and internal divisions are dogging South Africa’s largest union, and threatening to destabilise the federation to which it belongs

Vavi harassment complaint went ‘nowhere’

Article Micah Reddy & Amabhungane - 28 Sep 2018

This latest allegation relates to incidents in late August and early September 2017 in which Vavi is said to have harassed and later groped a woman

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Another nuclear safety scare at Pelindaba as management fumbles

Article Micah Reddy - 7 Jun 2018

Whistleblowers have accused the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation of sidelining qualified staff in favour of inexperienced technicians.

Mashaba fiddles as roads agency burns

Article Micah Reddy - 20 Apr 2018

Mismanagement and dodgy contracts at Joburg city’s roads agency, and a lack of political will to tackle those problems, are only making matters worse.

Zuma-linked spies ‘capture’ key airports service

Article Micah Reddy - 29 Mar 2018

When you next board an aircraft in Southern Africa, spare a thought for the turmoil at the Air Traffic and Navigation Services

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Is a nuclear success story about to be snuffed out?

Article Micah Reddy - 5 Feb 2018

Cash-strapped Necsa has set its sights on a subsidiary's rainy day fund despite the subsidiary, NTP Radioisotopes's own need for the cash.

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Shortcomings of SA laws exposed through controversial shoreline mining on west coast

Article Micah Reddy - 6 Dec 2017

Mining giants Alexkor and West Coast Resources have been using the potentially highly destructive 'coffer dam mining' method to mine diamonds.

Paradise Papers: Mandela’s Isle of Man trust mystery

Article The International Consortium Of Investigative Journalists & Micah Reddy - 16 Nov 2017

The leaks reveal that a trust was apparently set up by Nelson Mandela’s lawyer under Isle of Man law. It’s a curious tale.

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Mauritius the apple of Aspen’s eye

Article Amabhungane, Micah Reddy & Will Fitzgibbon - 9 Nov 2017

Tax leaks reveal the pharmaceutical giant owns 71 offshore companies, all registered in low-tax Mauritius.

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Paradise Papers: Spar blames the rand

Article Amabhungane, Micah Reddy & Will Fitzgibbon - 9 Nov 2017

Tax leaks reveal how the South African retailer set-up an offshore company in the Isle of Man last year.

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Press Releases

Special Reports

SA’s SEZs create decent jobs

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Specia Economic Zone programme is used as a critical tool for accelerating the country’s industrial development agenda

Special Reports

The new normal in tourism is business unusual

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

Innovation and changing trends have kept some tour operators in the green, though most have struggled during the tight lockdown

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TENDER NO. BOBS 05/2020 PROVISION OF CERTIFICATION SERVICES TO BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS QUALITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) invites tenders from reputable companies for the provision of certification services

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The Galaxy Z Fold2 smartphone breaks all the rules

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Galaxy Z Fold2 has meaningful innovations that offer users enhanced refinements and some unique foldable user experiences

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Adventures, ghost tours and big skies await visitors to the Cape Winelands

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

All of the CWDM destinations are accessible within a 30- to 120-minute drive from Cape Town, creating real value for money

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SingularityU Online Summit to contribute to SME growth in 2020

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

The global speakers lined up for this year's event will address the challenges and opportunities specifically facing small businesses

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Policy priorities lie with urgent economic reforms

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

Professor Raymond Parsons believes that business and consumer sentiment in South Africa would both benefit from even lower borrowing costs

Special Reports

Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria to reopen on Heritage Day

special reports - 22 Sep 2020

The new, drive-through sculpture exhibition brings to four the number of exhibitions of iconic African and South African art