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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
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
No one, not even seemingly principled South Africa, can resist selling weapons to a warring, rogue state
Numsa cornered by capital?
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’
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
Another nuclear safety scare at Pelindaba as management fumbles
Whistleblowers have accused the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation of sidelining qualified staff in favour of inexperienced technicians.
Mashaba fiddles as roads agency burns
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
When you next board an aircraft in Southern Africa, spare a thought for the turmoil at the Air Traffic and Navigation Services
Is a nuclear success story about to be snuffed out?
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.
Shortcomings of SA laws exposed through controversial shoreline mining on west coast
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
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.
Mauritius the apple of Aspen’s eye
Tax leaks reveal the pharmaceutical giant owns 71 offshore companies, all registered in low-tax Mauritius.
Paradise Papers: Spar blames the rand
Tax leaks reveal how the South African retailer set-up an offshore company in the Isle of Man last year.
Paradise Papers: Ramaphosa’s Shanduka deal flop
Shanduka got involved in an energy project that turned out to be a real tangle, with Appleby red-flagging a couple of the players along the way.
Paradise in Mauritius
The low-tax island has emerged as a key hub in offshore business dealings with Africa.
Dummies’ guide to the Paradise Papers
What you need to know about the latest tax haven leak.