by Tshepo Tshabalala | Oct 30, 2018 | AIJC18, Day 2
The awards honour journalism in the growing field of fact-checking Winners of the fifth Africa Check awards were announced on the second day of the 14th African Investigative Journalism Conference on Tuesday, October 30. The annual awards honour journalism by...
by Tshepo Tshabalala | Oct 30, 2018 | AIJC18, Day 2
Investigative journalism and democracy go hand in hand The golden thread running through the annual Carlos Cardoso Memorial Lecture was the vital role journalism plays in upholding and promoting democratic societies. Vice-Principal of the University of the...
by Tshepo Tshabalala | Oct 30, 2018 | AIJC18, Day 2
Predatory journals endanger the credibility of science, the African Investigative Journalism Conference has been told, and journalists should investigate the issue. By Mvuyisi Tyiwani About 400 000 scientists worldwide have used fake academic journals to publish their...
by Tshepo Tshabalala | Oct 30, 2018 | AIJC18, Day 2
The groundbreaking documentary exposing cough syrup addiction plaguing Nigeria reveals greater structural issues in the country By Tamutswa Mahari Nigerian investigative journalist Ruona Meyer shared her experience of uncovering the illegal codeine trade in Nigeria at...
by Tshepo Tshabalala | Oct 30, 2018 | AIJC18, Day 2
Unpacking the largest-ever West African journalism collaboration. By Letlhogonolo Mooketsi “The more we are the less vulnerable we are to harm from opposition.” So said Maxime Koami Domegni, an investigative journalist from Togo, speaking on Monday, October 29,...
by Tshepo Tshabalala | Oct 30, 2018 | AIJC18, Day 2
Lifting the lid on extrajudicial killings of thousands by the police. By Tessa Knight “WHEN I say what I do, I say I’m an expert investigator of obituaries.” That is the result of 18 months investigating extrajudicial killings in the Philippines’ bloody drug war,...
