Pauli van Wyk of Daily Maverick/Scorpio was runner-up for her powerful expose of how the Economic Freedom Fighters benefited from the VBS bank scandal.

Read about the 14th Taco Kuiper awards here. Find the video from the live stream of the awards. See the judges’ remarks, as delivered by Prof Anton Harber during the live streamed ceremony.

And see previous Taco Kuiper winners.