AmaBhungane


AmaBhungane is an investigative journalism organization focusing primarily on exposing political corruption in South Africa and neighboring countries. They say that their name means “dung beetles” in isiZulu, the primary indigenous language of South Africa. They claim they are “digging dung, fertilizing democracy.”
Their “#GuptaLeaks” investigations have produced many stories over the years that exposed substantive political corruption in the South African government, recognized by several prestigious awards for investigative journalism. These reports suggested that the Gupta family had ”captured the state” through their friendship with then-President Zuma and seem to have contributed to 2016 electoral defeats by the ANC in South Africa's largest cities, the defeat of Zuma as president of the African National Congress on 18 December 2017 and then to Zuma's resignation as head of state on 14 February 2018. They've also contributed to the Paradise Papers exposé and many other reports relating to the South African political economy.

Awards

The following include only a few of the awards presented to amaBhungane and members of their team: