Southern African muckraking : 300 years of investigative journalism that has shaped the region / edited by Anton Harber

Includes index

Introduction / Anton Harber - A famer, the governor and The Memorial / introduced by Kevin Davie - A convert encounters a king / introduced by Hlonipha Mokoena - Discontent permeates the whole district - Breaking the peace / introduced by Irwin Manoim - Impi yamakhanda: the war of heads / introduced by Benedict Carton - The conspiracy against black voters / introduced by Robert Edgar - The Free State women's anti-pass protests / introduced by Peter Limb - The heroic struggles of black women / introduced by Robert Edgar - The mysterious disappearance of an anti-fascist campaigner / introduced by Raymond Joseph - Ruth First: the obligation to dissent / introduced by Catherine Higgs - My Drum goes to work in Bethal / introduced by Anton Harber - The Sekhukhuneland Revolt / introduced by Peter Delius - The living dead / introduced by Indra de Lanerole - The hidden starvation / introduced by Benjamin Pogrund - The secret organisation at the heart of apartheid / introduced by Raymond Joseph - Abusive prison conditions in apartheid South Africa / introduced by Benjamin Pogrund - 'An endless chain' of political trials / introduced by Jo-Ann Bekker - The investigative nun / introduced by Andrew Meldrum - Muldergate: the scandal that ousted a prime minister and his successor / introduced by Raymond Joseph - Exposed: Parliament is opening today! / introduced by Mbongeni Mbingo - The Matola Raid: 'Why do grown men tell such lies?" / introduced by Paul Fauvet -- Robert Mugabe's 'moment of madness' / introduced by Andrew Meldrum - The death of Samora Machel / introduced by Paul Fauvet - Exposing military atrocities / introduced by Gwen Lister - The Willowgate Scandal that caused the fall of the mighty / introduced by Geoffrey Nyarato - The 'bloody trail' of the apartheid police / introduced by Tim du Plessis - Exposing the 'Third Force' behind South Africa's pre-election violence / introduced by Philippa Garson - Zimbabwe's land grab / introduced by Antony Sguazzin - Angola's first muckracker / introduced by Claudia Gastrow - Who wants to kill Albano Silva and why? / introduced by Erika Rodrigues - When the lion wakes up / introduced by Tanya Pampalone - Tackling a high-flying king / introduced by Mbongeni Mbingo - The tenacious, pugnacious corporate vigilante / introduced by Reg Rumney - A local story becomes a national scandal and ousts a prime minister / introduced by Finnigan wa Simbeye - On the wrong side of development / introduced by John Aerni-Flesser - Why Mount Frere's babies die / introduced by Harry Dugmore - The dark, deadly art of witchcraft and the plight of albinos / introduced by Bon Wekesa - The truth about Jacob Zuma laid bare / introduced by Nic Dawes - Killing rhinos for profit / introduced by Ron Nixon - 'Never set foot in this place ever again' / introduced by Joel Konopo - Diamonds, soldiers, torture and corruption / introduced by Justin Pearce - The massacre of Huambo / introduced by Justin Pearce - Shattering the stereotype; Botswana's military millionaire / introduced by Evelyn Groenink - All the generals licences / introduced by Evelyn Groenink - Joseph Kabila's family fortune / introduced by Franz Wild - Fake degrees and documents / introduced by Letshwiti Batlhalefi Tutwane - Reporting murder mysteries, Gwanda became one / introduced by Bob Wekesa - #GuptaLeaks: 'We have a game changer / introduced by Anton Harber - The Guptas come to Lesotho / introduced by Lekhetho Ntsukunyane

This book celebrates the rich, varied and untold history of investigative journalism in southern Africa and the crucial role it has played in shaping the region over the last 150 years.