Call for proposals: Cross-border investigative journalism projects from the SADC region

The Henry Nxumalo Foundation and Viewfinder are offering grants and a program of editorial support to journalists and editors within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to pursue in-depth investigative projects. Proposals which contain cross-border elements will be favoured. This opportunity is open to freelance journalists, permanently employed journalists, and editors who would like to nominate their centres or newsrooms for participation. Permanently employed journalists should seek approval from their line managers before submitting their pitches. Journalists and editors should be based within the SADC region.

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ZCC Congregants gathered at the St Engenas Zion Christian Church in Moria, near Polokwane, South Africa on March 31, 2024. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla)

ZCC leader visits Botswana, as infighting threatens to tear the church apart in the country

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A fierce leadership battle between two factions of the St Engenas Zion Christian Church (ZCC) within Botswana prompted the church’s spiritual head to visit the country earlier this month. Bishop Dr. Joseph Engenas Lekganyane, the St Engenas ZCC’s leader, and his entourage would not answer questions, despite this reporter staking out the meeting venue at

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Recruiter Jam Hussain poses with Zambian women he recruited to work as housekeepers in Pakistan at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. Adolphine Lupasha, pictured on the far left, was interviewed for this report. Her photo dates from January 2024. (photos off Al-Hassan Employment Services on Facebook)

Sold for labour: The untold story of Zambian housekeepers trapped in Pakistan

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Three years ago, when a friend introduced 22-year-old Blessings Banda* to a recruitment agent via WhatsApp she rejoiced at the prospect of being lifted out of poverty. Blessings is a single mother from Zambia’s Copperbelt Province. The agent, who identified himself as Jam Hussain, promised her a well-paying job as a domestic worker in Pakistan.

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