Investigative reporter
Thabo Makwakwa
Beat: State security, corruption, politics
Thabo Makwakwa is an investigative journalist. His reporting has covered alleged foreign intelligence activity in South African politics, state-owned enterprise corruption, and high-stakes court battles over press freedom. He has worked across Independent Media titles and continues to pursue accountability journalism without fear or favour.
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Stories (7)
- Behind closed doors: the coalition talks reshaping South Africa's opposition benches
Politics · 2026-04-02
- Opinion: a functioning grants system is not charity, it is infrastructure
Opinion · 2026-03-30
- Why South Africa still needs unfiltered, uncensored investigative journalism
Opinion · 2026-03-12
- Suspended IDT CEO Tebogo Malaka resigns following bribery scandal
News · 2026-01-14
- South Africa's first black women-led Mutual Bank set to launch next week
Business · 2025-12-10
- Inside 'Cat' Matlala's SAPS testimony: Criminal past, expensive tender and R500k claims
Crime · 2025-11-26
- The battle to expose US interference in the ANC: State Security Agency vs Independent Media
News · 2022-11-05
