DEADLINE: African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award

Calling all African investigative journalists on the continent — entries are now open for the third annual African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award.

Run by the Wits Centre for Journalism, the African Investigative Journalism Conference, and supported by Absa Africa, the award recognises outstanding investigative reporting from across Africa that reveals untold stories, holds the powerful to account, questions those in public life and serves the public interest.

The winner will receive US$5,000 while flights, accommodation and fees to attend the African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) conference, November 5-7, 2025 in Johannesburg, are covered for all finalists.

The award is open to all African journalists or teams of journalists working in any media for outstanding stories from and about Africa, published or broadcast in African media between 1 July 2024 and 1 July 2025.

Deadline: 15 July 2025 at 17:00 (SAST). 

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