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Between April 2012 and March 2018, @IPID_ZA investigated the killings and deaths in custody of at least 39 children. As of March 2019, only one of these had resulted in a criminal conviction. viewfinder.org.za/police-are-not… #PhilasandeYende

ICYMI: @Viewfinderjourn is a finalist in the @GIJN #GlobalShiningLightAwards (Small & Medium Outlet category). Editor Daneel Knoetze was recognised for his #AboveTheLaw series on police brutality and non-accountability, which you can read (& watch) here: viewfinder.org.za/category/above…

The Dep. Basic Education told Parliament yesterday that #Covid is to blame for SA's poor child literacy rates, but critics says that is not the only cause. Report by Liezl Human. viewfinder.org.za/government-cri… #ReadingCrisis

More than 80% of 10-year-olds in South Africa cannot read for meaning. Watch Viewfinder & GroundUp's investigation into our country's #ReadingCrisis, produced for Carte Blanche to find out why. youtube.com/watch?v=M0-ori…

GIJN's Africa newsletter for June is out! Check out... 👉 Global Shining Light Award finalists: Viewfinder, News24 🇿🇦, #BBCAfricaEye 👉 Calls for input by African Investigative Journalism Conference & JamlabAfrica's #Jamfest2023 👉 Lots of Global IJ Opportunities, etc Details: buff.ly/3J3ruRT

Investigations by News24 🇿🇦's Jeff Wicks 🇿🇦, Yusuf Anka for BBC News Africa, & Viewfinder's Daneel Knoetze are finalists in the 2023 Global Shining Light Awards. Winners will be revealed at the #GIJC23 in Sept. Details in GIJN's Africa newsletter for June 👉 buff.ly/3J3ruRT

Underway is the Niche media products Africa Media Perspectives facilitated by explain.co.za presented by Viewfinder Health-e News & Health For Mzansi on their experiences and best practices in their work. Sharing tips on sustainability given their niche offering #AMP2023

Huge congratulations to #DaneelKnoetze of Viewfinder in South Africa & Nigeria's Yusuf Anka of #BBCAfricaEye on winning the GIJN Global Shining Light Awards in their respective categories at #GIJC23! Details on winning stories ⬇️ gijn.org/global-shining…

New @IPID_ZA Act can help root out brutal cops. We recently presented to Parliament of RSA, and argued that the watchdog should be given respite (their 189 investigators' workload is 46,333 cases!) and SA Police Service 🇿🇦 commanders must step up. Read here: bit.ly/3SpBXMQ

Police brutality is a big problem. Here’s how to change the law to fix it Read OP-ED groundup.org.za/article/police… by Daneel Knoetze (Viewfinder) and David Bruce (ISS). Photo by Ashraf Hendricks

Brutal cops stay on duty because SA Police Service 🇿🇦 refuse to discipline them. Can changes to @IPID_ZA force police accountability in SA? We argue they can. Here's how Parliament of RSA can help fix brutality: bit.ly/3SpBXMQ

.@IPID_ZA's 189 investigators handled 46,333 cases of police criminality last year! Parliament of RSA asked us to comment on the IPID Act law change. This is how IPID must be strengthened and SA Police Service 🇿🇦 must step up on brutality: bit.ly/3SpBXMQ

Remember Cape Town cop Sgt Gabriels? He stayed on duty after he was implicated in deadly torture. If @IPID_ZA law change is messed up, this will become the norm. We argued in Parliament of RSA for SA Police Service 🇿🇦 responsibility to handle brutal cops. Read: bit.ly/3SpBXMQ

Catch editor Daneel Knoetze on 702 with Mandy Wiener at 12:40 discuss how Parliament of RSA must use law changes to address SA Police Service 🇿🇦 brutality. Watchdog @IPID_ZA must be supported, cop commanders must step up. Read our argument to parly: bit.ly/3SpBXMQ

🌠 The Global Shining Light award ceremony, which was held at #GIJC23, is now on YouTube! Watch winners IRLMacedonia, Viewfinder, Netra News, Armando.Info, EL PAÍS Internacional, BBC News Africa, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty hear the news and collect the award! buff.ly/3QMRaGD #GSLA

[ON AIR] why is Police brutality is a big problem and pervasive in South Africa? Daneel Knoetze is editor of Viewfinder. His investigation of police brutality and the failures of @IPID_ZA on #SAfmSunrise with Stephen Grootes #sabcnews

Thank you to Clarence Ford at CapeTalk on 567AM for hosting Viewfinder yesterday. Here's the podcast, in case you didn't catch Daneel. bit.ly/3QQMxLu

From GroundUp. It is extremely rare that torture, beatings and the murder of people who fall foul of SA Police Service 🇿🇦 is caught on camera. This stands in for 1000s of cops who abuse with impunity every year. Law changes can help keep them in check: bit.ly/3SpBXMQ

ICYMI: Henry Nxumalo Foundation & Viewfinder invite journalists & editors in the SADC region to apply for grants & editorial support to produce investigative reporting projects. An information session will be held online on July 2. Deadline: July 8. buff.ly/3z85RxF