Voedsel, farmers clash over tobacco payment

The manager was forced to call one of the firm’s directors, Innocent Mahufe, who said payments were being processed.
By Mthandazo Nyoni and Hstv Radio Oct. 10, 2022

News in depth: Tobacco contractor embroiled in messy farming inputs scam

In mid-January, The Standard, working in collaboration with Information for Development Trust, a non-governmental organisation running investigative reporting projects, exposed Voedsel for underpaying tobacco farmers contracted by it and attempting to bribe a journalist who probed the stand-off with its clients.

By The Standard May. 22, 2022

News in depth: Tobacco contractor embroiled in messy farming inputs scam

In mid-January, The Standard, working in collaboration with Information for Development Trust, a non-governmental organisation running investigative reporting projects, exposed Voedsel for underpaying tobacco farmers contracted by it and attempting to bribe a journalist who probed the stand-off with its clients.

By The Standard May. 22, 2022

Face to face with brown envelop journalism

The journalist had a weird proposal: Just drop the story and submit the list of unpaid farmers to the company so that they can get their dues. And I asked him: “Are you getting paid by the company to convince me to drop the story?” He was wishy-washy with his response and insisted on me abandoning my investigation. I refused.

By The Standard Jan. 16, 2022

Face to face with brown envelop journalism

The journalist had a weird proposal: Just drop the story and submit the list of unpaid farmers to the company so that they can get their dues. And I asked him: “Are you getting paid by the company to convince me to drop the story?” He was wishy-washy with his response and insisted on me abandoning my investigation. I refused.

By The Standard Jan. 16, 2022