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amaBhungane @amabhungane.bsky.social · 2d

That’s all in Episode 1 of DEADLY WATER: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7IYvCiDZt45fBVMyZoTN7j?si=J_XbPHJtTc23tOt2KhJtNQ

DEADLY WATER: The life and death of a tenderpreneur (Part 1)

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amaBhungane @amabhungane.bsky.social · 2d

R1.2-million goes missing on the Rooiwal project, Edwin Sodi opened a case of theft and fraud against his business partner, and the City of Tshwane reluctantly coughs up R8.4-million to cover the shortfall.

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amaBhungane @amabhungane.bsky.social · 4d

Read our DEADLY WATER investigation here:

DEADLY WATER: The life and death of a tenderpreneur (Part 1)

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amaBhungane @amabhungane.bsky.social · 4d

Listen to amaBhungane’s first investigative podcast: DEADLY WATER

Deadly Water Ep. 1 — The Life and Death of a Tenderpreneur

When amaBhungane began looking into the collapse of the R291-million Rooiwal wastewater treatment plant project, we initially focused on Edwin Sodi, the quintessential tenderpreneur. But soon our sour

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amaBhungane @amabhungane.bsky.social · 4d

Opinions remain divided on now-deceased CMS Water boss Rudolf Schoeman Jnr, who partnered with Edwin Sodi on the Rooiwal project. Some see him as a maverick, others “the biggest bullshitter” they’d ever met.

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amaBhungane @amabhungane.bsky.social · 5d

Or listen to our first PODCAST:

Deadly Water Ep. 1 — The Life and Death of a Tenderpreneur

When amaBhungane began looking into the collapse of the R291-million Rooiwal wastewater treatment plant project, we initially focused on Edwin Sodi, the quintessential tenderpreneur. But soon our sour

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amaBhungane @amabhungane.bsky.social · 5d

Read our DEADLY WATER investigation:

DEADLY WATER: The life and death of a tenderpreneur (Part 1)

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amaBhungane @amabhungane.bsky.social · 5d

Do we know the real story behind the collapse of the R291-million Rooiwal wastewater treatment plant project? Was Edwin Sodi conned by his now-deceased business partner, as he has always claimed? AmaBhungane went digging.

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amaBhungane @amabhungane.bsky.social · 25d

# Scam Empire
In collaboration with international partners, we exposed a vast Israel-based syndicate running dozens of fraudulent trading platforms worldwide — exploiting victims across borders with industrial-scale precision.

Scam Empire Archives - AmaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism

AmaBhungane is part of an international consortium of journalists who have gained access to a colossal leak of data from within one such operation, an astonishing and highly organised multinational syndicate simultaneously operating dozens of platforms around the world. Its tentacles spread from the

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amaBhungane @amabhungane.bsky.social · 25d

The #Laundry: City of Gold
Money laundering is the engine that powers organised crime, hiding in plain sight. Our series cuts through the secrecy and legal grey zones to reveal how dirty money is washed and laundered into legitimacy.

The #Laundry Archives - AmaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism

Money laundering is the organised crime enabling all other organised crime, though it sometimes occupies a legal grey zone. AmaBhungane has embarked on a major series to pierce the secrecy and obfuscation that are central to the enterprise.

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amaBhungane @amabhungane.bsky.social · 25d

Two of our major investigations made the list: Scam Empire and The #Laundry: City of Gold.

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amaBhungane @amabhungane.bsky.social · 25d

We’re proud to share that amaBhungane has been shortlisted among the top five entries for the AIJC 2025 African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award.