These are the standards we hold ourselves to, so readers can hold us to them too.
How we work
Our editors, Mosty Chansa and Goodnews Matete, find the stories worth telling and decide the perspective each piece takes. We then use AI tools to help expand the argument, gather supporting research and draft the text. AI does not decide what we cover or what we believe.
Every article is reviewed by an editor before it is published, and we take responsibility for what we publish. We check facts and figures against the sources we link, and where a claim cannot be confirmed we leave it out or say that it is unconfirmed. Because AI helps us, we say so on every article.
Accuracy and sourcing
We check facts before publishing and distinguish allegations from established findings. Where an article depends on a source, a report or a dataset, we link to it or describe it, with dates where they matter. Estimates are labelled as estimates.
Opinion is labelled
Our articles are perspective and opinion pieces by Mosty Chansa and Goodnews Matete, and they are labelled as such. They are grounded in cited evidence and do not imply an interview or an on-site report unless they say so.
Independence
Our editorial decisions are made by our editors. Memberships, donations and advertising support our work but never decide what we report. Advertising is always labelled as advertising and kept separate from journalism. We do not sell our readers’ personal information.
How stories are approved
Stories move from draft to review by an editor and are published only after approval by the Editor-in-Chief. Published stories are not quietly changed: substantive changes are noted.
Corrections
When we get something wrong we correct it promptly and say so on the article. To report a mistake, use the contact page and choose “Correction”, give the article address, the passage, and a supporting source if you have one.
Images and audio
Article photographs carry credits and licence links. Illustrative and archive pictures are identified and are not presented as eyewitness evidence. Audio versions are produced from the published text. Translations that open through Google Translate are automatic and may contain errors; the English original is the authoritative version.
Comments
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Conflicts of interest
Staff and contributors must disclose any interest that could reasonably affect their coverage, and we will disclose relevant interests to readers.
Last updated: 10 October 2026
