Truth Report Foundation channels donor support into investigative reporting, documentary storytelling, community development, and creator growth across South Africa. Four dedicated funds. Full transparency. Every donation tax-deductible under Section 18A.
Truth Report ecosystem
Truth Report Media builds reach and revenue. Truth Report Foundation channels donations into impact. Both work in service of the same mission.
Mission
Truth Report Foundation exists to remove that bottleneck. We finance the journalism and community work that commercial media will not touch, the investigations that take months, the documentaries that need boots on the ground, and the grassroots projects that never make headlines but change lives.
Within the wider Truth Report ecosystem, the Foundation is the impact engine. Truth Report Media (Pty) Ltd runs the commercial platform with a 3M+ monthly audience, content production, and advertising revenue. The Foundation (NPC) channels donations into four dedicated funds. Revenue funds journalism. Donations fund impact. Both drive toward the same mission.
Formerly Grassroots Mzansi NPC, we rebranded in March 2026 to align with the Truth Report media ecosystem.
Formerly Grassroots Mzansi NPC
We built this Foundation for donors who ask hard questions. Every rand is tracked, every project is reported on, and every donor receives a Section 18A certificate.
Four funds
Every donation is routed to a specific fund. You choose where your money goes. We show you what it did.
High-impact investigative documentaries and video series. From fieldwork and production to post and distribution. The stories that need cameras on the ground, boots in the dust, and editors who will not flinch. Covers research, travel, crew, equipment, post-production, and distribution.
Direct grassroots impact. Local development, education, and community-driven initiatives. Resources placed where they create the most tangible change, in the hands of the people doing the work.
Deep-dive investigations into corruption, mismanagement, and social injustice. Covers legal protection, secure communications, extended research, and witness support. The work that takes months, not minutes.
South Africa's next generation of storytellers. Mentorship, equipment, training, and production support for emerging filmmakers and journalists from underrepresented communities.
Impact stories
Real projects. Real communities. This is what happens when donors back independent journalism and grassroots impact in South Africa.
Investigative Fund
Eastern Cape · Water Access
Rural communities in the Eastern Cape waited months for water tankers that municipal records showed had been dispatched. Our investigation traced R12 million in contracts to companies with no vehicles, no drivers, and no delivery records. The story triggered a provincial inquiry and directly restored water access to three wards.
Documentary Fund
Gauteng · Housing
A 40-minute documentary following five families in Diepsloot who were allocated RDP houses that were never completed. Cameras on the ground for 8 weeks captured contractors walking off site, officials refusing interviews, and families rebuilding with their own hands. Selected for community screening circuit across Gauteng.
Creator Development
Western Cape · Youth Media
Eight young reporters from Khayelitsha, ages 19 to 24, trained over 12 weeks in audio production, interview technique, and editorial ethics. Their podcast covers ward meetings, local infrastructure, and community safety. Three episodes hit 10,000 listens in the first month. Two participants have been offered journalism internships.
Transparency
Donor confidence is not earned with slogans. It is earned with structure, separation, and consistent reporting.
South Africa has seen too many NPOs that cannot account for their funds. We built this Foundation with the assumption that every donor will ask hard questions, and we want the answers ready before they do.
Donors fund the work. They do not direct the journalism. Our editorial and funding streams are structurally separated. The Foundation board approves fund allocations, while story selection, editorial angle, and publication decisions sit with the Truth Report Media editorial team.
Every rand donated is allocated to one of four funds. Each fund publishes its own project pipeline, spend summary, and impact outcomes. No pooling. No vague general fund catch-all. When you give to the Documentary Fund, you see which production it supported.
Quarterly impact reports go to every donor. Annual financial statements are independently reviewed. Section 18A tax certificates are issued within 30 days of donation. Board meeting minutes are available on request. We do not ask you to trust us. We give you the receipts.
Governance
Nicholas John French — Chairperson
Joanita van Wyk — Director
Lesego Shakira Masethe — Director
Registration details
Support / Get involved
Every contribution is tracked, reported, and tax-deductible. Choose your fund. See the impact.
One-time or recurring. Any amount. All tax-deductible under Section 18A. Specify your fund or let us place it where it is needed most. A certificate is issued for every donation.
Align your brand with fearless journalism and real impact. CSI spend with measurable return. Co-branded content opportunities. Impact reporting included.
Equipment, accommodation, transport, legal pro-bono, and technical services. Every in-kind contribution stretches donor funds further and directly reduces production costs.
Share our work. Amplify the voices we platform. Connect us with donors, sponsors, and partners who want journalism and grassroots impact to go further.
Final call
Four funds. Full transparency. Real impact across South Africa. Every donation is tax-deductible, every project is reported on, and every rand is accounted for. This is not a wish list. It is a pipeline.
Registered Office
4th Floor, The Edge Building, 22 Somerset Road, De Waterkant, Cape Town, 8005
Entity
Registration 2021/460353/08 · Non-Profit Company · PBO
