johannesburg group investigative journalists whose slogan dig dung fertilize democracy hold south african president jacob zuma account widely criticize link family wealthy businessmen amabhungane mean dung beetle zulu language found three veteran reporters expose wrongdoing south africa together online news site daily maverick amabhungane june release leak email document say show allegedly improper deal government contract influence peddle guptas family close tie zuma zuma gupta family say email fake deny wrongdoing co-founder stefaans brummer say amabhungane found 2010 spend several years probe zuma family business deal verify authenticity leak document first stories amabhungane series call zuma inc look zuma family business fortunes grow since zuma take office president brummer say say gupta name pop several amabhungane inquiries zuma family business link organization well place process trove information 100,000 email document fight hard every piece information something like happen like christmas suddenly lot information say brummer brummer say amabhungane mostly use external hard drive store document safety reason send copy leak gupta email organize crime corruption report project global consortium investigative journalism center reuters independently able verify allegations so-called guptaleaks email send gupta brothers associate allegations come anti-corruption watchdog report claim influence peddle open zuma renew scrutiny deepen divisions within rule african national congress zuma survive attempt parliament force office aug. leave politically wound anc members vote opposition quite amaze people south africa wake state capture 2017 amabhungane expose decade say glenda daniels senior media study lecturer university witwatersrand perhaps nature expose rather intense detail people follow maybe let air write everyone get non-profit company amabhungane million rand 600,000 annual budget fund grant charitable foundations public donations sell advert accept fund government company sam sole another amabhungane co-founder say desire expose society injustices drive journalism sole brummer start journalism career end apartheid 1994. subsequent conscription defense force come face face sharp brutish reality apartheid impetus first piece journalism say sole journalism way fight injustice third amabhungane co-founder adriaan basson editor news24 online news site sole brummer numerous journalism award include report 30 billion rand 2.3 billion deal buy military equipment late 1990s plague allegations fraud corruption zuma link deal former financial adviser jail corruption president say last year investigation deal find evidence wrongdoing critics denounce find cover-up charge zuma drop 2009 court last year order review decision zuma appeal rule arm deal scandal last much long much slow burn give us time develop skills use sole say amabhungane aim probe link politics money set target try find sweet spot organize crime politics business intersect brummer say politics good side bad side business good side bad side organize crime bad always intersection three come together get bad wrongdoing amabhungane accuse group call black first land first social media run racist white men enough stories white monopoly capital phrase use describe fact white minority still control much economy brummer say criticism deter amabhungane go roll die investigative journalism like say dig dung south africa 's amabhungane heap pressure zuma