Mzilikazi wa Afrika

Leonard Mzilikazi Ndzukula, known professionally as Mzilikazi wa Afrika (born 26 November 1971), is a South African investigative journalist, music producer, and author. He gained prominence as a journalist for the Sunday Times, where he worked on high-profile investigative reports since 1999. However, in October 2018, he resigned alongside colleague Stephan Hofstatter after the newspaper issued a public apology for certain reports published between 2011 and 2016, which were later questioned for their accuracies and fairness.

Mzilikazi wa Afrika
Mzilikazi wa Afrika at the Durban University of Technology in 2015
Background information
Birth nameLeonard Mzilikazi Ndzukula
Born (1971-11-26) 26 November 1971
OriginBushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • Music producer
Years active1995–present

Wa Afrika has received multiple awards for his investigative journalism and is the author of Nothing Left to Steal, a book detailing his experiences as a journalist. He is also active in the music industry as a producer, with some of his work focusing on themes of African unity and social justice.

Following his departure from the Sunday Times, he joined The Sunday Independent in April 2019 before moving to Sunday World in November 2023.