Stephan Hofstatter is an award-winning investigative journalist based in South Africa.

He has a long track record of uncovering corruption at state entities and reporting on conflict and human rights abuses in Africa. In a career spanning almost two decades, he has worked or written for numerous publications, including Business Day, de Volkskrant, Der Tagesspiegel, the Financial Mail, Sunday Times and Mail & Guardian. He is the author of Licence to Loot, which examines the plunder of Eskom and other South African parastatals.

Last modified:
20/01/2025
Stephan Hofstatter
Title:
Investigative journalist, author
Expertise:
Corruption at state entities, conflict and human rights abuses in Africa
Country:
South Africa
City:
Johannesburg

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