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South Africa’s Dewald van Rensburg named 2025 African investigative journalist of the year
Dewald van Rensburg of South African investigative journalism unit amaBhungane has won the 2025 AIJC African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award for his series of investigations titled “City of Gold”.
Webinar: Regulation of Audiovisual Media Services in India and South Africa
The Media Leadership Think Tank, GIBS in partnership with the Wits Centre for Journalism, cordially invites you to a webinar exploring the evolving landscape of audiovisual regulation in India and South Africa.
AI in African Newsrooms: Towards an Ethical Framework
The Wits Centre for Journalism and African Women in Media recently hosted a webinar exploring the debates, best practices and ethical roadmaps for deploying artificial intelligence in African newsrooms, featuring Dr. Grace Githaiga, CEO at KICTANet, Sara Elkhalili, senior media development manager at the Thomson Reuters Foundation, and Emaediong Akpan, lawyer and digital rights advocate, in conversation with WCJ director Dr Dinesh Balliah.
Transforming migration storytelling in Africa
Wits Centre for Journalism (WCJ) honours students, together with researchers from the African Centre for Migration and Society (ACMS), recently took part in a one-day workshop hosted by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), exploring ways to transform migration storytelling in South Africa.
Workshop: Mastering the Art of Storytelling with Numbers
Join the Wits Centre for Journalism for a one-day workshop designed to equip financial journalists and communicators with techniques to transform dry, complex financial data into compelling, engaging stories that resonate with their audiences.
Top five entries announced for AIJC’s 2025 African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award
After receiving a record number of entries in 2025, with some fierce competition among them, the judging panel of the African Investigative Journalist of the Year (AIJY) Award has settled on its top five entries.
