| From our Projects |
| Wits Journalism hosts a number of projects that have a substantial impact on the South African media industry. |
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| AFRICA CHINA REPORTING PROJECT: Ties between African countries and China are complex. Understanding this matters |
The complex relationship between Africa and China has become even more complicated this year. The fundamental economic and power imbalance between China and African countries has led to the relationship being criticised as neocolonial. To what extent is Africa able to freely make its own decisions and drive the best deals with China? |
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| CITIZEN JUSTICE NETWORK: Dobsonville Human Rights Advice Centre responds to the high rate of gender based violence in Gauteng |
The Advice Centre in partnership with various other organisations held four dialogues in commemoration of 16 days of activism in late 2018. The outcomes of these dialogues indicated that there are increasing incidents of human trafficking, rape, murder and domestic violence happening in Braamfischer. The Citizen Justice Network (CJN), along with other stakeholders came up with an action plan to solving these issues. |
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| JAMLAB: Why fact-checking around elections matters |
Cyberspace and social media platforms have become a minefield of fake news, deception, and political manipulation. We have seen fake news sway elections, manipulate public opinion, destroy reputations of citizens and organisations. For newsrooms, it is important to learn the tricks of the trade to fact-check and verify content.
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| AFRICA CHECK: ‘A better life for all?’ Fact-checking the ANC’s 2019 election manifesto |
South Africa’s ruling political party, the African National Congress, launched its 2019 election manifesto last month. Taglined “a people’s plan for a better life for all”, the manifesto contains a number of claims about progress in the country. This report fact-checks five claims about school attendance, housing delivery, the minimum wage, spending on infrastructure and student aid.
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