Following last year’s highly successful offering of the Wits University Development Communication Certificate A course, Wits Journalism is very happy to announce that it will be offering the course again this year. 

Aimed at NGO and other communicators, the course promotes the ideas and skills of participatory communication as a catalyst for behavioural change and social development, and aims to provide students with the practical and theoretical skills necessary to make their communication more effective.  The course leads to a Certificate of Competence at postgraduate level. Find details here.  

Dates: 12 April to 28 May 2021

Cost: Course fees are covered through the CHARM consortium

How: The course will be run entirely online. Students should expect to participate in around two hours in scheduled classes per week, on videoconference. Assignments, reading, discussions will take the total time commitment to around a day a week, though the other activities can be undertaken around work and other commitments.  It does mean students will need a reliable Internet connection. 

Closing date for applications: 4 April 2021

Further information and how to apply, click on the below link.

This meetup aims to reflect upon work that is being done to decolonise African narratives, but also to look forward to resetting Africa onto a new path of solidifying its stories and futures. The session will unpack ways in which journalism, media and civic tech communities can contribute to reshaping African narratives.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Moky Makura, executive director of Africa No Filter
• Herman Chinery-Hesse, founder and chairman of SoftTribe
• Ainehi Edoro, founder and editor-in-chief of Brittle Paper, an African writers platform

When: Thursday, 25 March 2021 | Time: 12:00 CAT

This webinar will unpack key issues including what will change and what will stay the same in the Africa-China-US relations under the Biden administration, new opportunities and challenges for African countries, and what journalists need to be aware of to cover this developing story.

The webinar will be hosted by Dr Bob Wekesa, Partnerships, Research and Communications Coordinator at the African Centre for the Study of the United States (ACSUS). 

When: 31 March 2021 | Time: 15:00 CAT