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#AIJC18 Website Live and Registration Open
We are happy to share that the 13th African Investigative Journalism Conference's website is now live. The platform has all the answers to your questions on registration, accommodation, transport and many more. You can now register for early bird tickets to the event.

AIJC has 40 fellowships to attend the conference for journalists from African countries. The applications close on 3 August 2018. Don't miss out on this opportunity. 
The AIJC conference, held annually since 2005, is the premier annual gathering of African investigative journalists – a three-day international conference for and about investigative journalism. #AIJC18 is expected to draw top journalists from all over the world to Wits University, Johannesburg from October 29-31, 2018.
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Book now for second-semester courses
(These courses start on 16 July 2019)


Applications are still open for courses starting in the Second Semester such as Investigative Journalism, Development Communication, The Story of Money, Feature Writing, Creative Writing for Journalists; and Editing media text. 

Media Management will start in August. See website for details.
News from Wits Journalism
Wits Justice Project journalist chosen into Mail & Guardians Top 200 Young South Africans
Sumeya Gasa, an investigative journalist and multimedia producer at the Wits Justice Project at Wits Journalism was chosen to be in this year's Mail & Guardian's Top 200 Young South Africans. She is also currently completing a Master of Arts in Digital Arts and Interactive Media degree at Wits University. 

Find out more about Gasa here. 
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Africa–China Photo Exhibition 2018
The Africa-China Reporting Project (ACRP) at Wits Journalism is inviting all journalists, media practitioners and photographers to submit images for an Africa-China Photo Exhibition that will collect images from across Africa that best encapsulate applicants’ interpretation of “Africa–China”.
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Opportunities and Awards
Reporting Rural Poverty and Agricultural Development
The Thomson Reuters Foundation will bring together journalists from around Africa to attend the "Reporting on Rural Poverty and Agricultural Development" workshop aimed to enable journalist s to tell the story of rural development. 
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Data Journalism fellowship from Mail and Guardian and the Adamela Trust
The Mail & Guardian, in partnership with the Adamela Trust, is pleased to invite programmers, developers and journalists with coding experience to apply for a one-year fellowship in its Johannesburg newsroom
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Entries for African Fact-checking Awards are open
Entries are now open! Working and student journalists are encouraged to apply. Plus, this year Africa Check is taking votes on the most striking fact of the year.
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From our Projects
Wits Journalism hosts a number of projects that have a substantial impact on the South African media industry.
WITS JUSTICE PROJECT: Innocence versus the plea deal: How justice fails
Lawyers can sometimes bully an accused into signing a deal to save time in court, writes Azarrah Abdul Karrim
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AFRICA-CHINA REPORTING PROJECT: Vipers: Kenya, China sign pact to restrict illegal trade
Kenya and China have forged a partnership in restricting the illegal trade of rare vipers. The vipers are illegally trafficked and sold in China to cartels and criminals.
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AFRICA CHECK: Eskom and the viral infographic: do the numbers add up?
As South Africa faces winter load shedding, a widely shared infographic is making startling claims about employee numbers, salaries and output at power utility Eskom. What’s the real story?
 
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JAMLAB: How to: Create the best newsletters
To those of you accustomed to sending out newsletters to subscribers, the benefits may sound obvious. For those who had given up on sending out newsletters, we are here to inform you that the medium is making a healthy comeback.
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Podcasts
Radio shows produced by the Wits Radio Academy. 
The Science Inside – Sport Nutrition
Tennis star Serena Williams recently opened up about her breastfeeding and eating choices as an elite sportswoman. We explore the interplay between fitness and nutrition with Arista Nienaber, a lecturer at the North West University Potchefstroom campus
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Business Buzz – Festival
Festivals draw thousands of South Africans every year with the promise of a great experience, whether focused around oysters or art. Stu Berry, festival director at Splashy Fen, takes us into the business of the country’s longest-running music festival
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Law Focus – Sexual Harassment
Law Focus this week highlights sexual harassment at various institutions in South Africa. We do a policy analysis on sexual harassment with Wits Gender Equity Officer Dilia Mokhobane.
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