by WCJ Admin | Jul 7, 2026 | Featured Story, News
The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF), in proud partnership with Sanlam, invites nominations and entries for the prestigious Nat Nakasa Awards for Courageous Journalism 2026. At a time when journalism faces growing threats, misinformation, intimidation,...
by Stuart Dickinson | Jun 29, 2026 | Featured Story, News
Kenyan journalist Brygettes Ngana’s powerful story on how USAID funding cuts have severely impacted HIV treatment centres across the country took second place at the recent Voices of Impact Awards. Ngana was one of 24 recipients of a Wits Centre for Journalism (WCJ)...
by Stuart Dickinson | Jun 17, 2026 | Featured Story, News
Do you have a compelling story to tell about Johannesburg but haven’t figured out how to tell it just yet? The thought of hooks, a script and editing put you off? Well, we might have something to remedy that. The Wits Centre for Journalism is partnering with Dan...
by Stuart Dickinson | Jun 12, 2026 | Featured Story, News
All African journalists are invited to submit entries for the prestigious 2026 African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award, an initiative of the Wits Centre for Journalism and annual African Investigative Journalism Conference. The award, supported by Absa,...
by Stuart Dickinson | May 26, 2026 | Featured Story, News, Webinars
On 25 May, the Wits Centre for Journalism hosted Dr Richard Stupart for a webinar discussing a new report about journalism in authoritarian contexts. Stupart, a British Academy Research Fellow at the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) and...
by Stuart Dickinson | May 5, 2026 | Featured Story, News
The World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has announced the winners of this year’s 11th edition of the Digital Media African Awards, where South African newsrooms and journalists took first place across seven categories. The awards celebrate initiatives that...
