by WCJ Admin | Mar 23, 2026 | Featured Story, News, Webinars
In a population of more than 56 million, 3.3 million people in South Africa identify as disabled or as living with a disability. On an individual level, the disabilities within this community fall across a spectrum which is as complex as the lives of everyone. Despite...
by WCJ Admin | Feb 17, 2026 | Featured Story, News
The Wits Centre for Journalism, Fojo Media Institute, and the AKU Graduate School of Media and Communications seek a Network Lead – Africa Investigative Journalism Network (AIJN). Location: Nairobi, KenyaDuty station: Aga Khan UniversityContract: 50%...
by Stuart Dickinson | Jan 16, 2026 | Featured Story, News
South African or SA-based journalists are invited to submit their best work published or broadcast between 1 Jan and 31 Dec 2025 for this year’s Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism. Celebrating its 20th edition in 2026, the annual awards recognise...
by WCJ Admin | Dec 17, 2025 | Featured Story, News
The Wits Centre for Journalism bids a heartfelt farewell to Prof Lesley Cowling, who retires in 2025 after a remarkable 25 years at Wits University. As one of Wits Journalism’s founding leaders, Prof Cowling was instrumental in guiding the Centre to where it is today,...
by Stuart Dickinson | Dec 5, 2025 | Featured Story, News
Earlier this year, the Wits Centre for Journalism conducted a baseline survey into the safety of local and community journalists in Southern and East Africa. Led by WCJ lecturer Dr Nechama Brodie with support from the Consortium on Human Rights and Media (CHARM) and...
by Stuart Dickinson | Dec 2, 2025 | Featured Story, News
The Wits Centre for Journalism (WCJ) has assumed management of the VOW 88.1 community radio station from the Faculty of Humanities at Wits University. The move comes as part of the “VOW Reimagined” project which began in 2023 to realign the station with Wits...
