by Stuart Dickinson | Jun 13, 2025 | Featured Story, News
The Wits Centre for Journalism, together with DefendDefenders, Magamba Network and Fojo Media, hosted a powerful five-day training session in Lusaka, Zambia at the beginning of June to strengthen the capacity of media professionals across the continent. Funded by...
by Stuart Dickinson | May 22, 2025 | Featured Story, News
“In the first few days of my time at the Wits Centre for Journalism, I made a promise to myself: to do the things that made me scared.” For journalist Ruby Delahunt, stepping out of her comfort zone during her time as a WCJ honours student in 2024 was transformative –...
by Stuart Dickinson | Apr 23, 2025 | Featured Story, News, Uncategorized
The African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) returns to Wits University from 5 to 7 November 2025 for its 21st edition. The Wits Centre for Journalism invites journalists, media professionals, trainers and academics to submit proposals around speakers,...
by Stuart Dickinson | Apr 12, 2025 | Featured Story, News
Sikonathi Mantshantsha of News24 takes top honours at the 2025 Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism with his powerful series “Waste Land”, exposing the dismal state of municipal sewage and sanitation infrastructure in the Mogale City Local...
by WCJ Admin | Apr 1, 2025 | Featured Story, News
Five innovative media startups from Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe have received funding to launch climate justice media projects through the inaugural Green Media Accelerator (GMA) bootcamp. This initiative, organised by the Consortium for Human Rights...
by WCJ Admin | Mar 28, 2025 | Featured Story, News
This handbook is designed for journalists, editors, and anyone working in a newsroom. It provides an introduction and guide to responsible and ethical practices for reporting on stories that involve information or disclosures that might be described as...
