by Stuart Dickinson | Sep 26, 2025 | Featured Story, News
After receiving a record number of entries in 2025, with some fierce competition among them, the judging panel of the African Investigative Journalist of the Year (AIJY) Award has settled on its top five entries. The two runners-up and winner, yet to be determined,...
by Stuart Dickinson | Sep 11, 2025 | News
The Centre is honoured to welcome Fatou Bensouda, distinguished lawyer and former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), to this year’s African Investigative Journalism Conference as keynote speaker. Bensouda is internationally recognised for her...
by Stuart Dickinson | Sep 4, 2025 | Featured Story, News
Wits Centre for Journalism partner climateXchange has launched a new membership hub, open to journalists working in the climate space, offering valuable resources to assist in building the impact of their climate reporting. The free-to-join membership is for those who...
by Stuart Dickinson | Sep 3, 2025 | Featured Story, News
South Africa’s Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) and the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) convened the first ever media-focused parallel event to the G20 in Johannesburg on 1–2 September 2025. Wits Centre for Journalism director Dr Dinesh Balliah and convenor...
by Stuart Dickinson | Aug 22, 2025 | News, Webinars
The Wits Centre for Journalism (WCJ) held a special online session discussing ethical and responsible practices when reporting on whistleblowers. This webinar is based on the recently published WCJ handbook on Responsible Reporting on Whistleblowing, and was hosted by...
by Stuart Dickinson | Aug 20, 2025 | News
After receiving hundreds of speaker and session proposals earlier this year, the 2025 African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) programme is now being finalised and promises to be one of the best editions yet, with a few surprises in store for attendees....
