by Tshepo Tshabalala | Sep 18, 2019 | Newsletter - Projects
Xenophobic unrest has flared up again in South Africa’s Gauteng province. Violent attacks against foreign-owned businesses and incidents of looting have been reported in the cities of Johannesburgand Pretoria. While videos and images help to better inform the public...
by Tshepo Tshabalala | Sep 18, 2019 | Newsletter - Projects
“ Digital design is a tool you can use to tell a story in the media and advertising,” says Marcel Rossouw, group director of design and innovation agency, Fjord Johannesburg Rossouw came to Tshimologong and gave the jamlab accelerator teams some insights into service...
by Tshepo Tshabalala | Sep 18, 2019 | Newsletter - Projects
The Africa-China Reporting Project (ACRP or the Project) at Wits Journalism, with support from Omidyar Network, are inviting all journalists to submit proposals for reporting grants and workshop participation to investigate issues related to digital identification,...
by Tshepo Tshabalala | Jul 18, 2019 | Newsletter - Projects
Untangling the issue of fraudulent marriages had been his “baptism of fire”, South Africa’s new home affairs minister said on radio. “Between the 1st of April last year until now… there were 2,162 fraudulent marriages,” Dr Aaron Motsoaledi said in a 6 June 2019...
by Tshepo Tshabalala | Jul 18, 2019 | Newsletter - Projects
Since its launch in November 2018, 300,000 conversations have been started on rAInbow, an artificial intelligence companion designed to help domestic abuse victims. rAInbow is a smart companion for domestic abuse victims, people in difficult or abusive, controlling...
by Tshepo Tshabalala | Jul 18, 2019 | Newsletter - Projects
Editor Caroline Southey explains how she launched the African section of The Conversation and making it a success. The Conversation Africa started in Johannesburg in May 2015 after Southey reached out to the global founder and received permission to launch an African...
