WCJ News Articles
Around Burundi’s largest lake, women and children bear the brunt of floods
Experts say more must be done to build resilience to landslides and other climate-related disasters. This article was developed through an Africa-China Reporting Project grant, a project of the Wits Centre for Journalism, in collaboration with Dialogue Earth. First...
Health reporting grants available to investigative journalists in Africa
The Wits Centre for Journalism is delighted to announce the availability of 12 health reporting grants of US$2,000 each, open to all investigative journalists based in Africa. Follow the steps below and submit your application before 23h59 (SAST) on Friday, February...
Call for Entries: 2025 Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism
All South African and South African-based journalists are invited to submit entries for the 2025 Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism. The award recognises outstanding examples of investigative reporting that reveal untold stories, hold the powerful to...
WCJ Webinar: Sound Evidence with Earshot’s Dr Lawrence Abu Hamdan
Following on from a successful 20th African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC), the Wits Centre for Journalism is hosting a series of webinars in collaboration with the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM), a conference partner, aimed at giving...
Wits Centre for Journalism releases 2024 State of the Newsroom report
The Wits Centre for Journalism released its 2024 State of the Newsroom report during an online webinar launch on 27 November, with contributors Qaanitah Hunter (award-winning political journalist and author), Mamaponya Motsai (CEO of fraycollege), Prof Glenda Daniels...
How journalists can help rebuild trust: Wits Centre for Journalism hosts Nobel laureate Maria Ressa
Nobel laureate and journalist Maria Ressa, speaking at Wits University on November 19, 2024, sounded the alarm on the power tech companies wield in the global information landscape. Hosted by the Wits Centre for Journalism (WCJ) and the Wits Institute for Social and...
Over 450 journalists and 55 countries represented at hugely successful #AIJC2024
The 20th edition of Africa’s largest gathering of working journalists came to a close on 1 November, with over 450 delegates from 55 countries around the world leaving Wits University richer for the experience in the knowledge gained and new connections made. This...
AIJC 2024 – Statement on Safety of Journalists in Africa
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This week marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, a day where UNESCO as the leading agency to protect and promote freedom of expression aims to remind us all that journalism is in danger and impunity remains in...
Ugandan journalist Blanshe Musinguzi is named Africa’s best in 2024
By Stuart Dickinson Blanshe Musinguzi, writing for Africa Report, took top honours at the second annual African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award for his far-reaching and impactful investigation into the smuggling of precious Congolese hardwoods through East...
#AIJC2024 Day 1: 20th African Investigative Journalism Conference kicks off in Johannesburg
By Stuart Dickinson The milestone 20th African Investigative Journalism Conference got off to a roaring start at Wits University on 30 October, attracting more than 400 journalists from over 55 countries worldwide to network and share excellent examples of their...
AIJC Awards finalists chosen from among incredibly strong entries in 2024
The 2024 finalists of the prestigious WCJ / AIJC African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award have been selected, recognising tenacious, hard-hitting examples of investigative reporting from and about Africa. “Investigative journalists from across Africa gave...
Wits Centre for Journalism and AIJC announce 2024 investigative journalism Masterclass fellows
The African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC), in collaboration with SKUP (the Association for a Critical and Investigative Press in Norway) and Bellingcat, an independent global investigative organisation, will host an intensive training course on the latest...