“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Wits Centre for Journalism and Wits Department of Sociology hosted internationally acclaimed Delhi-based photographer Ishan Tankha at a postgraduate seminar at the Centre. Convenor of the African ...

Sat on a crumbling wall of concrete blocks, 71-year-old Agbasa Stanley gazes out at the Gulf of Guinea. Here in Dzakplagbe village, in Ghana’s south-eastern Volta region, Stanley’s face is a mixture ...

In April 2024, unusually heavy rain in south-western Burundi caused a landslide that flattened nearly 500 homes in the village of Gabaniro, Rumonge province. A young child was killed, 2,500 people ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ryk van Niekerk, editor of Moneyweb, joins WCJ lecturer Gillian Jones for a webinar looking at financial journalism in South Africa. He gives his thoughts on where the profession is currently, what it ...

A series of ‘platform resets’ create new uncertainties for publishers as audiences worry about AI and misinformation. The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism has released its Digital News ...

The Wits Centre for Journalism (WCJ) and Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) are delighted to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, amplifying a common goal in working to ...