The Wits Centre for Journalism (WCJ) is proud to announce the selection of 24 journalists from across Africa who will each be ...

The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF), in partnership with Sanlam, is pleased to announce that entries are now open for the prestigious Nat Nakasa Awards for Courageous Journalism 2025.

Guest speakers Ryk van Niekerk (editor of Moneyweb) and Rob Rose (editor and co-founder of Currency) join WCJ lecturer Gillian Jones for part one of a two-part Wits Centre for Journalism webinar ...

Audiences lean into video news and online influencers, raising misinformation concerns and new dilemmas for traditional publishers AI chatbots are also emerging as an alternative news source, with 12% ...

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 ...

“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 ...

The Wits Centre for Journalism is pleased to welcome Dr Thandi Bombi, who joins the academic team as a lecturer in Journalism and Media Studies. Bombi, who completed her master’s and PhD research ...

The Wits Centre for Journalism invites all community journalists and media workers (including volunteers and freelancers across print, radio and digital) from Southern and East Africa to participate ...

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 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 ...

[Nairobi, Kenya, 25 March 2025] – The Consortium for Human Rights and Media (CHARM), through three of its partners – the Wits Centre for Journalism, Fojo Media Institute, and Magamba Network – is ...