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Carto can be the way forward in mapping data

Carto the free online GIS system that work with mapping data for analyses and storytelling. By Wesley Ford “They will never treat you like you are asking a stupid question.” These are the words of the...

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African fact-checking mavericks celebrated

The inaugural winner of the student journalist category of the African Fact-Checking Awards was crowned tonight in the fifth year of the awards’ history. By Patricia Aruo Senegal’s Moussa Ngom was...

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Secrecy enables corruption, says Joseph E. Stiglitz

The global economy allows secrecy to flourish and investigative journalists are needed to help unveil this secrecy and root out corruption. By Aidan Jones Nobel Laureate economist Professor Joseph E....

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Outstanding examples of journalism through the Taco Kuiper grant

As the year draws to a close, we take stock of some of the work that has been produced through the Taco Kuiper grant. Every year, the Taco Kuiper grant recognises outstanding examples of journalism...

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News from the Career-entry Honours in Journalism

Wits Journalism welcomed the 2018 full time Career-entry journalism honours students in February. The class will take over all Wits Vuvuzela publications from the middle of March.   As the department...

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ANC’s Pule Mabe intimidates SABC journalists

The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) has noted that the ANC’s new spokesperson Pule Mabe has been critical of the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) coverage of a dissident...

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Africa in politics: reviewing 2017, forecasting 2018

Africa did well at the ballot in 2017. 2018 promises to be a different kettle of fish. Just consider the countries where elections are lined up By Bob Wekesa Five presidential elections defined the...

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Press Council appoints Latiefa Mobara as new executive director

The Press Council of South Africa (PCSA) announced the appointment of Latiefa Mobara as its Executive Director. Mobara takes over from veteran journalist Joe Thloloe, whose term of office ends at the...

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SANEF condemns the harassment of Jacques Pauw

The South African National Editors’ (SANEF) notes with alarm an event that unfolded yesterday afternoon and evening that threatened media freedom. Investigative journalist and author, Jacques Pauw, had...

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Wits journalism launches State of the Newsroom 2017: Fakers and Makers

This fourth annual report looks at jobs in the newsroom, fake news and fact-checking journalism, and highlights the problem of threats to media freedom in South Africa. In a survey conducted across a...

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