01 November 2022
Citizens, not sitizens, please: more than ever, South Africans must take charge
We need active citizenship to show social solidarity to break out from the hopelessness, paralysis and apathy.
01 November 2022
Keeping it simple: monetary policy, growth and jobs in South Africa
Public lecture: Central banks are important, long-standing expressions of a universal need for stability in social and...
20 October 2022
Mass trauma is leaving everyone broken
We need to teach self-love, self-esteem, and agency assertation at all levels of South African society to rebuilt the...
18 August 2022
How do you stop a hospital heist? Appoint a plunder-proof board
Theft-proof hospital boards must be set up to hire and fire the heads of hospitals, and to hold them accountable.
28 July 2022
Step-aside issue set to dominate policy conference and influence ANC leadership
Associate Professor William Gumede talks about the ANC's policy conference, which prepares for the organisation's...
09 July 2022
Statement: Role of universities as public interlocutors of dialogue
Universities have an important role to play in upholding democracy, in speaking truth to power, and in facilitating...
22 June 2022
Ramaphosa will build trust if he opens up about the theft at his game farm
In South Africa, leadership failures and the denigration of ethics have undermined our concept as a nation.
10 June 2022
The problem of funding SA students can be solved
SA's private financial sector should fund all students, no matter their means, with loans underwritten by the state.
10 June 2022
A BIG alone may not solve SA’s inequality problem, but it does improve individual agency
A basic income grant is not only a matter of welfarism, but also a developmental project.
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29 June 2026
WATCH: Symposium on Migration and Social Cohesion
The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation of the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, in...
29 May 2026
WATCH: Architects of a capable State - celebrating our certificants
We recently held our Executive Education Certification Ceremony where hundreds of delegates successfully completed an...
11 May 2026
WATCH: Parliament failed to properly scrutinise NHI Act - Van den Heever
In a recent interview with Newzroom Afrika, Adjunct Professor Alex van den Heever says it is not Parliament’s role to...
10 March 2026
WATCH: AUDA-NEPAD, WSG launch innovative executive programme
Advocate Melanchton Makobe, Acting Director-General of the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, joined H.E...
28 July 2025
WATCH: Meet Jabulisile Shabalala, a WSG graduate who shares her research on inclusive housing
Meet Jabulisile Shabalala, a WSG graduate who shares her research on inclusive housing
28 July 2025
WATCH: Dr Linda Ncube-Nkomo says "Leadership is not confined to job titles"
Dr Linda Ncube-Nkomo, CEO of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund addresses WSG delegates
