15 July 2021
THE PASSING OF HELEN MZILENI
The Wits School of Governance has lost a colleague and friend.
15 January 2021
A deeply divided nation, SA needs to find its better angels
With what voice do we speak when the unspeakable happens? What language do we use?
10 December 2020
Robot nationalism has arrived, and SA will have to plug in too
Apart from devising its own artificial intelligence strategy, the government must promote international collaboration.
04 December 2020
How sub-Saharan Africa can rethink its approach to agriculture
In response to the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, most sub-Saharan governments are developing...
27 August 2020
New book alert: Mothers of the Nation – Manyano Women in South Africa
Wits School of Governance lecturer, Lihle Ngcobozi wrote a book, Mothers of the Nation – Manyano Women in South Africa...
16 August 2020
How workplace democracy can undo many of apartheid’s ills
SA’s apartheid-era corporate model, which has been unchanged in the democratic dispensation, is one of the main reasons...
11 August 2020
Pandemic underscores burden women carry doing paid and unpaid reproductive labour
Debates about women's unpaid reproductive labour have been going on since the first woman received cash for her services...
06 August 2020
Nothing about democratic progress is inevitable
Last week in very different contexts, the United States and South Africa witnessed the funeral as a spectacle; a...
02 August 2020
Economist Mariana Mazzucato is a new coach for our fractious team
She has won disciples in high places — including in SA — with her focus on innovation as key to achieving inclusive...
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