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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...
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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...
Pandemic underscores burden women carry doing paid and unpaid
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...
Economist Mariana Mazzucato is a new coach for our fractious team
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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