24 October 2021
Former President Thabo Mbeki's speech at the AAD Conference
"People of African descent share socio-economic deprivation because of racist discrimination which affects them wherever...
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...
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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