30 November 2017
Inaugural Lecture: Professor Patrick Bond
Patrick Bond, Distinguished Professor of Political Economy delivered his Inaugural Lecture.
02 October 2017
Asian tigers earn SME stripes while SA policies make only fat cats purr
Black economic empowerment policies have enriched a minority and failed to create growth.
01 August 2017
Radical economic transformation: What’s in a name?
How far South Africa has moved in altering the economic landscape is open to debate?
31 July 2017
WSG joins experts to address global challenges
The WSG was part of a team that won a grant from the Global Challenges Research Fund.
03 July 2017
Report: Civil society perspectives on AU member state commitmentsto democratic governance
The report explores civil society organisations; judgements about the extent to which some African countries comply with...
05 June 2017
Experienced practitioner revisits government communications course
Nomfanelo Kota, a veteran government communicator, has extensive experience in media liaison and communications.
03 May 2017
My YALI experience
WSG lecturer, Odile Mackett, attended the Young African Leaders Initiative Regional Leadership programmes and shares her...
24 April 2017
Don’t let corruption in SA become normalised
It is not true that corruption has no victims. Rather, it causes disastrously inefficient economic, social and political...
29 March 2017
Zille, tweeting and inanity: more reasons for white South Africans to shut up
It's remarkable how much of a shitstorm Twitter creates when in the hands of politicians – with serious costs for the...
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28 July 2025
WATCH: Dr Linda Ncube-Nkomo says "Leadership is not confined to job titles"
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