12 November 2016
FeesMustFall: Student Revolt, Decolonisation and Governance in South Africa
WSG and Wits Press are giving 100 free copies to current Wits students who cannot afford to purchase the book.
10 November 2016
Trump’s isolationism: threats and opportunities for Africa
Donald Trump's unexpected victory in the US presidential polls stunned many across the globe.
28 October 2016
Finance Minister juggles both the books and the politics
South Africa's Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan delivered his medium-term budget with a lot more than balancing the books...
20 October 2016
What must fall: fees or the South African state?
The polarising effects of #FeesMustFall are now pervasive in the academy, and probably beyond.
17 October 2016
WSG to train Commonwealth parliamentarians
WSG is proud to announce that it has won the tender to provide certificate programmes to members of the Commonwealth...
29 September 2016
The Mandela Foundation’s verdict on the Mandela era: it failed …
In a little-heralded move in 2015, the Nelson Mandela Foundation released a "position paper" on race and identity.
30 August 2016
South Africa’s ruling ANC is facing its sternest test. From the inside
The old world as South Africa knew it, of ANC majorities and policy certainty, seems to be at an end – and all does not...
15 August 2016
Executive Director of the Nobel Peace Center to join WSG
Dr Liv Torres, Executive Director of Nobel Peace Center, has been appointed as a Visiting Adjunct Professor at WSG
12 August 2016
Message to white South African voters: Keep calm … and shut up!
We the South African voters have spoken in the local government election, and we said many different things.
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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
14 May 2025
WATCH: US genocide claim aims to undermine SA in Israel case - Ngcetane-Vika
Forty-nine white South African Afrikaners arrived in the United States of America to be granted refugee status, claiming...
