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WSG Alumni
25 November 2023

Why studying Defence Management and Security matters

Speaking to Brigadier General Molefi Hlalele felt like a crash course in understanding the significant role played by...
Dr-Kambidima-Wotela
07 November 2023

Meet our new Academic Director

Associate Professor Kambidima Wotela is the new Academic Director at the Wits School of Governance. He was a Andrew W...
People
07 November 2023

SA’s 2022 census missed 31% of people - big data could help in future

Big data is not the answer to all the challenges that faced Census 2022, but it may be a key enabler for gathering...
Acting Head of the Wits School of Governance
07 November 2023

WSG's Acting Head of School honoured at inaugural Whistleblower Awards

Adjunct Professor Themba Maseko, interim head of the Wits School of Governance, was lauded for his courage and bravery...
Fire JHB
03 September 2023

Johannesburg’s catastrophic CBD fire is a tale of one city’s non-accountability crisis

Catastrophic events draw the attention-hungry media into the staggering horror of the moment which, although...
T.Maseko
01 September 2023

Leadership change at WSG

Adjunct Professor Themba Maseko is now the interim head of the Wits School of Governance, following Professor Mzukisi...
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21 August 2023

BRICS and the bars to dedollarising the world

A common currency is impractical in the short term due to divergent monetary regimes, the poor convertibility of...
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09 August 2023

My role in helping South African opposition parties to form a coalition pact

My mandate is to persuade as many credible parties as possible to establish a joint vision for South Africa based on...
Thelela
09 August 2023

Women marching towards justice: The struggle continues

One of the greatest contributions of the generation of women of 1956 was protesting against the repugnant pass laws with...

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