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03 June 2019

WSG student visits War Studies department for PhD

A Wits School of Governance PhD student, Donny Thebus had an opportunity to spend time at the Kings College War Studies...
How the EFF has shifted SA politics to the left
28 May 2019

How the EFF has shifted SA politics to the left

The Zuma wing of the ANC and the EFF have pushed black electoral politics towards left-wing populism.
16 May 2019

The Supervisor Excellence Award goes to…

Dr Kambidima Wotela recently won the Commerce, Law Management 2018/19 Supervisor of the Year award.
15 November 2018

WSG students awarded prestigious bursaries

PhD student, Ross Jennings was awarded the PV Thobias Educational Bursary while Andile Mbhele is a recipient of the...
15 November 2018

Meet WSG’s Chair in Public Governance: Professor Robert Van Niekerk

The WSG's Chair in Public Governance, Professor Robert Van Niekerk, is intent on bringing the social policy dimension to...
04 November 2018

Politics and ethics walk into a bar...

There is no decent punchline available (not one that could be repeated in polite society). Trying to find ethics in...
25 October 2018

Staff profile: Enoch Godongwana – Visiting Fellow

African National Congress veteran Enoch Godongwana has joined the WSG as a visiting fellow until 2021.
24 October 2018

South Africa and the Indian Ocean: assessing strategic interests and roles

Is South Africa geared to lead and extract maximum benefit for the country, the continent, and the Indian Ocean region?
10 September 2018

Dismantling the state (capture) that Zuma built

It will be a lengthy and costly process to find out just how deep the state capture rot is and what the detritus is that...

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