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24 September 2019

Integrity is key in economics – Professor Ben Fine

It can be quite challenging to condense 50 years of scholarship and teaching as an academic economist.
We need a social pact to secure the farming industry
01 July 2019

We need a social pact to secure the farming industry

Mutually beneficial social pacts between farmers and employees will strengthen rural safety, security and peace.
20 June 2019

Young academic talent developed at WSG

Three young African students started a newly initiated pre-doctoral programme in 2018 at the Wits School of Governance.
Twelve steps to successful land reform
11 June 2019

Twelve steps to successful land reform

Developing and protecting agriculture-related industries will be crucial to creating jobs and achieving a just new order...
Towards an understanding of ‘black tax’ and the black missing
04 June 2019

Towards an understanding of ‘black tax’ and the black missing middle

We need to politicise 'black tax' by understanding its historical origins in a racialised apartheid SA that socially...
WSG helps government communicators hone
04 June 2019

WSG helps government communicators hone skills

Marketing and communications are increasingly playing a key role in the public sector, says Themba Maseko, former GCIS...
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.

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