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01 February 2017

Resource: UNESCO World Social Science Report 2016

William Gumede, Associate Professor at WSG, initially advised UNESCO to conceptualise the 2016 World Social Science...
30 January 2017

A woman president in South Africa?

Sadly the top contender of the country's top position offers more of the same.
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23 January 2017

The case for a people’s smart sanctions campaign against Trump’s America

Could this resistance be mobilised into a global movement against Trump, perhaps drawing lessons from the victory...
15 November 2016

South Africa needs tougher exchange controls before junk status hits

There was nothing radical or transformative in the medium-term budget announced by Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan last...
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...

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