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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...
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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...
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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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14 July 2023

Is #DIYAfrica the future?

There are several initiatives across sub-Saharan Africa in which citizen-driven technology is used to improve public...
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09 July 2023

Using Africa’s precious civic innovation capacity to be Bee-Watcher-Watchering

The majority of the skill and capacity within the civic space, leveraging the newest technologies and methodologies, as...

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WSG Academic Dr Thelela
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...
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WATCH: WSG Post Election Conference

Consolidating South Africa’s Democratic Governance: The WSG Post Election Conference took place from 26 until 28 March...
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WATCH: WSG experts weigh in on SONA

Professor Kwandiwe Kondlo and Dr Rekgotsofetse Chikane discussed what to expect at the State of the Nation Address by...
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20 January 2025

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Dr Thelela Ngcetane-Vika spoke to the SABC about incoming US President Donald Trump's vision as he returns to the White...
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Former #FeesMustFall activist Dr Rekgotsofetse Chikane, contributor to Fees Must Fall: Student Revolt, Decolonisation...
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WATCH: Russia-Ukraine Conflict - WSG weighs in

Dr Thelela Ngcetane-Vika reflected on the ongoing war in Ukraine. This comes after US President Joe Biden authorised...