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10 June 2022
A BIG alone may not solve SA’s inequality problem, but it does improve individual agency
A basic income grant is not only a matter of welfarism, but also a developmental project.

17 May 2022
Measuring economic activity in Africa
'Time over money' approach includes women and unemployed youth.

11 May 2022
Ruling elites are depriving African countries of innovation and dynamic leadership
And these leaders are fuelling hopelessness.

09 May 2022
Is it time to stop buying that PowerBall ticket?
Read about the ethical dilemma as far as the Lotto goes...

18 April 2022
Meet our new Academic Director: Professor Kwandiwe Kondlo
Did you know that an Academic Director at a University school is more like the chief operations officer of a company?

06 April 2022
The state of disaster is over. Now what?
Adjunct Professor Alex van den Heever joins Michael Avery and guests to discuss the slew of proposed new measures to...

23 February 2022
Skills crunch in the state? Use outside experts
Getting outsiders to lend support to the government’s mission is a sign of self-awareness and purposefulness on the part...

31 January 2022
Is opposition to basic income support for vulnerable adults informed by evidence or ideology?
For over two decades, pretty much the same thinking has dominated economic policy in South Africa.

14 January 2022
Themba Maseko joins WSG
The Wits School of Governance is delighted to announce that Mr Themba Maseko has joined the School as the Director of...
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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...

01 April 2025
WATCH: WSG Post Election Conference
Consolidating South Africa’s Democratic Governance: The WSG Post Election Conference took place from 26 until 28 March...

07 February 2025
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...

20 January 2025
WATCH: Trump inauguration - what to expect
Dr Thelela Ngcetane-Vika spoke to the SABC about incoming US President Donald Trump's vision as he returns to the White...

20 January 2025
WATCH: Reflection on #FeesMustFall legacy - Chikane
Former #FeesMustFall activist Dr Rekgotsofetse Chikane, contributor to Fees Must Fall: Student Revolt, Decolonisation...

19 November 2024
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...