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30 November 2021
Municipal Finance - why it's an important course for our students
Are you interested in studying our Municipal Finance course? One of students who completed the course recently shares...

30 November 2021
Are you going to become a board member soon?
Board member Kirtida Bhana completed the Leadership in Board Governance course and tells you why it will help you with...

30 November 2021
Business Development during Covid-19 times
Starting a new position during Covid-19 comes with its own set of challenges. The WSG's new Business Development Manager...

24 October 2021
Former President Thabo Mbeki's speech at the AAD Conference
"People of African descent share socio-economic deprivation because of racist discrimination which affects them wherever...

15 July 2021
THE PASSING OF HELEN MZILENI
The Wits School of Governance has lost a colleague and friend.

15 January 2021
A deeply divided nation, SA needs to find its better angels
With what voice do we speak when the unspeakable happens? What language do we use?

10 December 2020
Robot nationalism has arrived, and SA will have to plug in too
Apart from devising its own artificial intelligence strategy, the government must promote international collaboration.

04 December 2020
How sub-Saharan Africa can rethink its approach to agriculture
In response to the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, most sub-Saharan governments are developing...

27 August 2020
New book alert: Mothers of the Nation – Manyano Women in South Africa
Wits School of Governance lecturer, Lihle Ngcobozi wrote a book, Mothers of the Nation – Manyano Women in South Africa...
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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...