Malawi has called in the Chinese to ramp up cotton production and they are making a big impact but at a cost, and skills transfers are not taking place. By Malawian journalist Collins Mtika, first published at the Centre for… Continue Reading
Media houses should better equip their journalists to cover the complex relationship between China and Africa. Lintao Zhang/EPA By Research Associate, Dr Yu-Shan Wu, first published on The Conversation China’s involvement in many parts of Africa is expanding. Several milestones… Continue Reading
The Africa-China Reporting Project (the Project) at Wits Journalism and partners Khetha (WWF) and VukaNow (USAID) invite journalists who report on wildlife poaching and trafficking from countries in Southern Africa (see specific countries below) to submit applications to participate in… Continue Reading
The Africa-China Reporting Project (the Project) and Wits University hosted the South Africa-China Dialogue on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on 23 November 2018. The BRI is an inter-regional connectivity drive adopted by the Chinese government involving infrastructure development… Continue Reading
Dr Yu-Shan Wu (ACRP Research Associate) and Dr Cobus van Staden (The China Africa Project/ SAIIA) recently co-authored a chapter in the book: New Directions in Africa-China Studies. The edited volume took a fresh approach by reflecting deeply on how… Continue Reading
南非金山大学中非报道项目和伙伴中南屋现正式发布两个资助项目——音/视频报道项目和调查报道项目，并邀请记者提交申请。每个入选项目可以获得3000美金的资助。申请细节请参见下文的“如何申请”，以及附件里的“潜在关注领域”和以往话题。
The Africa-China Reporting Project (the Project) at Wits Journalism and partner China House are inviting journalists to submit proposals for two opportunities: Africa-China audio/visual reporting grants or investigative reporting grants with total budgets of around US$3,000 per grant. See How… Continue Reading
The Africa-China Journalists Forum & Photo Exhibition, the Africa-China Reporting Project’s annual gathering of journalists discussing their Africa-China investigations, took place at Wits University on 1 November 2018. This year’s event was a unique occasion with the inclusion of the Africa-China Photo… Continue Reading
The Africa-China Reporting Project and the Chinese Embassy in South Africa held the Second South Africa-China Dialogue of 2018: 20 Years of South Africa-China Engagements: Past, Present and Future, at the Senate Room, Solomon Mahlangu Building, Wits University East Campus,… Continue Reading
By Yu-Shan Wu, Cobus van Staden and Chris Alden. First published on The Conversation on 15 October 2018. The complex relationship between Africa and China has become even more complicated this year. Initially, 2018 was set to reaffirm the bond… Continue Reading