By Kenyan photojournalist John Mark Omondi, first published in abridged form in The County. Note: John Mark Omondi’s images of Chinese hand tractors in Kenya was included in the Africa-China Photo Exhibition 2018, and won second prize in the Exhibition.… Continue Reading
Africa-China Journalists Forum 2019: Ten Years of Africa-China Journalism and the Future 30 October 2019 09:30-13:00, followed by lunch African Investigative Journalism Conference 2019, Johannesburg Venue to be confirmed RSVP to Bongiwe Tutu bongiwe.tutu@wits.ac.za by latest 15 October. The Africa-China Journalists… Continue Reading
The Africa-China Reporting Project (ACRP or the Project) at Wits Journalism, with support from Omidyar Network, are inviting all journalists to submit proposals for reporting grants and workshop participation to investigate issues related to digital identification, data privacy, and technology… Continue Reading
(Please scroll down for an English version) يدعو مشروع تغطية إفريقيا والصين في قسم الصحافة بجامعة ويتواترسراند بجوهانسبورغ (جنوب إفريقيا) بالتعاون مع موقع انكفاضة في تونس كل الصحفيين من تونس والمغرب والجزائرو ليبيا لتقديم طلباتهم للمشاركة في الدورة التدريبية… Continue Reading
You are invited to: The Media Mingle media networking cocktail event Atrium, Humanities Graduate Centre, Wits University, Johannesburg Friday, 12 July 2019 16:00 – 18:30 pm The Media Mingle presents an opportunity for local and international media and practitioners to… Continue Reading
The Sino-Africa Joint Research Center (SAJOREC) is a state-of-the-art complex with fully equipped laboratories, accommodation facilities and a pristine botanical garden. By Kenyan journalist Lenah Bosibori, first published on TalkAfrica. This facility that is hosted at the Jomo Kenyatta University… Continue Reading
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