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
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
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
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
(Please scroll down for an English version). En octobre 2018, le projet de reportage Afrique-Chine a organisé un atelier de formation à Abidjan, en Côte d’Ivoire, sur les partenariats entre l’Afrique francophone et la Chine, afin de développer les compétences… Continue Reading
The following speech was delivered by Dr Philani Mthembu, Executive Director, Institute for Global Dialogue, University of South Africa (UNISA), at the Second South Africa-China Dialogue 2018: 20 Years of South Africa-China Engagements – Past, Present & Future on 8… Continue Reading
By Lesotho journalist Pascalinah Kabi, first published in The Nation on 7 December 2018. Prime Minister Dr Thomas Motsoahae Thabane has disowned controversial Chinese businessman Yan Xie as his trade advisor amid allegations that the latter has been handsomely rewarded… Continue Reading
The Africa-China Journalists Forum & Photo Exhibition took place at Wits University on 1 November. The Photo Exhibition featured 20 images taken by 14 photographers; at the Forum Justin Hui, Hong Kong-based photographer and architect, led a discussion of all… Continue Reading
By Ugandan journalist Frederic Musisi, first published in Daily Monitor on 5 September. If you had been given a decade to ponder, you would never have imagined that Kapeeka in Nakaseke District, about 63km from the capital Kampala, would emerge from shadows… Continue Reading