Wednesday, June 3, 20201:00 PM – 2:00 PM SASTRegister here. Media coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic has played a crucial role across the globe providing practical information, holding government accountable, requiring responsible behaviour from citizens and influencing perceptions. While the… Continue Reading
By Liam Lee, Chief international desk correspondent at Ta Kung Pao Daily. First published in Chinese under the title 冲出包围圈 一家中国制药企业的加纳故事 in Ta Kung Pao Daily, and in Hong Kong in Wenwei Daily. This is a typical dry and warm… Continue Reading
The Africa-China Reporting Project (the Project) at Wits Journalism is inviting journalists to submit proposals for reporting grants of up to US$1,500 for investigations focused on public health and related issues. See How to apply and Potential focus areas below. The Project… Continue Reading
The Africa-China Reporting Project (ACRP or the Project) hosted its Africa-China Journalists Forum (the Forum) on 30 October 2019, which this year formed part of Wits Journalism’s African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC). The Forum is the annual gathering of journalists… Continue Reading
By Chinese photographer Liu Yuyang. Note: Liu Yuyang’s series of photographs shown below, taken on board a Chinese fishing vessel off Mauritania, Senegal and Guinea-Bissau in the Atlantic Ocean, formed part of a series called 漂在西非 Drifting in West Africa.… Continue Reading
10 journalists from Benin, Malawi, Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, China, Zimbabwe and Zambia were selected to attend the Africa-China Reporting Project‘s Digital Identity, Data & Technology in Africa Workshop in Johannesburg on 28-31 October 2019, that also included sessions at Wits Journalism’s African… Continue Reading
On 28 October 2019 the Africa-China Reporting Project (ACRP) hosted the Open Forum: Key Voices on Digital Identity and Data Privacy at Wits University. The following is a summary of the main themes discussed at the event. Speakers Thea Anderson:… Continue Reading
China, Africa and the Future of the Internet by Iginio Gagliardone (ZED) “Impressive and rigorous, China, Africa and the Future of the Internet respects different schools of thought regarding the internet and development, whilst providing a critique that is schooled and convincing.… Continue Reading
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
By Yu-Shan Wu, originally published on Africa Portal. The drive to transfer technology and know-how from China to the African continent has taken centre stage in the relationship. Chinese diplomats increasingly emphasise this aspect of cooperation at public events; and several… Continue Reading