Trailblazers 2015 is the first collection of articles published by the Wits China-Africa Reporting Project. The collection features some of the best articles produced by Chinese and African journalists with China-Africa Reporting Project grants from 2009 to 2014. In four sections,… Continue Reading
By John Grobler First published in The Africa Report in 2014 John Grobler is a veteran investigative reporter based in Windhoek from where he reports on the primary resource industries in Namibia, Angola and the DRC. He was… Continue Reading
By Jenni Marsh First published in South China Morning Post’s Post Magazine on 1 June 2014 Jenni Marsh is assistant editor of the South China Morning Post’s weekly Post Magazine. She has a Master’s degree from the University… Continue Reading
By Yang Meng First published in Chinese in Southern Weekly on 9 January 2014 YANG MENG is a freelance journalist and writer based in Beijing. He has over 18 years of experience in journalism and has worked for… Continue Reading
By Bob Wekesa First published in Business Daily in August 2013 Bob Wekesa completed his PhD in 2015 at the Communication University of China in Beijing and holds a Master’s degree from the same institution. He was a… Continue Reading
By Kevin Bloom & Richard Poplak First published in the Mail & Guardian on 21 December 2012 For seven years, award-winning non-fiction writers Kevin Bloomand Richard Poplak traversed an Africa in the throes of seismic change on a… Continue Reading
By James Wan First published on Think Africa Press on 3 June 2014. Note: Note: This article includes a section below with an update added in December 2014. James Wan is a journalist and Senior Editor at Think Africa Press. He… Continue Reading
By Liu Hongqiao First published in Chinese in Caixin Weekly on 9 December 2013 Liu Hongqiao is an award-winning environmental Chinese journalist. In 2013 she took three months out from her job at Caixin Media to take up… Continue Reading
By Simon Allison First published on Daily Maverick on 7 June 2013 SIMON ALLISON is a senior reporter with Daily Maverick, a South African news and analysis publication. He holds a Master’s degree from the School of Oriental… Continue Reading
By Dineo Bendile First published on Chinese Joburg in 2013 Dineo Bendile is a Wits Journalism Honours graduate and was part of the 2013 class’ final in-depth project on the Chinese community in Johannesburg. Her contribution focused on… Continue Reading