Conference News
Applications open for the 2025 AIJC Investigative Journalism Masterclass
The African Investigative Journalism Conference (#AIJC2025), a project of the Wits Centre for Journalism (WCJ) in partnership with SKUP, the Association for Critical and Investigative Press in Norway and Bellingcat will host an intensive training course on the latest...
Entries open for the 2025 African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award
Calling all African investigative journalists on the continent – entries are now open for the third annual African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award. Run by the Wits Centre for Journalism, the African Investigative Journalism Conference, and supported...
AIJC 2025 Fellowship Applications Open
The African Investigative Journalism Conference is running two Fellowship tracks in 2025 — one for practicing early-career journalists under the age of 30 with five or less years’ experience, and one for mid-career journalists with five or more years’...
From 2024:
Following the money when nobody wants you to
Facing a lack of resources and media silencing, exposing corruption and money laundering is no easy task across Africa. For amaBhungane journalists, the key to accessing information and telling the truth is to get creative, both in court and with their words. By Ruby...
Over 450 journalists and 55 countries represented at hugely successful #AIJC2024
By Stuart Dickinson The 20th edition of Africa’s largest gathering of working journalists came to a close on 1 November, with over 450 delegates from 55 countries around the world leaving Wits University richer for the experience in the knowledge gained and new...
AIJC 2024 – Statement on Safety of Journalists in Africa
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This week marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, a day where UNESCO as the leading agency to protect and promote freedom of expression aims to remind us all that journalism is in danger and impunity remains in...
Ugandan journalist Blanshe Musinguzi is named Africa’s best in 2024
By Stuart Dickinson Blanshe Musinguzi, writing for Africa Report, took top honours at the second annual African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award for his far-reaching and impactful investigation into the smuggling of precious Congolese hardwoods through East...
Bellingcat: using technology to investigate war crimes
The importance of technology in investigative journalism came to the fore in a panel hosted at the African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC). By Kabir Jugram (Wits Centre for Journalism 2024 honours student) Bellingcat hosted a panel discussion on October 30,...
#AIJC2024 Day 1: 20th African Investigative Journalism Conference kicks off in Johannesburg
By Stuart Dickinson The milestone 20th African Investigative Journalism Conference got off to a roaring start at Wits University on 30 October, attracting more than 400 journalists from over 55 countries worldwide to network and share excellent examples of their...
