WCJ Team
Staff
The Wits Centre for Journalism takes pride in fostering a community of academics and professionals who are committed to excellence, innovation, and student success.
Academic Staff
Dr Dinesh Balliah
Director and PhD Coordinator
Dr Nechama Brodie
Senior Lecturer & Mid-Career Honours Coordinator
Dr Thandi Bombi
Lecturer
Dr Collen Chambwera
Lecturer and Career-Entry Honours Coordinator
Gillian Jones
Financial Journalism Lecturer
Pheladi Sethusa
Lecturer
Dr Lesley Mofokeng
Sessional Lecturer
Support Staff
Chris Kabwato
Partnerships and Fundraising Coordinator
Beauregard Tromp
Convener, AIJC & Taco Kuiper Awards
Pierre Miller
Senior Bookkeeper
Stuart Dickinson
Web and Communications Officer
Lineo Leteba
Project Assistant
Makane Phiri
Finance Officer
Andrea Gumede
Academic Administrator
Tshepiso Ntombela
Office Coordinator
Martin Vilakazi
Station Manager, Voice of Wits
Lundi Cavernelis
Programme Manager, Voice of Wits
Siyabonga Ntuli
Head of News and Content, Voice of Wits
Sessional Staff
Izak Minnaar
AIJC Support
Aaisha Dadi Patel
Newsroom Mentor
Paul Botes
Mentor in Photography
Kevin Ritchie
Career-Entry Writing Coach
Catherine Muller
TV Journalism Coordinator
Steven Lang
Sessional Editor
Research Associates
Dr Lesley Cowling
Research Associate
Alan Finlay
Research Associate
Prof John Bak
Research Associate
Kevin Davie
Research Associate
Dr Franz Krüger
Research Associate
Dr Henri-Count Evans
Research Associate
Dr Carmen Nicoara
Research Associate