Dr Dinesh Balliah

Dr Dinesh Balliah

by | May 16, 2025 | Staff, Staff - Academic

Dr Dinesh Balliah Director and PhD Coordinator   Dinesh Balliah is the Director of the Wits Centre for Journalism. She is the former deputy public advocate of the Press Council of South Africa, and until very recently, chaired the board of the Health-e News...
Dr Nechama Brodie

Dr Nechama Brodie

by | May 16, 2025 | Staff, Staff - Academic

Dr Nechama Brodie Senior Lecturer & Mid-Career Honours Coordinator   Nechama Brodie joined Wits Journalism after completing her PhD in 2019. Her doctoral thesis looked at media reporting on femicide in South Africa, and formed the basis of the monograph...
Dr Thandi Bombi

Dr Thandi Bombi

by | May 16, 2025 | Staff, Staff - Academic

Dr Thandi Bombi Lecturer   Dr Bombi joined the Wits Centre for Journalism academic team in 2025 as a lecturer in Journalism and Media Studies. She completed her master’s and PhD research through Rhodes University and joins Wits through the Department of Higher...
Dr Collen Chambwera

Dr Collen Chambwera

by | May 15, 2025 | Staff, Staff - Academic

Dr Collen Chambwera Lecturer and Career-Entry Honours Coordinator   Collen is a seasoned educator in the media space who joined the Centre as a senior lecturer and researcher in 2024. His PhD topic was financial and economic news production practices in Zimbabwe...