African Investigative Journalism Conference

10-12 November 2026

Nairobi, Kenya

The African Investigative Journalism Conference is the largest gathering of working investigative journalists on the continent. Hosted by the Wits Centre for Journalism in Johannesburg, South Africa, AIJC is now in its 22nd year.

Taco Kuiper Awards

The WCJ’s annual Taco Kuiper Award, celebrating its 20th edition in 2026, recognises outstanding examples of investigative reporting in South Africa that reveal untold stories, hold the powerful to account and question those in public life. Taco Kuiper was a highly successful South African publisher who left a significant part of his estate to the promotion of investigative journalism, administered and supported through The Valley Trust.

SACOMM 2026

The Wits Centre for Journalism will host the 2026 South African Communications Association conference (SACOMM) at Wits University from 9 – 11 September. A pre-conference programme for emerging scholars will take place on 8 September.