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Learning and Teaching conference reflects on #FeesMustFall and beyond
Speakers urge educators and universities to stay committed to creating equitable futures.
22 September 2025
Inequality in Africa: what drives it, how to end it
Elites have often shaped or manipulated state policies in ways that protect their interests and reinforce inequality.
22 September 2025
Public engagement as a core academic mission
A programme aimed at supporting academics delved into the shifting role of scholars and the importance of extending knowledge to society.
19 September 2025
South Africa’s G20 opportunity in the age of AI
As G20 president, South Africa can highlight the importance of digital sovereignty for ensuring dignity, economic justice, and resilience.
19 September 2025




Wits is driving innovation across disciplines, from launching the AI and African Music pilot project that fuses artificial intelligence with creativity, to hosting its first Entrepreneurship Education Summit at Wits Business School. PhD student Kruti Naik is pioneering microneedle eye patches and hydrogels that could transform treatment for blindness-causing eye diseases in Africa, while Wits’ signing of the Africa Charter marks a commitment to reshaping research collaborations across the continent. Wits also hosted the first CIVIS Blended Intensive Programme in Maternal and Neonatal Immunisation outside Europe.
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