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This scholarship is gold
Students praise AngloGold Ashanti Scholarship for giving them so much more than just money.
26 September 2025
CAPSI launches US$128,000 youth competition
Is academic research moving into the world of digital content - reels, carousels and stories - to stay relevant and connect with today’s youth?
25 September 2025
Landmark agreement to make HIV prevention tool lenacapavir affordable in LMICs
Unitaid, CHAI, and Wits RHI agreement with Dr. Reddy’s to make revolutionary injectable available at a cost of US$40 a year in 120 LMICs starting in 2027.
25 September 2025
Fak’ugesi 2025 promises epic Power Surge
Africa’s digital creativity is poised to generate its own momentum as the annual Festival takes place from 7 to 10 October 2025.
23 September 2025
This scholarship is gold
Students praise AngloGold Ashanti Scholarship for giving them so much more than just money.
26 September 2025
CAPSI launches US$128,000 youth competition
Is academic research moving into the world of digital content - reels, carousels and stories - to stay relevant and connect with today’s youth?
25 September 2025
Landmark agreement to make HIV prevention tool lenacapavir affordable in LMICs
Unitaid, CHAI, and Wits RHI agreement with Dr. Reddy’s to make revolutionary injectable available at a cost of US$40 a year in 120 LMICs starting in 2027.
25 September 2025
Fak’ugesi 2025 promises epic Power Surge
Africa’s digital creativity is poised to generate its own momentum as the annual Festival takes place from 7 to 10 October 2025.
23 September 2025
Conference and Exhibition: 1 - 3 October
Through art, performance, and dialogue, this exhibition will showcase powerful works, videos, sculptures, photography, drawings, and live performance by community artists from Makhanda and Johannesburg, and includes conversations around how we might best address water, energy and food insecurity. In the days leading up to the conference, artists will collaborate on a public mural outside the Origins Centre that will be celebrated during the opening session and reception.
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Fak’ugesi 2025 returns to Braamfontein with Africa’s best in digital art, XR, gaming and innovation this October. A global deal will expand access to the twice-yearly HIV prevention injection to 120 countries from 2027. Professor Imraan Valodia explains how elite capture, weak social investment and resource dependence fuel inequality. The Wits Staff Wellness Week saw staff engaged in screenings, fitness and sport for healthier lives. The CLTD Conference marked a decade since #FeesMustFall, pushing for transformation in higher education.
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30Sep
Wits Entrepreneurship Clinic Market DayScience Stadium Lawns, West Campus09:00
30Sep
The Quiet Heroes of Sudan Film Screening and Panel Discussion WISER Seminar Room12:00
01Oct
Conference and Exhibition: AgitationOrigins Centre08:00
01Oct
Panel Discussion on South Africa's Inflation TargetOnline Event18:00
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