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At least one more governmental seat for Africa: stronger voice, better health
It is time to increase Africa’s governmental representation on the governing board of the global fund to fight AIDS, TB and malaria.
16 September 2025
How can Generative AI and the music industry co-exist?
New paper presents a new legal and commercial framework for AI-generated music.
15 September 2025
Breast cancer: new study finds genetic risk in African women
Two genomic variants contribute to the risk of breast cancer in black South African women.
15 September 2025
Johannesburg: How to fix a city teetering on the brink of failure
The South African national government may have to intervene on behalf of Johannesburg residents as the city appears to be accelerating into becoming a failed ci
12 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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17Sep
Home and Away – An Analysis of Out of Country Voting in South African Elections Online Event12:30
17Sep
WiCDS Wednesdays 13th Floor Es'kia Mphahlele Building14:00
17Sep
Digital Information Sharing Session: Communicating African Agency Online Event15:00
18Sep
Early mobilization after abdominal and cardiothoracic surgery – evidence and definitions Khanya Lecture Theatre, Khanya Building. 12:30
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