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How Trump’s Arctic strategy threatens US research funding
Trump Administration’s securitisation of Arctic affairs and its implications for US federally funded research.
6 October 2025
Wits celebrates the launch of Dr Farai Mlambo’s new book
‘A Survival Guide for Every Postgraduate Journey’ speaks to the emotional and intellectual challenges of postgraduate studies.
3 October 2025
Deepfakes and South African law
South African law tackles deepfakes but enforcement remains a challenge.
3 October 2025
AI in schools could become next e-tolls debacle
AI surveillance in education promises efficiency, but like e-tolls, it risks importing foreign systems that fail our people, values and lived realities.
3 October 2025
How Trump’s Arctic strategy threatens US research funding
Trump Administration’s securitisation of Arctic affairs and its implications for US federally funded research.
6 October 2025
Wits celebrates the launch of Dr Farai Mlambo’s new book
‘A Survival Guide for Every Postgraduate Journey’ speaks to the emotional and intellectual challenges of postgraduate studies.
3 October 2025
Deepfakes and South African law
South African law tackles deepfakes but enforcement remains a challenge.
3 October 2025
AI in schools could become next e-tolls debacle
AI surveillance in education promises efficiency, but like e-tolls, it risks importing foreign systems that fail our people, values and lived realities.
3 October 2025
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Fak'ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival 2025
This year’s theme, Power Surge, brings together the continent’s boldest creators - artists, coders, gamers, designers, and storytellers - for four days of exhibitions, performances, workshops, screenings, and talks that spark new ways of thinking and making. From AI and immersive tech to climate-conscious design and ancestral intelligence, Fak’ugesi is where African culture meets future-forward innovation.
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It has come to our attention that ORACLE E-Business Suite systems may be compromised as a result of a cyberattack across multiple countries. As you know, Wits uses this system for specific functions. Given the extent of this, there is a possibility that certain modules within the system may have been compromised. The Chief Information Officer, with oversight from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Systems and Operations, is working with ORACLE and cybersecurity experts to determine if this system has been accessed and if any data has been compromised. We have notified the Information Regulator and we will keep you updated as more information becomes available.
Please direct any queries to info.ict@wits.ac.za
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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08Oct
17th Drama for Life Conference and FestivalThe Chris Seabrooke Music Hall08:00
08Oct
Re-membering Movements Colloquium Humanities Graduate Centre10:00
08Oct
Beyond the Headlines: Making Sense of the Troubled South-Africa-US RelationsOnline Event15:00
08Oct
One Health surveillance of climate-related emerging zoonosesPhillip V Tobias Resource Centre, 29 Princess of Wales Terrace, Parktown15:30
Straight From the ‘Gram