Rhisotope Project goes live
Scientific innovation offers new weapon against rhino poaching, by making rhino horns detectable and traceable.
31 July 2025
'Witsies lead, inspire and are a beacon of hope in society' — VC
"As we cross the halfway mark of 2025, it gives me pleasure to reflect on the collective achievements of our academics, staff, students and alumni."
30 July 2025
Wits philosopher elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Lucy Allais, Professor of Philosophy at Wits and at Johns Hopkins University, is the first female South African philosopher to join the Academy.
29 July 2025
Climate change significantly worsened deadly 2022 Durban floods
New study formally and scientifically attributes the extreme nature of the floods to climate change.
28 July 2025
SmartSpot boosts safe, rapid TB diagnostics
In a small yet highly innovative laboratory in Braamfontein, Professor Bavesh Kana and his team are quietly revolutionising the global response to tuberculosis (TB). As Head of the Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research, Kana leads a research group that developed SmartSpot, a diagnostic innovation that has enhanced TB testing in South Africa and around the world.
WATCH NOWWitsies marked Mandela Month with generous food donations to the Wits Food Bank and Wits AI expert Prof. Benjamin Rosman was named a CIFAR Fellow for his work in machine learning. Grade 12 learners got hands-on with ancient fossils in workshops and Wits academics raised red flags about a US-brokered DRC-Rwanda peace deal putting Africa’s critical minerals at risk. Meet Wits students Ntlahla Sikwana and Tessa Tshuma who represented Wits at a global youth leadership conference in Lithuania.
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