Governments shouldn’t rely on AI to decide who gets a social grant
Inside a South African court case: Automated systems need to be watched carefully to ensure they are in fact operating in the public interest.
24 August 2026
Future Witsies get a glimpse of campus life
Parents Day creates an opportunity for families to experience the University for themselves and interact directly with academics.
21 August 2026
Undergrads power up global recognition
Wits students earn international recognition for energy-efficient computing research.
21 August 2026
Wits and the Technology Innovation Agency are strengthening their partnership to turn university research into products and services. Prof. Yahya Choonara becomes South Africa’s first pharmacist to receive an NRF A-rating. Two Wits students earned top honours for blockchain projects. Research by Prof. Glenda Daniels reveals growing online harassment and leadership barriers facing women journalists. Wits also hosted the annual Parents’ Day event, where prospective students and their families explored academic programmes and experienced campus life first-hand.
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Wits University is committed to the responsible, ethical and innovative use of AI with academic integrity at its centre. The purpose of this policy is to provide academic and professional and support staff (staff), and students with contextually valued practices regarding the fair and productive use of AI in advancing research, innovation, learning, teaching, course design and assessment of student learning at the University.
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