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Taking the long view to improve Africa’s rural health landscape
Profs. Kathleen Kahn and Stephen Tollman at Wits Rural Agincourt received the NSTF-South32 Special Annual Theme Award: Healthy Ageing.
7 August 2026
Grade 11 learners dig deep for solutions to illegal mining
Top-performing Grade 11 learners from across Gauteng presented innovative solutions to the challenge of illegal mining.
7 August 2026
The scientist who showed that violence can change
Prof. Rachel Jewkes, the NSTF-South32 Lifetime Awardee, has spent over 30 years turning violence against women into a rigorous public health field globally.
6 August 2026
Taking the long view to improve Africa’s rural health landscape
Profs. Kathleen Kahn and Stephen Tollman at Wits Rural Agincourt received the NSTF-South32 Special Annual Theme Award: Healthy Ageing.
7 August 2026
Grade 11 learners dig deep for solutions to illegal mining
Top-performing Grade 11 learners from across Gauteng presented innovative solutions to the challenge of illegal mining.
7 August 2026
The scientist who showed that violence can change
Prof. Rachel Jewkes, the NSTF-South32 Lifetime Awardee, has spent over 30 years turning violence against women into a rigorous public health field globally.
6 August 2026
The Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre has performed 1 000 liver transplants, marking a major medical milestone. Researchers have found a way to protect quantum information in bad weather. Scientists helped to test a vaccine that could protect newborn babies from deadly infections and launched South Africa's biggest Karoo mapping project. Wits celebrated outstanding researchers and new innovations at its annual research excellence awards.
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