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AngloGold Ashanti leaves a legacy through donating R87.5 million to support more than 200 students from mining communities. We unveil a rare meteorite discovered by a nine-year-old girl in the Eastern Cape, sparking a major scientific investigation by South African universities. The streets of Braamfontein were painted blue and gold as Witsies celebrated 103 years of excellence. The Wits LINK Centre, in partnership with ITU, introduced a digital skills programme for African policymakers and Wits hosts the 22nd Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture on 28 September, featuring Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah. Read more at www.wits.ac.za/news
Read MoreSA's Youth to Benefit from Wits AngloGold Ashanti Legacy Scholarship Endowment
The R87,5 million Wits AngloGold Ashanti Legacy Scholarship Endowment will offer comprehensive funding and support over the duration of their studies to eligible students from disadvantaged and rural families with links to the mining industry and AngloGold Ashanti’s former gold mines in South Africa. The scholarship is part of a larger investment in legacy projects in education and agriculture that AngloGold Ashanti will carry out over the next five years to recognise the company’s commitment to South Africa, its employees and its communities.
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