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Wits kicked off the year by welcoming about 6,000 top-achieving first-years at Welcome Day. In a major win for students, almost 800 Witsies listed on the discretionary funding portal had R63 million in student debt cleared. The latest Curios.ty magazine, themed #Work, explores how tech, equity, and societal shifts are shaping the future of work. Entrepreneurship is getting a boost as Wits Business School partners with Services SETA to fund programmes at the Wits Crucible. Wits also hosted Prof. Tobias Bonhoeffer, Advisor to the President of the Max Planck Society for African Programmes, to strengthen research ties ahead of their 2026 visit to Africa.
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New study shows improved success rates for TB patients
The study, a randomised controlled trial conducted across nine clinics in Johannesburg, evaluated the effects of a patient-centred intervention combining pre-test and post-test TB counselling with financial incentives on treatment adherence and outcomes.
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