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Alumni invited to fill in gaps in Wits archive
As part of the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Soweto Uprising, alumni event asked Wits graduates to share underrepresented stories in the institution's records.
19 June 2026
Youth urged to defend the Constitution
Minister of Justice Mmamoloko Kubayi told law students that students played an important role in shaping the past, now they must lead in shaping the future.
17 June 2026
Gray and Woolf elected 2026 Fellows of the Royal Society
The Fellows credit their alma mater for sparking research interests as they join the ranks of a prestigious, centuries-old scientific academy.
17 June 2026
Alumni invited to fill in gaps in Wits archive
As part of the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Soweto Uprising, alumni event asked Wits graduates to share underrepresented stories in the institution's records.
19 June 2026
Youth urged to defend the Constitution
Minister of Justice Mmamoloko Kubayi told law students that students played an important role in shaping the past, now they must lead in shaping the future.
17 June 2026
Gray and Woolf elected 2026 Fellows of the Royal Society
The Fellows credit their alma mater for sparking research interests as they join the ranks of a prestigious, centuries-old scientific academy.
17 June 2026
Wits Brian and Dorothy Zylstra Sports Complex
The R300m Wits Brian and Dorothy Zylstra Sports Complex, an integrated training, exercise, clinical practice, and research complex, launches at Wits University. Located on the Wits Education Campus in Parktown, next to the Linder Auditorium, this Wits Centenary project is a flagship institute for training, exercise, teaching, research, and services in sports science and exercise medicine, in the heart of Johannesburg.
Learn MoreProf. Glenda Gray and Prof. Clifford Woolf have been announced as Fellows of the Royal Society, joining the same club as Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison. Wits experts explore how quantum technology can solve business challenges whilst researchers uncover clues about the origins of turtles. Witsies also made their mark at the Comrades Marathon, supporting runners and promoting healthy living. Engineers help a record-breaking Cybertruck continue its journey across Africa.
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