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Wits kidney disease expert brings African perspective to landmark Lancet papers
In Africa, chronic kidney disease may be missed due to limited screening and also as warning sign patterns can differ from those seen in high-income countries.
4 June 2026
Africa missing from genetic research
Africa has the world’s greatest genetic diversity, yet it’s missing from research: We’re filling the gap.
4 June 2026
SA teachers ill-prepared to handle bullying
Teachers’ past experiences of bullying shape how they might understand or respond to learner behaviour.
4 June 2026
Wits kidney disease expert brings African perspective to landmark Lancet papers
In Africa, chronic kidney disease may be missed due to limited screening and also as warning sign patterns can differ from those seen in high-income countries.
4 June 2026
Africa missing from genetic research
Africa has the world’s greatest genetic diversity, yet it’s missing from research: We’re filling the gap.
4 June 2026
SA teachers ill-prepared to handle bullying
Teachers’ past experiences of bullying shape how they might understand or respond to learner behaviour.
4 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 MoreWits University has been ranked first in Africa in the 2026 Center for World University Rankings. We give you a sneak preview of the R300 million Wits Brian and Dorothy Zylstra Sports Complex for sport, health and exercise medicine. Researchers uncover how language becomes more organised as both children and AI learn. The University marks 50 years since the 1976 Soweto uprising through exhibitions and commemorative events. Meanwhile, Yebo Gogga Yebo amaBlomo brought science and nature to life, giving thousands of learners a hands-on look at the fascinating world of insects and plants.
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