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Gabrielle Mudiwa awarded the Achmat Dangor Literary Prize 2024
This inaugural award enables a talented young writer to pursue an MA in Creative Writing at Wits thereby ensuring that Dangor’s legacy endures.
5 November 2024
Tribute to Prof. Chabani Manganyi
Prof. Manganyi, an academic and the first black psychologist, made an invaluable contribution to the discipline and higher education.
5 November 2024
Wits Plus advances lifelong learning
The launch of the reimagined Wits Plus highlights Wits’ commitment to expand access to short courses in line with the growing needs for skills development.
1 November 2024
Wits celebrates the launch of Wits Plus PTY Ltd, the new home of Wits’ short courses that ensures lifelong learning and skills development. We learn about Professor Garth Stevens and the Lifetime Achievement Award that he received from the Psychological Society of South Africa. The Annual Retirees’ Lunch honoured Wits mentors and leaders for their service. Wits student leaders were recognised at the 2024 Student Leadership Awards and the Wits Sport Awards. Finally, we explore the results of the Gauteng City-Region Observatory’s 7th Quality of Life Survey, which highlights social attitudes in Gauteng towards basic services.
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University sport a space to effect growth
Student athletes and spectators contribute to a vibrant student experience says Wits Sports Director. Mandla Gagayi took over as the Director of Wits Sport in June 2024, arriving just in time to send-off Wits student athletes travelling to various parts of the country, as is custom during the winter break. The June/July holidays are an important period with top teams participating in the University Sport South Africa (USSA) tournament, which attracts elite athletes from the higher education sector.
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