Wits - University of the Witwatersrand

02/10/2026

🎥We’re Hiring: Video Analyst📣

We’re looking for a driven Video Analyst to join our team and play a key role in analysing performances, and providing valuable insights to support player and team development.

Apply before the deadline!

02/10/2026

02/10/2026

Wits University Launches R341m Cultural Precinct to Revitalise Braamfontein

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02/10/2026

02/10/2026

HAPPENING TODAY: Wits University, in partnership with Adapt IT, is hosting the final day of the 2026 Wits Social Good Hackathon.

Now in its seventh year, the Hackathon brings together Wits students, industry leaders, corporate partners and social impact stakeholders to develop practical, technology-driven solutions to real-world challenges facing South Africa and the broader continent.

Today, students are presenting their projects to industry experts as part of the final judging and awards, showcasing how their skills and ideas can be used to create solutions for social good. 💙🏛️

02/10/2026

Wits University, represented by Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Zeblon Vilakazi and the Wits School of Governance, participated in the Joint Presidential Roundtable on Education, Skills and Jobs during the 81st United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week in New York.

The high-level discussion focused on strengthening South-South cooperation and accelerating Africa’s transition from education and skills development to productive industries and decent jobs.

Read More: https://ow.ly/QMPK50ZTRKI

02/10/2026

🔔INVITATION: Join the Wits Faculty of Humanities for a symposium and panel discussion on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF), bringing together academics, advocates and student voices to engage on this critical issue.

📅 Monday, 5 October 2026
⏰ 14:00–16:00
📍 Humanities Graduate Studies Centre, Braamfontein Campus East
🔗 RSVP Here: https://ow.ly/v3Xx50ZTPZM

02/10/2026

Witsies, what does it mean to lead with courage and integrity?

The 3rd Annual Wits Student Leadership Conference brings students together for conversations on courageous, responsible leadership, intergenerational dialogue, gender-based violence, the realities of student leadership and the future of Johannesburg.

📅 9–10 October 2026
📍 Great Hall, Wits University, Braamfontein Campus
🔗 RSVP: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/JHtZNuBpp2

02/10/2026

Wits researchers, together with partners from the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) and University Medical Center Utrecht, have developed a new approach to help manage HIV treatment when a patient’s viral load increases while taking dolutegravir (DTG), a widely used antiretroviral treatment.

Read More: https://ow.ly/heeb50ZTNNy