Alumnus Dr Shakir Mohamed, Director of Research at Google DeepMind (UK), roots his “AI with social purpose” philosophy in a ...

Wits physicists have built an optical neural network that reads hidden topology in structured light without first imaging it, ...

Wits University says it will not be suspending its academic programme on Friday despite the looming threat of a another volatile student protest. On Thursday, police had to be roped in after dozens of ...

Bidvest backs Wits postgraduate tech research By Staff Writer, ITWebJohannesburg, 16 Oct 2026From left: Professor Lynn Morris, deputy vice-chancellor: research and innovation (Wits University); ...

Bramfontein is set for a major transformation as Wits University invests R341 million in a new Cultural and Lifestyle Precinct aimed at opening the campus to the wider Johannesburg community.

A major share donation valued at R204m from the Seabrooke Family Trust underpins the university's arts expansion.

The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) has made history by securing the number-one spot in Africa in the prestigious 2026 Center for World University Rankings (CWUR). Placing 200th globally out of ...

Wits' new Vice-Chancellor Zeblon Vilakazi, born in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni, and one of the first Africans to work at Cern in Geneva, admitted that the university made mistakes with #FeesMustFall, and ...

Professor Elhadi Adam of Wits joins BioSCape’s NASA Group Achievement Award-winning team, which used aircraft and field ...

Wits University Press is the oldest university press in South Africa. It was established in 1922, the same year in which the South African School of Mines and Technology in Johannesburg became the ...

Wits University has confirmed the suspension of five students amid the ongoing protests. Spokesperson Shiron Patel says the students, including Wits SRC President Aphiwe Mnyamana, were suspended for ...

A walkabout at the University of the Witwatersrand is an important reminder that a university can do two things: hold the past and realise the future. On the one hand, Wits curates an astonishment of ...