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Wits University

Revitalising Braamfontein: A vision for a safe, vibrant, and walkable urban oasis

South Africa

Revitalising Braamfontein: A vision for a safe, vibrant, and walkable urban oasis

By Bridget Hilton-Barber

Itumeleng Molefe follows in his father's footsteps to unearth the links to humanity’s deep past

Our Burning Planet

Itumeleng Molefe follows in his father's footsteps to unearth the links to humanity’s deep past

By Julia Evans

Wits reopens Sterkfontein Caves — ‘a time capsule of identity’ — after 2022 flooding damage

Our Burning Planet

Wits reopens Sterkfontein Caves — ‘a time capsule of identity’ — after 2022 flooding damage

By Julia Evans

This week — Africa Children’s Summit, Children and Climate Change Lecture, Young Farmers’ Indaba

South Africa

This week — Africa Children’s Summit, Children and Climate Change Lecture, Young Farmers’ Indaba

By Lerato Mutsila

Women’s Day, unpacking the Paris Agreement’s future, tackling JHB’s water crisis and other events in civil society

South Africa

Women’s Day, unpacking the Paris Agreement’s future, tackling JHB’s water crisis and other events in civil society

By Lerato Mutsila

SA’s got your back! Public spirit and crowdfunding help students to pay for studies

Maverick Citizen

SA’s got your back! Public spirit and crowdfunding help students to pay for studies

By Takudzwa Pongweni

A new era for stargazing and science in Joburg as Wits reimagines iconic planetarium

Our Burning Planet

A new era for stargazing and science in Joburg as Wits reimagines iconic planetarium

By Julia Evans

Critical healthcare partnership on the brink: Gauteng’s MOA with Wits University remains unresolved

South Africa

Critical healthcare partnership on the brink: Gauteng’s MOA with Wits University remains unresolved

By Ufrieda Ho

Seeing stars in a whole new light as Johannesburg Planetarium goes digital

Op-eds

Seeing stars in a whole new light as Johannesburg Planetarium goes digital

By Zeblon Vilakazi

Finding Meteorite Nqweba — the case of a curious child, a warm stone and a piece of tinfoil

South Africa

Finding Meteorite Nqweba — the case of a curious child, a warm stone and a piece of tinfoil

By Estelle Ellis

Tracking poachers — how nuclear technology could transform rhino conservation

Our Burning Planet

Tracking poachers — how nuclear technology could transform rhino conservation

By Julia Evans

Sugarcane growers stand by claims of job losses linked to sugar tax

Business Maverick

Sugarcane growers stand by claims of job losses linked to sugar tax

By Georgina Crouth