Alumni in the News

Prof Karen Sliwa-Hahnle, director of UCT's Hatter Institute for Cardiovascular Research, has been awarded the Paul Morawitz Award

There were times during her last year at Wits University when Nontokozo Mhlungu's friends would not see her for days.

Ms. Levine has over 30 years of experience in the education industry and 29 years as a self-employed writer.

Bruce Shapiro: President of MineAfrica and of the Canada-Southern Africa Chamber of Business

Based on the manner in which the judicial system of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has treated a fellow colleague, Professor Cyril Karabus, the Professional Ethics and Standards Committee (PESC) of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand is calling for a boycott of all activities associated with the UAE, including the Africa Health Conference to be held between 7 and 9 May 2013 in Johannesburg.

Pertaining to Sexual Harassment

eNews Channel Africa (eNCA) anchor Joanne Joseph took on the role of author to tell the harsh drug mule story of the former Miss SA finalist Vanessa Goosen.

I wrote A Kite's Flight for my children, to show them my world as a child.

Scientists from the Evolutionary Studies Institute (ESI) at Wits and 15 other global institutions have published six papers in Science that reveal groundbreaking new findings related to the fossil Sediba discovered by alumnus Prof. Lee Berger in 2008 and thought to be humanity’s closest relative.

This third edition of our Witsie Generations series focuses on the Akerman family. The Akermans not only boast 6 Witsies from three generations, but each one is a graduate of the Wits Medical School and was/is a practicing doctor.