Older Africans are overlooked in HIV care and research
Ageing with HIV is now a global public health reality, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, and the response must evolve to reflect that.
11 September 2025
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Older Africans are overlooked in HIV care and research
Ageing with HIV is now a global public health reality, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, and the response must evolve to reflect that.
11 September 2025
Apply now for the exciting AI & African Music pilot project
The project aims to support ground-breaking music ideas that harness AI and champion African creativity, and build new futures for AI in music.
9 September 2025
New book offers a critical take on BBC in Africa
The end of colonisation did not dismantle the BBC’s operation – the style was already embedded in the broadcasting system.
9 September 2025
Should governments pay businesses for climate disasters?
Two South African insurance companies are suing the government after large companies suffered catastrophic damage in 2022 floods.
9 September 2025
Older Africans are overlooked in HIV care and research
Ageing with HIV is now a global public health reality, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, and the response must evolve to reflect that.
11 September 2025
Apply now for the exciting AI & African Music pilot project
The project aims to support ground-breaking music ideas that harness AI and champion African creativity, and build new futures for AI in music.
9 September 2025
New book offers a critical take on BBC in Africa
The end of colonisation did not dismantle the BBC’s operation – the style was already embedded in the broadcasting system.
9 September 2025
Should governments pay businesses for climate disasters?
Two South African insurance companies are suing the government after large companies suffered catastrophic damage in 2022 floods.
9 September 2025
EventsAll events
12Sep
Mental Health: A Human Rights ImperativeOnline Event18:00
13Sep
Free Family Make-and-Create at WAM Wits Art Museum11:30
16Sep
The Southern Centre for Inequality Studies Annual Inequality LectureOnline Event16:30
17Sep
Home and Away – An Analysis of Out of Country Voting in South African Elections Online Event12:30
Professor Benjamin Rosman was named among TIME’s top 100 AI thinkers, while Google.org granted the Wits MIND Institute US$1 million to boost African-led AI research. Wits scientists are pioneering microneedle patches for paediatric HIV treatment and TALEN-based molecular scissors to target hepatitis B. In true Wits spirit, Braamfontein came alive as drums, dancing and a wave of yellow and blue filled the streets at the annual Wits parade.
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