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First-time Comrades Runner
Ronnett Diale, a Technical Principal at the School of Electrical and Information Engineering, is tackling the Comrades for the first time this year.
12 June 2026
A commitment to health and performance
A sport physiotherapist, lifestyle coach, and passionate health advocate – Dr Siya Kunene talks about his background and his upcoming fifth Comrades Marathon.
12 June 2026
Witsies ready for Comrades
Fifteen Witsies are preparing to test their endurance in this year's Comrades Marathon.
12 June 2026
First-time Comrades Runner
Ronnett Diale, a Technical Principal at the School of Electrical and Information Engineering, is tackling the Comrades for the first time this year.
12 June 2026
A commitment to health and performance
A sport physiotherapist, lifestyle coach, and passionate health advocate – Dr Siya Kunene talks about his background and his upcoming fifth Comrades Marathon.
12 June 2026
Witsies ready for Comrades
Fifteen Witsies are preparing to test their endurance in this year's Comrades Marathon.
12 June 2026
Wits Brian and Dorothy Zylstra Sports Complex
The R300m Wits Brian and Dorothy Zylstra Sports Complex, an integrated training, exercise, clinical practice, and research complex, launches at Wits University. Located on the Wits Education Campus in Parktown, next to the Linder Auditorium, this Wits Centenary project is a flagship institute for training, exercise, teaching, research, and services in sports science and exercise medicine, in the heart of Johannesburg.
Learn MoreA Wits kidney expert shaped major international research calling for earlier detection and treatment of kidney disease across Africa. We meet the Wits staff, researchers and physiotherapy students preparing for the 2026 Comrades Marathon. Wits Health Sciences Dean Professor Shabir Madhi earns one of the world’s top honours for vaccine and infectious disease research. We also explore projects driving the future of digital learning through AFRETEC and education research. Finally, we visit the new Wits Library Digitisation Centre, which is preserving South Africa’s heritage and making valuable collections more accessible.
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