Alcohol’s hidden calories: product labels could help fight obesity
The typical alcoholic beverage disclosed only a single piece of nutritional information: its alcohol content.
19 August 2026
Fierce journalist, ‘Big Bill’, passes away
Richard William (RW) Johnson (1943 – 2026), one of South Africa's leading liberal public intellectuals, and a good friend, passed away recently.
19 August 2026
The infinite promise and application of tiny particles
After decades of building systems to detect subatomic particles, physicist Prof. Bruce Mellado has turned the same scientific thinking towards air quality.
18 August 2026
Wits and the Technology Innovation Agency are strengthening their partnership to turn university research into products and services. Prof. Yahya Choonara becomes South Africa’s first pharmacist to receive an NRF A-rating. Two Wits students earned top honours for blockchain projects. Research by Prof. Glenda Daniels reveals growing online harassment and leadership barriers facing women journalists. Wits also hosted the annual Parents’ Day event, where prospective students and their families explored academic programmes and experienced campus life first-hand.
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