The musical that moved the world to SA’s beat
Amapiano, the musical genre that emerged from the townships of SA in the mid-2010s, has grown from a local underground sound into a global cultural force.
6 November 2025
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The musical that moved the world to SA’s beat
Amapiano, the musical genre that emerged from the townships of SA in the mid-2010s, has grown from a local underground sound into a global cultural force.
6 November 2025
Ethiopian quarter: How migrants have shaped a thriving shopping district
Ethiopian migrants in Johannesburg have reused buildings, densified commercial space and developed networks.
6 November 2025
Saving the lifesavers from sleep disruption
Dr Joshua Davimes is on a mission to understand sleep, sleep deprivation and its impact on frontline emergency workers in Africa’s extreme conditions.
5 November 2025
New Chair confronts Gender-Based Violence and Femicide
The Chair is a critical intervention in sustained and focused inquiry that generates the necessary evidence for transformative policy and solutions.
5 November 2025
The musical that moved the world to SA’s beat
Amapiano, the musical genre that emerged from the townships of SA in the mid-2010s, has grown from a local underground sound into a global cultural force.
6 November 2025
Ethiopian quarter: How migrants have shaped a thriving shopping district
Ethiopian migrants in Johannesburg have reused buildings, densified commercial space and developed networks.
6 November 2025
Saving the lifesavers from sleep disruption
Dr Joshua Davimes is on a mission to understand sleep, sleep deprivation and its impact on frontline emergency workers in Africa’s extreme conditions.
5 November 2025
New Chair confronts Gender-Based Violence and Femicide
The Chair is a critical intervention in sustained and focused inquiry that generates the necessary evidence for transformative policy and solutions.
5 November 2025
EventsAll events
08Nov
Free Family Make-and-Create at WAM meets Make-a-Book with the JGCBAWits Art Museum11:30
11Nov
Cities in Motion: Health, Violence & Crisis in SA's Urban WorldsACMS Seminar Room, Room 2163, Solomon Mahlangu House (2nd floor)10:00
11Nov
WITS IDORI SEMINAR: Gene Therapy, from Hollywood to the bench to the clinicPhillip V Tobias Resource Centre, 29 Princess of Wales Terrace, Parktown15:30
12Nov
Inaugural Lecture of Philippe GradidgeHybrid Event17:00
In this week’s episode, the 2025 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards celebrated outstanding Wits staff making an impact through excellence, while educators from schools gathered to strengthen inclusive and equitable teaching practices. Future Witsies were also welcomed to campus as Wits hosted its top 2026 applicants. Researchers are taking bold steps in health innovation through developing an inhalable nanomedicine that delivers all four TB drugs directly to the lungs and uncovering how people living with HIV experience chronic sleep disruption.
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