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Norbert Ndjeka was born on World TB Day. Decades later, he would reshape how South Africa treats the deadliest forms of the disease. (Supplied)
AARON MOTSOALEDI

How a boy born on World TB Day helped turn the tide on SA’s deadliest TB

Norbert Ndjeka was born on World TB Day. Decades later, he would reshape how South Africa treats the deadliest forms of the disease

  • Sean Christie
16 min read
Whizz kids: The 2025 cohort of the National Science and Technology Forum’s Brilliants Programme. Photos: National Science and Technology Forum
BLACK LEARNERS

Top pupils get wings to help SA soar

Through the NSTF Brilliants Programme, a group of top maths and science learners are becoming tomorrow’s problem-solvers, innovators and leaders

  • Edwin Naidu
5 min read
The Elephant Chamber is one of the main chambers within the Sterkfontein Caves, known for its significant role in paleontological discoveries, including the discovery of hominid fossils. (Umamah Bakharia/M&G)
ARCHAEOLOGY

Sterkfontein Caves reopened after safety upgrades

The international landmark closed in 2023 after heavy rainfall caused soil movement that threatened safety

  • Umamah Bakharia
4 min read
Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest planetarium has relaunched as the new state-of-the-art Wits Anglo-American Digital Dome after it underwent an R90 million refurbishment project.
ANGLO AMERICAN

Wits relaunches state of the art digital dome after R90 million refurbishment

The dome has over the years projected significant historical events, including screening footage of the Apollo 11

  • Umamah Bakharia
2 min read
Research shows that 38% of South African journalists make use of artificial intelligence tools
AFRICAN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM CONFERENCE

AI is a disruptor to newsrooms, African Investigative Journalist Conference warns

Research shows that 38% of South African journalists make use of artificial intelligence tools

  • Umamah Bakharia
2 min read
The art of music: A performance of Gabi Motuba’s latest album The Sabbath at the Johannesburg Art Gallery earlier this year. Photo: Wandile Hlosokuhle Ndlovu
ABDULLAH IBRAHIM

Profound new album by Gabi Motuba seeks the truth

The Sabbath crosses musical boundaries, and with its beauty seeks to confront the ugliness of daily living, says its creator

  • Charles Leonard
15 min read
Advocate Shamila Batohi addresses the Private Sector Symposium against Gender-Based Violence and Femicide. File photo
ILO

PSC launched to combat workplace GBVH 

The Private Sector Coalition brings SA businesses together to fight the scourge of gender-based violence and harassment

  • Derek Davey
15 min read
In 2019, the WHO reported that air pollution was responsible for 25 800 premature deaths in South Africa, which has the fourth highest number of deaths linked to particulate matter pollution (PM2.5) in Africa.
AI

SA’s first artificial intelligence air pollution monitoring system rolled out in Johannesburg

The AI_r system will augment existing national air quality monitoring systems

  • Umamah Bakharia
4 min read
South African higher academic institutions have called for a ceasefire and the promotion of education in Palestine-Israel
HIGHER EDUCATION

University of Pretoria still reviewing resolution on Palestine

Students and staff at the university who are sympathetic to Palestine have asked that it boycott all Israeli academic institutions

  • Umamah Bakharia
3 min read
Students gathered outside Wits Great Hall calling on the university to voice their stance on Palestine. (Umamah Bakharia/M&G)
WITS PALESTINE SOLIDARITY COMMITTEE

Wits students call on university to divest from Israel

The students have given the institution’s management seven days to respond to a memorandum of demands, including information on its relations with Israel

  • Umamah Bakharia
2 min read
CAFT Chief Curator Lethabo Gumede in conversation with Dr Sechaba Maape, as part of the public talks programme.
10TH FLOOR BY SUMMIT

Capital Art Fair Tshwane – A toast to curiosity, imagination and courage

The platform showcased the talent of local artists and fostered a sense of community and collaboration

  • CAFT
6 min read
Measuring a country’s capacity to achieve its NDC targets is crucial, because it provides the foundation for improving capacity development, enhancing knowledge and optimising financial flows.
CARBON AFRICA

Africa now emits more carbon than it stores

As the population increases, the trend is likely to continue

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read
AMAZON

Develop your copy-editing and proofreading skills

Communication is ultra-important – learn how to make yours more effective

  • WLS
2 min read
COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Enhanced learning and training in 2024 

Wits Plus will help you work out what your team needs – and how to get there

  • Wits Plus
2 min read
Marissa Rollnick, Professor Emeritus at Wits, says Extended Curriculum Programmes provide additional support and resources and a more gradual transition, so that disadvantaged students can meet the rigorous academic demands of university education.
DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

Bridging the gap between high school and university

Extended Curriculum Programmes create an equitable education landscape

  • Jamaine Krige
6 min read