University of the Witswatersrand, South Africa - PICS: Joburg Planetarium gets R75m high-tech facelift [ITWeb, November 2022]

Title:

PICS: Joburg Planetarium gets R75m high-tech facelift

 

Author:

Sibahle Malinga

 

Published:

ITWeb, 22 November 2022

https://www.itweb.co.za/content/DZQ58MV8jeKvzXy2 

From the article:

Wits University and mining firm Anglo American have invested R75 million in funding the refurbishment, expansion and digitalisation of the 62-year-old Johannesburg Planetarium.

 

University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa - Glen Nwaila to lead the Wits Mining Institute: Economic geologist and machine learning practitioner takes the reins

Title:

Glen Nwaila to lead the Wits Mining Institute: Economic geologist and machine learning practitioner takes the reins

 

Published:

University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University), 18 May 2022

https://www.wits.ac.za/news/latest-news/general-news/2022/2022-05/glen-nwaila-to-lead-the-wits-mining-institute.html

 

From the news article:

The Wits Mining Institute (WMI) has named Professor Glen Nwaila as its new Director, effective 01 May 2022.

WEBINAR (Tuesday, 15 September 2020) by Wits Business School on ZZ2 – The story behind one of the biggest farming successes in South Africa’s history

Title of Webinar:
ZZ2 – The story behind one of the biggest farming successes in South Africa’s history

Hosted by:
Wits Business School, University of Witwatersrand

Start date:
Tuesday, 15 September 2020

Time:
16:00 - 17:00 (South African Time)

Venue:
Online (Zoom)

Focus:
A family tomato farm started more than 110 years ago in Limpopo, ZZ2 is now a farming conglomerate which produces and exports not only the familiar “brand” of tomatoes but also onions, mangoes, avocadoes, blueberries and dates, among others.

But ZZ2 is not a traditional farming operation: it runs on an “open system” management model which integrates all its stakeholders in a hive of activities which extend from packaging and marketing to horticulture, logistics, engineering and IT.

For more information & to register:
https://www.wbs.ac.za/events/2020/zz2--the-story-behind-one-of-the-biggest-farming-successes-in-south-africas-history/

The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) - Cozy Sleeping Beds Found in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Cave from 200,000 Years Ago

Title:
Cozy Sleeping Beds Found in KZN Cave from 200,000 Years Ago

Published:
SAPeople, 16 August 2020
https://www.sapeople.com/2020/08/16/cozy-sleeping-beds-found-in-kzn-cave-from-200000-years-ago/

From the article:
Researchers have found evidence in a KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) cave, in South Africa, that back at the dawn of the human species - over 200,000 years ago - people prepared beds fro themselves to sleep on, according to a study published in Science magazine.

The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg - Wits Jazz lecturer premieres album at virtual National Arts Festival

Title:
Wits Jazz lecturer premieres album at virtual National Arts Festival

Published:
University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), 3 July 2020
https://www.wits.ac.za/news/latest-news/general-news/2020/2020-07/wits-jazz-lecturer-premieres-album-at-virtual-national-arts-festival.html

From the article:
Dr Jonathan Crossley launches 433 Eros with his band, Deep Spacer, at the 2020 virtual National Arts Festival (vNAF).

The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) - Wits announces SA's first Covid-19 vaccine trial, first participants to be enrolled this week

Title:
Wits announces SA's first Covid-19 vaccine trial, first participants to be enrolled this week

Author:
Canny Maphanga

Published:
News24, 23 June 2020
https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/just-in-wits-announces-sas-first-covid-19-vaccine-trial-first-participants-to-be-enrolled-this-week-20200623

Key points from the article:
* Wits university announces SA's first Covid-19 vaccine trial, with participants enrolling this week.
* This comes as the country breaches 100 000 cases of Covid-19.
* Participants are to be divided in three groups - two groups include HIV-negative participants and one group includes people living with HIV.