Cybercriminals don’t take breaks, so you shouldn’t ever drop your guard.
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University of the Witwatersrand
The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, also known as Wits University, is a leading, internationally-ranked, research-intensive university located in Johannesburg, South Africa, the economic heartland of Africa. Committed to academic and research excellence and social justice, Wits generates high level scarce skills for a globally competitive world, while addressing local social and economic development. At the forefront of a changing society, Wits is a social leader, dedicated to advancing the public good.
Wits is known for its work in deep level mining, science, health sciences, accountancy, law, governance, and the humanities, amongst others. It houses five faculties which comprise 34 schools. Wits offers approximately 3 600 courses to about 32 500 full-time students, of whom about a third are postgraduate and 55% are female. Almost 65% of all doctoral candidates and about half of all enrolments are in the Science, Engineering and Technology fields. Wits has developed about 130 000 graduates in its 93 years of existence. It has a proud record in that about 87% of all publications are in accredited international journals.
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The White Paper’s proposals are vague and seek to solve problems that are not about immigration.
South Africa’s experience with renewable energy procurement provides valuable insights – what to do and what not to do – about management of the climate transition.
The negative investor sentiment and massive capital flight could be reversed by improved governance and accountability.
Members of diasporas may choose to identify with multiple homelands and host countries over time.
Learning about snakes offers unique insights into the natural world.
If public administration education is designed and delivered poorly, it sets a course for the systematic destruction of state capability.
Changes in the law will ensure that companies can’t go on ignoring inequalities in earnings and wealth in South Africa.
Diabetes affects about 12% of South Africa’s adult population.
Critics of the 1994 political settlement largely hail from the black middle class, even though it has been one the principal beneficiaries of South Africa’s social democracy.
If the numbers are correct, and it’s not certain that they are, Cape Town may have overtaken Johannesburg as the largest city in South Africa.
Big data is not the answer to all the challenges that faced Census 2022, but it may be a key enabler for gathering reliable national data in the future.
African economic growth is central to what happens in this century to both global poverty and global inequality.
Workers’ power is being recast as precarious workers in Africa experiment with new ways of organising in the digital age
In South Africa men are 70% more likely to die from TB than women. Tackling social factors such as smoking and high alcohol consumption could save more lives.
Meteorites are usually discovered by someone who notices an unusual rock while out walking.
Local communities need to be warned more clearly and effectively if there is a threat of a storm surge and of coastal flooding.
El futuro de África se presenta catastrófico si no actuamos ahora contra el cambio climático.
Efforts have been made to change the patterns of inequality in South Africa. But not enough has been done. Race-based inequality is still a real problem.
Rugby players risk serious injury due to the game’s sheer physicality. Sports scientists have worked with international rugby bodies to improve safety.
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Visiting Researcher, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Researcher, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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PhD candidate: School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
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Pro Vice-Chancellor: Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director: Southern Centre for Inequality Studies., University of the Witwatersrand
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Researcher: Climate and Inequality, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Co-Director of the Wits-Oxford Mobility Governance Lab, University of the Witwatersrand
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Research Associate, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate professor, Finance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Research Associate at the African Centre for Migration & Society, University of the Witwatersrand
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, African Energy Leadership Centre, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor in the SAMRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand
