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Latest News from the Australian Board of Directors

All the latest news and activies from the Australian Board of Directors: Driving a deeper sense of connection between Wits University and its alumni and helping to forge relationships with other friends and partners of Wits.

Wits Australia Webinar – Guest of Honour Ali Bacher

21 May 2024

Wits Australia Webinar: “Memoirs of a South African Cricket Icon and Wits Medico: Madiba, The Don, The Aussies, The Poms and more” with Ali Bacher…more

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Witsie Drinks in the Drawing Room

17 April 2024

The first NSW event of 2024 with fellow Witsies and Wits Friends was an opportunity to meet with fellow Witsies and to hear what exciting events and initiatives Wits Australia has planned for 2024.

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Webinar:  Is that Sugar?

20 March 2024

This Witsie event featured our guest of honour, Wits law alumnus Stephen ‘Sugar’ Segerman, one of the creators of the Oscar-winning documentary ‘Searching for Sugar Man’, which rocketed the American musician Rodriguez to fame.

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Braaivleis, Rugby, Sunny Skies and Wits – Vic

17 March 2024

The newly formed Wits Vic State Committee comprising Philip Mayers AM, Dana Eisenstein, Anthony Chait and Tony Savides, kindly hosted lunchtime Boeries at the Bowlo.

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Braaivleis, Rugby, SunnySkies and Wits – Queensland

29 February 2024

Captain Dr Paul Luckin AM and Geena Luckin OAM kindly hosted Leap Year Sundowners and a light dinner of boerewors rolls and snacks at their home.

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HOWZIT Global Witsies – 2023 What A Year!

15 December 2023

Wits University shines as a beacon of hope for South Africa, thanks to the dedication of you, our global Wits community. Despite global and local challenges, our accomplishments inspire optimism. We disbursed R1.4 billion in financial aid, scholarships and bursaries, thereby impacting on thousands of students, and unveiled groundbreaking infrastructure projects like the Wits Brian and Dorothy Zylstra Sports Complex. Research flourished while relevant initiatives like the Wits Innovation Centre emerged.

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Howzit, Wits Newsletter – Quarter 3 2023

1 November 2023

The jacarandas are in full bloom on the Library Lawns – a clear indication that Wits students must start preparing for their year-end exams. It’s been a wonderfully active time for Team Wits Australia as we hosted numerous alumni, including Mervyn King SC, Ari Mervis, and Captain Paul Luckin AM, at various events across Australia. We’re always grateful to you, Witsies based in Australia, for the South African warmth and generosity that you bring to each encounter.

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Watch: Alumni from Australia and the UK celebrate Prof Margo Steele’s 90th Birthday

6 August 2023

Howzit, Wits Newsletter – Quarter 2 2023

7 July 2023

Winter has gracefully descended upon the southern hemisphere. As we switch between the seasons, we reflect, celebrate, and express our heartfelt gratitude to our friends at home, and in Australia, for bringing to life so many new projects, thereby creating hope, and changing our world for good.

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Stanley Bergman – Chairman of the Board and CEO, Henry Shein Inc shares with us, “Lessons Learned from South End to the Future 500”

19 May 2023

Wits Brian and Dorothy Zylstra Complex Ground-Breaking Event

4 May 2023

A ground-breaking ceremony kicks off the envisaged state-of-the-art Wits Brian and Dorothy Zylstra Sports Complex, an integrated facility for training, research, and clinical practice.

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Supporting Wits in Australia

10 April 2023

Developing the Next Generation: We cannot do it alone. We invite you to walk the Wits100 journey with us.

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