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

Howzit, Wits Newsletter – Quarter 2 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.

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

Wits Brian and Dorothy Zylstra Complex Ground-Breaking Event
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.

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

Howzit, Witsies Making it in Australia – Quarter 1 2023
Howzit, this e-newsletter will be frequenting your inbox sharing good news stories about and with fellow Wities in Australia and around the world.

Private Virtual Boardroom Event
Dr Judy Dlamini, Chancellor, University of the Witwatersrand, in conversation with David Gonski AC, Chancellor, University of New South Wales: “A tale of two remarkable leaders and two iconic institutions”

Wits Alumni Homecoming
If you can’t attend the Wits Alumni Homecoming in person, you can still celebrate our alma mater’s 100th birthday wherever you are.

Podcast: Principle of Charity
A excellent episode from the Principle of Charity podcast series entitled Should Business Focus on Social Impact, or Just Stick With Profit? With Andy and Judith Sloan, presented by Dr Lloyd Vogelman, a former Wits SRC President, and Emile Sherman, an acclaimed film producer (The Power of the Dog, Lion, The Kings Speech etc).

Launch of Australian Friends of Wits University and the Wits Australia Foundation
Alumni in Australia have formalised fundraising for Wits in its centenary year with R80 million already pledged by the Zylstra family’s Skye Foundation. The Australian Friends of Wits University Limited (AFWITSU) was officially launched at the Point Piper Yacht Club in Sydney, Australia, on 26 May 2022.

Private Virtual Boardroom Event
Australian Friends of Wits University invites you to a Private Virtual Boardroom Event with David Shein: “How a Witsie Built Australia’s First Unicorn”