The Infrastructure Fund’s architecture undermines the expectation of full autonomy from political and executive meddling.
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 G20’s new critical minerals framework wants to move Africa beyond raw exports so that mineral wealth creates jobs and growth on the continent.
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Informal trading is an integral part of the city of Johannesburg’s identity.
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Postdoctoral Fellow: Future of Work, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Director of Research, Université de Strasbourg; University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Researcher, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Archaeology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer in Social Work, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate professor, Finance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor, 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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Senior lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand
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Researcher in Law and Policy, SAMRC/Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA, University of the Witwatersrand
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Baobab Ecologist, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Researcher, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor and Director of the SAMRC/Wits 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