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[Wits University @WitsUniversity]

Wits. For Good 🏛️ 💛💙

[Wits SGU @witsSGU]

Hey Witsies!

Here is the Day 1 Voter turnout of the SRC Sub structures Elections 2026/27 . Remainder Day 2 of elections open tomorrow at 9h00-20h00.The Postgraduate Association opens tomorrow too!🗳️
#shapestudentlifevotewits.#wits.#witsuniversity.#witssgu

[Wits SGU @witsSGU]

Hey Witsies !
Less than 2 hours left for the voting polls to close ,let’s go💃💃💃
#shapestudentlifevotewits.#wits.#witsagainstgbv

[Fak'ugesi Festival @fakugesi]

Monika Bielskyte makes the case for constructive imagination: what do you build when you design for the world as it actually is?

Disobedient Edges, the Future Engines keynote. Fri 16 Oct, 10:20, Chris Seabrooke Music Hall.

https://t.co/lZPNe78lpd

#Fakugesi2026

[Fak'ugesi Festival @fakugesi]

20 artists. One minute. No revision.

Random theme. A clock. Your hand. Whatever it makes.

Sketch Wars: Tournament of Power. 16 October, Mollo Academy, Tshimologong.

R10,000 in prizes. Close 9 October.

Draw faster than you think.

https://t.co/GQH2Q8H1MJ

#Fakugesi2026

[Wits Sport @WitsSport]

We're thrilled to have Zeenat Simjee as one of our speakers at the Peak Performance Summit! Gain an exclusive Athlete Monitoring Certification as an attendee and stand a chance to win a HiTech Therapy voucher worth R5 000!

Register using link below
https://t.co/oeMIVjOj6W

[Fak'ugesi Festival @fakugesi]

The Art in Artificial Intelligence: Dimitri Martinis leads an interactive panel on AI across film, digital art and journalism. Thu 15 Oct, 11:30, Chris Seabrooke.

Imagination Engines, Thursday. Fak’ugesi 2026, 13–17 October.

https://t.co/lZPNe78TeL

#Fakugesi2026

[Wits University @WitsUniversity]

Wits Theatre welcomes Miriam Altman for the Johannesburg live concert of The Butterfly Project — an evening of contemporary vocal jazz, soul and African rhythms, featuring an outstanding line-up of South African musicians.

📅 Saturday, 10 October 2026
📍 Wits Theatre, Johannesburg
🚪 Doors open: 18:00 | Show starts: 19:00
🎟️ Tickets from R200, available via Quicket: https://t.co/IcMJXJkveu

#WitsTheatre

[Wits School of Gov @Wits_WSG]

Ready to take your expertise further?
Explore specialisations: General, Development & Economics, Governance & Management, Public Policy, and Public & Development Sector M&E at our information session.
Register: https://t.co/mlbPC5gVMH
#WSG #Wits #MasterOfManagement

[G E E K U L C H A 🇿🇦 @Geekulcha]

The @fakugesi Festival is around the corner

If you’re into tech, Digital arts, Innovation, music, storytelling, startups and gaming then this might be for you

📆 13 - 17 October
📍Tshimologong in Braamfontein
🔗👉🏽 https://t.co/PlFgbTOpkW

#GeekGuide #Fakugesi2026

[Wits University @WitsUniversity]

Witsies, have you visited the Environmental Sustainability Exhibition yet? 🌱🌍

Students and staff are invited to visit the Library Lawns and explore innovative sustainability solutions, learn about environmental challenges and discover how we can all contribute to a more sustainable future.

📅 7–9 October 2026 ⏰ 09:00–14:00 📍 Library Lawns, Braamfontein Campus East

Come explore the exhibition and hear what our Wits students have to say about sustainability.💚

#WitsForGood #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalSustainability

[Wits SGU @witsSGU]

Postgraduate Association Elections latest Voter Turnout
Have you voted yet? Make your voice count too!🗳️
#shapestudentlifevotewits.#wits.#witsuniversity#witsies

[WITSBasketball 💙🏀💛 @WitsBasketball]

IT'S ALL-STAR NIGHT! MALE EDITION.⭐🔥

The best of the best. The buckets, the handles, the shifty moves, all on ONE court.

No easy games, only STARS. You already know it's going to be a movie!

📍 Matrix Court, East Campus | From 18:00

#WITSIBL #AllStarGames

[Fak'ugesi Festival @fakugesi]

The question is no longer what technology can do. It is what it has already done. The Last Kalahari Protocol has reached the edge of the map, where corrupted signals and machines that know more than they should wait.

The hunt is still live.

https://t.co/GjQkjvD9mK

#Fakugesi

[Wits University @WitsUniversity]

NSFAS applications for the 2027 academic year are open. 🔔

Prospective students are encouraged to apply early, ensure that all personal information is correct, upload the required supporting documents and submit their applications before the deadline on 31 October 2026.

Applying for NSFAS funding is free.

Closing Date: 31 October 2026

For more information: https://t.co/wWm0xJ5Wmk

#NSFAS2027 #StudyAtWits #WitsForGood

[702 @Radio702]

R341 Million @WitsUniversity Investment Signals New Era for Johannesburg’s Creative Economy.

Read more: https://t.co/SvOP2SGSHP
#WitsForJozi and #WitsForGood #Sponsored

[Wits School Of Law @WitsSchoolofLaw]

Reminder: Next week we host the launch of “Equality Law and Transformation in South Africa”

The launch will see Prof Cathi Albertyn in conversation with Tembeka Ngcukaitobi SC and Dr Thandi Matthews

[Wits University @WitsUniversity]

Fak’ugesi is back and Johannesburg is about to become a playground for Africa’s digital imagination. ⚡

From 13–17 October, #Fakugesi2026 brings together talks, films, performances, gaming, XR, installations, hackathons and immersive experiences across Wits and Braamfontein under the theme African Imaginaries.

Five days. Multiple venues. One festival exploring how Africa remembers, imagines and builds its futures.

📅 13–17 October 2026
🔗 Full programme & registration: https://t.co/BOGkKF8xG6
📰 Read More: https://t.co/0QcswB0YmD

#Fakugesi #AfricanImaginaries #DigitalInnovation #WitsForGood

[Wits Operations and Facilities Management @WitsServices]

Honoured to welcome Wits Chancellor Dr @judydlamini to the #Exhibition, joining a sustainability session featuring student insights on the #SDGs and innovative recycled products, facilitated by Phumzile Mathabe.

#SustainabilityForGood #WitsForGood #Wits