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Wits takes water to informal settlements
Johannesburg Water partners with Wits to provide sustainable groundwater supply for informal settlements.
17 October 2025
Where we MIND humans as much as code
In a world dictated by data, scale and speed, the Wits MIND Institute prioritises the human being.
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How Africa’s quantum tech could rewrite the future
This year is the International Year of Quantum, and Wits researchers are making extraordinary contributions to the field.
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A showcase of excellence in research
Postgraduate students and PhD fellows showcase quality research at the 16th Cross-Faculty Postgraduate Symposium.
16 October 2025
Wits takes water to informal settlements
Johannesburg Water partners with Wits to provide sustainable groundwater supply for informal settlements.
17 October 2025
Where we MIND humans as much as code
In a world dictated by data, scale and speed, the Wits MIND Institute prioritises the human being.
17 October 2025
How Africa’s quantum tech could rewrite the future
This year is the International Year of Quantum, and Wits researchers are making extraordinary contributions to the field.
16 October 2025
A showcase of excellence in research
Postgraduate students and PhD fellows showcase quality research at the 16th Cross-Faculty Postgraduate Symposium.
16 October 2025
STATEMENT FROM WITS UNIVERSITY
The Oracle E-Business system has been compromised in multiple countries as a result of a cyberattack. This is a “zero-day” event (a cyberattack which exploits a software vulnerability that is unknown to the software vendor and has no patch. It means that the software developer has zero days to solve the problem before the attack occurs).
The University uses this system for certain functions and operations continue as normal.
The Chief Information Officer is working with ICT, Oracle and cybersecurity experts to determine which data has been compromised. ICT has already implemented all the latest critical patch updates released by Oracle.
The University has notified the Information Regulator of this incident and we are doing all that we can to assess the potential risk to members of our community.
We will issue further updates as more information becomes available. Please direct any queries to info.ict@wits.ac.za
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