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University of the Witwatersrand (Wits)
Established in 1896 as the South African School of Mines and granted university status in 1922, Wits is a leading multi-campus public research university in central Johannesburg (Braamfontein) .
With approximately 37,300 students in 2025, Wits is known for its high-level research output, activism legacy, and cosmopolitan student body—roughly 10% international representation across 85 nationalities
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