2020 Annual Report

The 2020 academic year was characterised by two major incidences – the advent of a global pandemic, and the change of leadership at the University of the Witwatersrand. These occurrences were managed with care and resulted in a seamless transition to emergency remote teaching and learning online, and a new executive management team, under the leadership of Professor Zeblon Vilakazi.

Council bid farewell to Professor Adam Habib, who led Wits with distinction for seven years. We welcomed Professor Zeblon Vilakazi as the incoming ViceChancellor and Principal. He has outlined a vision that will take Wits into its next century - a vision that will reimagine the future of teaching, learning, research and innovation in a changing world, which will undoubtedly continue to impact positively on society in the coming years.