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By Caryn McNamara   THE UNIVERSITY The University of the Witswatersrand, Johannesburg, affectionately known as "Wits" was formally established as a University in 1922, developed from what was previously the South African School of Mines (est. 1896). It is spread over 400 acres of Braamfontein and Parktown in Gauteng province. The University also owns the Sterkfontein Cave in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, the Wits Rural Facility in Mpumalanga, Pullen Farm which is located 35km south-east of Nelspruit, and half of a private teaching hospital, the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre. Wits has a student population of >40,000(2020) accommodated in 18 halls of residence and provides academic support in 11 libraries and >1,100 full-time academic staff. Academics are structured into 5 Faculties, comprising of 36 Schools and >30 service departments offering >3,400 courses. More than 36%(2019) of the institution are postgraduate students with the aim to a