Witwatersrand
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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South Africa is under pressure from global shocks and domestic policy failures, said William Gumede, professor of public management at the University of the Witwatersrand.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Scientists at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, working with collaborators from Huzhou University, have uncovered a surprising feature in one of the most widely used tools in quantum optics.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
About a year after Ezra’s find, the mining town of Randsburg sprang up around a big gold find — the town and the mine named optimistically for the immense Witwatersrand gold fields in South Africa.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025
Other interpretations focus on the spiritual, rather than social, importance of the animals, said Sam Challis, who heads the Rock Art Research Institute at the University of the Witwatersrand.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 27, 2024
Mr. Well- beloved was impressed with my not-entirely-truthful explanation that I had come to Johannesburg to continue my studies at the University of the Witwatersrand.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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