University of The Witwatersrand — student housing nearby (2026)

1 Jan Smuts Ave, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2017, South Africa

QS #291World University Rankings
★ 4.5Google campus rating
2,271published reviews

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What people say about University of The Witwatersrand

Elma Holt ★★★★★ · Google review · 3 months ago

We were priviledged to be part of a Graduation Ceremony on 25 March 2026. What a truly Joyous Celebration! Well organised and very well run! Everyone got their moment of fame and their name read. And the cheers were loud but it still allowed everyone's name to be heard. Outside was just awesome with

Aly Hamzah ★★★★ · Google review · a month ago

I have the mis-fortune of having to attend a place like WITS 7 hours a day, 5 days a week. Campus looks like a prison, and takes 20 mins to walk from different lecture halls, i wish i could have a stern word with whoever designed this campus... Internationally recognised and great tertiary and resea

lebogang modise ★ · Google review · 3 weeks ago

Today we were denied entry at Yale entrance because we are pedestrians. We were told to request again to to go the planetarium. Security was very rude. He turned away a young lady before us. Wits must look into this. The other guards came to scan our IDs after entering by force.

Boitumelo Molalugi ★★★★★ · Google review · a month ago

I love this place. Have your ID to enter, there are restaurants and coffee shops, so if you are around joburg and would like to have a safe place to eat or drink, going into campus would be a good option.

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