SIGNIFICANT DONATIONS AND SPONSORSHIPS - 2018 TO DATE
R200 million for the development of the Wits Brian and Dorothy
Zylstra Sports Complex
$10 million to rename the School of Accountancy in honour of former head,
Professor Margo Steele
$10 million endowment to support postgraduate students in need
Natie Kirsh
R87.5 million towards Wits 100 AngloGold Ashanti Legacy Scholarships
AngloGold Ashanti
R70 million towards the development of the Roy McAlpine Burns Unit at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
Roy McAlpine Foundation
R55 million to repurpose the Wits Planetarium into the multidisciplinary
Wits Anglo American Digital Dome
R50 million to establish a Chair in Innovation to drive researcher-led innovation
Angela and David Fine Chair in Innovation
R50 million for the Wits Southern Centre for Inequality Studies
Ford Foundation
R50 million student support endowment to rename the Sibanye-Stillwater Innovation Bridge
Sibanye Stillwater
R22 million for the Advanced Surgical Skills Lab to train specialists and sub-specialists in the health sciences
Philips, Netcare, Medtronic and Karl Storz
R20 million to support the Future Ecosystems in Africa programme
Oppenheimer Generations Trust
R16 million from the Lamberti Endowment Fund
R15 million for the Zola Dental Clinic in Soweto
Bergman family
R15 million for the Claude Leon Chairs in Water and the Environment
Claude Leon Foundation
R14,5 million to purchase state-of-the-art analysis equipment in Geosciences
Anonymous donation
A R10 million bequest for palaeosciences
Anonymous donation
Significant donation for the Jack Ginsberg Centre for the Book Arts
Jack Ginsberg
Significant donation for the Wits Chris Seabrooke Music Hall
Chris Seabrooke
Support from international philanthropic foundations
Carnegie, Gates and Open Society
Support from South African based philanthropic foundations
Raith, Bertha and Albert Wessels
R1,5 million gift to support students in need
former SRC President Rex Heinke
R1 million gift to Female Academic Leaders Fellowship Endowment Fund
Wits Chancellor, Dr Judy Dlamini