Overview
Walter Sisulu University (WSU) was established on 1 July, 2005 in terms of the Higher Education Act No. 101 of 1997, as amended.
The new university was named in honour of an icon of the South African liberation struggle, the late Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu who was a close comrade of Nelson Mandela.
WSU is uniquely positioned to play a powerful role in the national government’s new focus on rural development in particular.
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HANDBALL PLAYERS FLY WSU FLAG HIGH AT NATIONALS
Two handball players from WSU’s Mthatha campus were selected amongst the best to represent the Eastern Cape Handball Association in Cape...

WSU CELEBRATES ITS WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP
The Walter Sisulu University Directorate of Learning and Teaching held a women empowerment Extended Curriculum Program event on Tuesday,...

CHE CONDUCTS INSTITUTIONAL AUDIT IN WSU
Governance, curriculum development, as well as design and implementation of institutional quality were amongst aspects examined by the...

DON’T EXTEND HOMES WITH RETIREMENT FUNDS
Save, pay your taxes and do not extend your home with a retirement fund pay-out -warns WSU Tax lecturer Rholihlahla Vuzane, CA...
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