Welcome to WSU
Walter Sisulu University is a Higher Education Institution based in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Formed in 2005, the university has positioned itself as a centre of academic excellence committed to its vision of being a technology infused African university.
WSU is uniquely positioned to play a powerful role in the national government’s focus on rural development in particular. Approximately 30,000 students and close to 1,800 staff live and work across four campuses in Mthatha, Butterworth, Buffalo City (East London) and Komani.
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News Updates

SCHOLAR CALLS FOR A RETHINK OF SOUTH AFRICA’S HOUSING POLICY
Tuesday, 08 July 2025 13:22Despite the promises made in South Africa’s post-apartheid Housing White Paper, the nation’s urban landscape continues to reflect the spatial injustices of the past. These were assertions made by Monwabisi Siwakhile Xegwana of...

WSU’S SIBUKELE GUMBO MAPS 4IR JOURNEY: FROM CODING TO CONSTRUCTION, HEIs STEP INTO THE FUTURE
Tuesday, 08 July 2025 13:08Walter Sisulu University’s own Sibukele Gumbo lit up the WSU-CBE Conference breakaway sessions on Monday 7 July with a powerful presentation titled: “Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) Skills Development in Higher Education...

FUTURE OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES "AN URGENT MATTER", SAYS WSU VC
Tuesday, 08 July 2025 12:37Academics, government representatives, postgraduate students and industry practitioners in the built environment sector have gathered at WSU’s BCC Potsdam Site in a shared spirit of dialogue, discovery and collaboration during...
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