South African Business Schools Association
Members
Table:
Business School

Institution

City

Accreditation

Year founded

Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)

University of Pretoria

Johannesburg

CHE, AMBA[4]

2000†

Graduate School of Business

University of KwaZulu-Natal

Durban

CHE[5]

Graduate School of Business and Government Leadership

North-West University

Mafikeng

CHE[6]

Henley Management College, South Africa

Henley Management College

Johannesburg

CHE, AMBA, EQUIS, AACSB[7]

1992

Management College of Southern Africa

Johannesburg

CHE[8]

Milpark Business School

Johannesburg

CHE[9]

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Business School

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

Port Elizabeth

CHE[10]

2005

Potchefstroom Business School

North-West University

Potchefstroom

CHE[11]

Regenesys Business School

Johannesburg

CHE[12]

Regent Business School

Johannesburg

CHE[13]

Rhodes Investec Business School (RIBS)

Rhodes University

Grahamstown

CHE, AMBA[14]

2000

School of Business Leadership (SBL)

University of South Africa

Midrand

CHE[15]

1965

Tshwane University of Technology Business School

Tshwane University of Technology

Pretoria

CHE[16]

1999

Turfloop Graduate School of Leadership

University of Limpopo

Polokwane

CHE[17]

1997

UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB)

University of Cape Town

Cape Town

CHE, EQUIS[18]

University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB)

Stellenbosch University

Cape Town

CHE, AMBA, EQUIS[19]

1964

University of the Free State Business School

University of the Free State

Bloemfontein

CHE[20]

Wits Business School (WBS)

University of the Witwatersrand

Johannesburg

CHE, AMBA[21]

1968

Drawing on the following table plus the supporting evidence provided.

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Gordon Institute of Business Science ( GIBS Business School ) is a business school in South Africa and an affiliate of the University of Pretoria . It is located in the heart of Illovo , Johannesburg , close to the Sandton financial and commercial business hub . GIBS is accredited by the Council on Higher Education ( CHE ) and internationally by Association of MBAs ( AMBA ) . It is ranked as one of the best business schools in South Africa and the wider Africa , with flagship programmes that include the Masters in Business Administration ( MBA ) , Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration ( PDBA ) , Doctor of Business Administration ( DBA/PHD ) . In 2012 , the GIBS DBA became the first South African doctoral programme in business to receive international accreditation from AMBA . GIBS also offers various Executive Programmes : short courses , executive level programmes like the Global Executive Development & General Management Programmes , company-specific programmes . Extended Programmes are longer certificate programmes and include the Social Entrepreneurship Programme , Leading Women Programme and Nexus Leadership Programme .
The University of Pretoria ( Afrikaans : Universiteit van Pretoria , Northern Sotho : Yunibesithi ya Pretoria ) is a multi-campus public research university in Pretoria , the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa . The university was established in 1908 as the Pretoria campus of the Johannesburg-based Transvaal University College and is the fourth South African institution in continuous operation to be awarded university status . The university has grown from the original 32 students in a single late Victorian house to approximately 49,000 in 2015 . The University was built on 7 suburban campuses on 1,120 hectares ( 2,800 acres ) . The University is organised into nine faculties and a business school . Established in 1920 , the University of Pretoria Faculty of Veterinary Science is the second oldest veterinary school in Africa and the only veterinary school in South Africa . In 1949 , the university launched the first MBA programme outside North America and the university 's Gordon Institute of Business Science ( GIBS ) has consistently been ranked the top business school in Africa for executive education , as well as being placed in the top 50 in the world . In 2012 , the Financial Times ranked the GIBS Executive MBA 1st in Africa and 60th in the world . Since 1997 , the university has produced more research outputs every year than any other institution of higher learning in South Africa , as measured by the Department of Education 's accreditation benchmark . In 2008 , the university awarded 15.8% of all masters and doctorate degrees in South Africa , the highest percentage in the country . The university is commonly referred to as UP , Tuks , or Tukkies and in post-nominals the university is typically abbreviated as Pret or UP , although Pretoria is also used in official publications .
Johannesburg ( /dʒoʊˈhænɪsbɜːrɡ/ joh-HAN-iss-burg , also US : /-ˈhɑːn-/ -⁠HAHN- ; Afrikaans : [ jʊəˈɦanəsbœrχ ] ; Zulu and Xhosa : eGoli ) , informally known as Jozi or Joburg , is the largest city in South Africa and one of the 50 largest urban areas in the world . It is the provincial capital and largest city of Gauteng , which is the wealthiest province in South Africa . Johannesburg is the seat of the Constitutional Court . The city is located in the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills and is the centre of large-scale gold and diamond trade , It was one of the host cities of the official tournament of the 2010 FIFA World Cup . The metropolis is an alpha global city as listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network . In 2019 , the population of the city of Johannesburg was 5,635,127 , making it the most populous city in South Africa . In the same year , the population of Johannesburg 's urban agglomeration was put at 8,000,000. land area of the municipal city ( 1,645 km2 or 635 sq mi ) is large in comparison with those of other major cities , resulting in a moderate population density of 2,364 per square kilometre ( 6,120/sq mi ) . The city was established in 1886 following the discovery of gold on what had been a farm . Due to the extremely large gold deposit found along the Witwatersrand , within ten years , the population had grown to 100,000 inhabitants . A separate city from the late 1970s until 1994 , Soweto is now part of Johannesburg . Originally an acronym for South-Western Townships , Soweto originated as a collection of settlements on the outskirts of Johannesburg , populated mostly by native African workers from the gold mining industry . Soweto , although eventually incorporated into Johannesburg , had been separated as a residential area for Blacks , who were not permitted to live in Johannesburg proper .
The Association of MBAs ( AMBA ) is a global organisation founded in 1967 which focuses primarily on international business school accreditation and membership .
The University of KwaZulu-Natal ( UKZN ) is a university with five campuses in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa . It was formed on 1 January 2004 after the merger between the University of Natal and the University of Durban-Westville .
Durban ( Zulu : eThekwini , from itheku meaning bay/lagoon ) is the third most populous city in South Africa after Johannesburg and Cape Town and the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal . Located on the east coast of South Africa , Durban is the busiest port in the country . It is also one of the major centres of tourism because of the city 's warm subtropical climate and extensive beaches . Durban forms part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality , which includes neighboring towns and has a population of about 3.44 million , making the combined municipality one of the biggest cities on the Indian Ocean coast of the African continent . It is also the second most important manufacturing hub in South Africa after Johannesburg . In May 2015 , Durban was officially recognized as one of the New 7 Wonders Cities , Durban was one of the host cities for the 2010 FIFA World Cup .
The North-West University ( NWU ) is a South African university with three campuses at Potchefstroom , Mahikeng ( Previously Mafikeng ) and Vanderbijlpark , South Africa . In Potchefstroom is the head office of the University . With its merged status , the North-West University became one of the largest universities in South Africa and has 64 081 students ( full-time and distance education ) . The universities that merged to form this institution are the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education and the University of North-West ( formerly the University of Bophuthatswana ) . The Potchefstroom University already had a Vanderbijlpark branch .
Mahikeng , still commonly known as Mafikeng and previously Mafeking , is the capital city of the North-West Province of South Africa . Located close to South Africa 's border with Botswana , Mahikeng is 1,400 km ( 870 mi ) northeast of Cape Town and 260 km ( 160 mi ) west of Johannesburg . In 2001 , it had a population of 49,300 . In 2007 , Mahikeng was reported to have a population of 250,000 of which the CBD constitutes between 69,000 and 75,000 . It is built on the open veld at an elevation of 1,500 m ( 4,921 ft ) , by the banks of the Upper Molopo River . The Madibi goldfields are some 15 km ( 9.3 mi ) south of the town .
Henley Business School , Africa ( formerly Henley Management College , South Africa ) , in the Paulshof suburb of Johannesburg , is a campus of the British-based Henley Business School , one of the oldest business schools in Europe with operations in 17 countries across the globe . The African institution shares international accreditation with its parent and is also locally accredited in South Africa . The South African campus has offered the MBA in South Africa since 1992 . In 2002 , the South African location became a fully owned subsidiary of the British parent . As the operation in South Africa is the only Henley Business School in the African continent , it has students living in neighbouring countries studying and being supported through this office .
The Administrative Staff College was set up in 1945 at Henley-on-Thames as the civilian equivalent of the Military Staff Colleges . It offered short courses in problems of advanced management . The College was offered the use of Greenlands by the 3rd Viscount Hambledon in 1946 , and was bought outright from the family in 1952 . In its formative years , the College was influenced by the management consultant and writer Lyndall Urwick , the academic Hector Hetherington , the civil servant Sir Donald Banks and the businessman Sir Geoffrey Heyworth ( later Lord Heyworth ) ; its curriculum was designed by its first Principal , Noel Hall . From the beginning , its intention was to bring together executives from Her Majesty 's Civil Service , private business and nationalised industries to help develop their skills for promotion to senior management .
The EFMD Quality Improvement System ( EQUIS ) is a school accreditation system . It specializes in higher education institutions of management and business administration , run by the European Foundation for Management Development ( EFMD ) . EQUIS has accredited 172 institutions in 41 countries around the world .
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business , also known as AACSB International , is an American professional organization . It was founded in 1916 to provide accreditation to business schools . :2Not all AACSB members are accredited and AACSB does not accredit for-profit schools . On average , AACSB observes that schools take between four and five years to earn AACSB Accreditation . The amount of time it will take a school to earn accreditation depends largely on how closely aligned they are with AACSB standards when they apply for eligibility . The AACSB withdrew recognition by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation in 2016 . This is because the AACSB now holds international recognition by the ISO .
( MANCOSA ) is a distance education institution located in Durban , South Africa . It is a private higher education institution , established in 1995 as a post-apartheid empowerment institution , offering affordable and accessible management education primarily to persons previously denied access to postgraduate education .
Milpark Education is a South African private educational institution offering business education , established in 1997 . It offers both distance learning and contact learning options , although its qualifications are offered primarily via distance learning . Its qualifications are accredited by the Council on Higher Education . The school has campuses in Melville , Johannesburg and Claremont , Cape Town , as well as a support office in Westville in Durban . Candidates attending Milpark Education include employed individuals , entrepreneurs and school leavers completing tertiary education .
Nelson Mandela University ( NMU ) , formerly known as University of Port Elizabeth ( UPE ) , is a South African university with its main administration in the coastal city of Port Elizabeth . Nelson Mandela University was founded through a merger of three institutions in January 2005 , but its history dates back to 1882 , with the foundation of the Port Elizabeth Art School . Nelson Mandela University is a comprehensive university offering professional and vocational training . The University has seven campuses - six in Port Elizabeth and one in George . The main campus of the university is South Campus . Students at Nelson Mandela University can study towards a diploma or a degree up to doctoral level qualifications . A number of courses include workplace experience as part of the curriculum at Nelson Mandela University . English is the university 's medium of instruction .
Port Elizabeth or Nelson Mandela Bay ( Xhosa : iBhayi ; Afrikaans : Die Baai [ di ˈbɑːi ] ) often known by its initials P.E. , and colloquially as The Friendly City , is a major seaport city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa along the Indian Ocean . Port Elizabeth is Africas southern-most and South Africas second oldest city . It is the seat of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality ( South Africas second largest metropolitan administrative district by area ) ; the countrys sixth most-populous city ; the most-populous city of Eastern Cape ; and the cultural , economic and financial center of the Eastern Cape . The city is among the top five cities in the world for pleasant weather , according to a 2014 scientific climate study of 600 global cities . Port Elizabeth is known for many blue-flag beaches along the citys urban coastline ; its popularity as an international and local holiday destination ; and its rich and diverse cultural heritage . It is a tourism gateway city for the Eastern Cape and the only city with the closest proximity to malaria-free big five game game reserves . The economy of Port Elizabeth is primarily oriented towards automotive assembly , manufacturing and export industries , and the city is also a major South African and sub-Saharan African destination for investment . Foreign direct investments of $ 19,8 billion has been secured over the past decade . Several Fortune 500 companies have a presence or their African operations headquartered in Port Elizabeth . The citys most prominent landmarks are Shark Rock pier , the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium , and the Donkin Reserve . Port Elizabeth was one of the host cities for the official tournament of the 2010 FIFA World Cup . Port Elizabeth is a popular domestic and international holiday destination .
Potchefstroom ( Afrikaans pronunciation : [ /pɔt͡ʃɛfstruəm/ ] , colloquially Potch ) is an academic city in the North West Province of South Africa . It hosts the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University . Potchefstroom is on the Mooi Rivier ( Afrikaans for pretty ( or beautiful ) river ) , roughly 120 km ( 75 mi ) west-southwest of Johannesburg and 45 km ( 28 mi ) east-northeast of Klerksdorp . Potchefstroom , together with Rustenburg , is the second-largest city in the North West Province . The largest city , Klerksdorp , is about 45 kilometres ( 28 mi ) away .
Regenesys Business School is one of the top 5 private business schools based in Johannesburg , South Africa . The Regenesys Group includes Regenesys School of Public Management , Regenesys Foundation , MyWealth Investments , a loans department and having campuses in South Africa , Mumbai and Lagos . Regenesys India is also the first business school in India to give financial aid to students .
For the Regent 's Business School in London - see Regent 's Business School London . Regent Business School is a private institution focused on postgraduate management education in South Africa . At the undergraduate level , RBS offers the Bachelor of Commerce ( BCom ) degree , in addition to various certificate and diploma courses . At the postgraduate level it offers the MBA . At inception , a link was established with the University of Luton in the United Kingdom to offer a range of business and management programmes by supported-learning . Regent Business School is now registered as a private higher education institution and the degrees offered by the School are fully accredited by the Council on Higher Education ( CHE ) . In 2017 Regent Business School joined Honoris United Universities
Rhodes University is a public research university located in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa . It is one of four universities in the province . Established in 1904 , Rhodes University is the province 's oldest university , and it is the fifth or sixth oldest South African university in continuous operation , being preceded by the University of the Free State ( 1904 ) , University of Witwatersrand ( 1896 ) , Stellenbosch University ( 1866 ) and the University of Cape Town ( 1829 ) . Rhodes was founded in 1904 as Rhodes University College , named after Cecil Rhodes , through a grant from the Rhodes Trust . It became a constituent college of the University of South Africa in 1918 before becoming an independent university in 1951 . The university had an enrolment of over 8,000 students in the 2015 academic year , of whom just over 3,600 lived in 51 residences on campus , with the rest ( known as Oppidans ) taking residence in digs ( off-campus residences ) or in their own homes in the town .
Makhanda ( formerly Grahamstown ; Afrikaans : Grahamstad , Xhosa : iRhini ) is a town [ a ] of about 70,000 people in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa . It is situated about 110 kilometres ( 70 mi ) northeast of Port Elizabeth and 130 kilometres ( 80 mi ) southwest of East London . Makhanda is the largest town in the Makana Local Municipality , and the seat of the municipal council . It also hosts Rhodes University , the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court , The South African Library for the Blind ( SALB ) and a diocese of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa and 6 South African Infantry Battalion . The town 's name change from Grahamstown to Makhanda was officially gazetted on 29 June 2018 . The town was officially renamed to Makhanda in memory of Xhosa warrior and prophet Makhanda ka Nxele .
The University of South Africa ( UNISA ) , known colloquially as Unisa , is the largest university system in South Africa by enrollment . It attracts a third of all higher education students in South Africa . Through various colleges and affiliates , UNISA has over 350,000 students , including international students from 130 countries worldwide , making it one of the world 's mega universities and the only such university in Africa . As a comprehensive university , Unisa offers both vocational and academic programmes , many of which have received international accreditation , as well as an extensive geographical footprint , giving their students recognition and employability in many countries the world over . The university lists many notable South Africans among its alumni , including two Nobel prize winners : Nelson Mandela , the first democratically elected president of South Africa and Archbishop Desmond Tutu .
Midrand is a municipality in central Gauteng Province , South Africa . It is situated in-between Centurion and Sandton , and is part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality .
Tshwane University of Technology ( TUT ) ( Afrikaans Tshwane-Universiteit vir Tegnologie ) is a higher education institution in South Africa that came into being through a merger of three technikons - Technikon Northern Gauteng , Technikon North-West and Technikon Pretoria . As the number of students registering annually grows rapidly , records show that Tshwane University of Technology caters for approximately 60,000 students and it has become the largest residential higher education institution in South Africa . [ citation needed ]
Pretoria ( /prɪˈtɔːriə/ pri-TOR-ee-ə ; Zulu : ePitoli ; Tswana : Tshwane ) is the fourth most populous city in South Africa after Durban and is an administrative capital of South Africa . It straddles the Apies River and has spread eastwards into the foothills of the Magaliesberg mountains . It is one of the country 's three capital cities , serving as the seat of the administrative branch of government ( Cape Town is the legislative capital and Bloemfontein the judicial capital ) , and of foreign embassies to South Africa . Pretoria has a reputation for being an academic city with three universities , the Tshwane University of Technology ( TUT ) , University of Pretoria ( UP ) , and the University of South Africa ( UNISA ) , also home to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research ( CSIR ) , and the Human Sciences Research Council . The city also hosts the National Research Foundation and the South African Bureau of Standards making the city a hub for research . Pretoria is the central part of the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality which was formed by the amalgamation of several former local authorities including Centurion and Soshanguve . There have been proposals to change the name of Pretoria itself to Tshwane and the proposed name change has caused some public controversy , Pretoria was one of the host cities of the official tournament for the 2010 FIFA World Cup . Pretoria is named after the Voortrekker leader Andries Pretorius , and within South Africa sometimes called the Jacaranda City due to the thousands of jacaranda trees planted in its streets , parks and gardens .
This article is about the institution formerly known as the University of the North . For the institution with the same name in Colombia , see Universidad del Norte , Colombia .
Polokwane ( UK : /ˌpɒləˈkwɑːnɪ/ , meaning Place of Safety in Northern Sotho ) , also known by its former name , Pietersburg , is a city and the capital of the Limpopo Province of South Africa . It is South Africa 's largest urban centre north of Gauteng . Polokwane was one of the host cities of the official tournament of the 2010 FIFA World Cup .
The Graduate School of Business ( GSB ) is the business school of the University of Cape Town ( UCT ) , South Africa 's oldest university . The School 's programmes include the Masters in Business Administration ( MBA ) , the Executive MBA , and the Postgraduate Diploma in Management Practice ( PgDip ) - each targeting a different level of management . Executive Education at the GSB offers open-enrolment short courses , focusing on a wide range of development requirements . The department also develops short courses and customised programmes for corporate clients .
The University of Cape Town ( UCT ) is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa . UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College making it the oldest higher education institute in South Africa . In terms of full university status , it is jointly the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest extant university in Sub-Saharan Africa alongside Stellenbosch University which received full university status on the same day in 1918 . UCT is the highest-ranked African university in the QS World University Rankings , the Times Higher Education World University Rankings , and the Academic Ranking of World Universities , and its Commerce , Law , and Medicine Faculties are consistently placed among the hundred best internationally . It is the only African member of the Global University Leaders Forum ( GULF ) , within the World Economic Forum , which is made up of 26 of the world 's top universities . The language of instruction is English .
Cape Town ( Afrikaans : Kaapstad ) [ ˈkɑːpstat ] ; Xhosa : iKapa ; Khoi-San : //Hui ! Gaeb ) is the second most populous city in South Africa after Johannesburg and also the legislative capital of South Africa . Colloquially named the Mother City , it is the largest city of the Western Cape province . It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality , The Parliament of South Africa sits in Cape Town . The other two capitals are located in Pretoria ( the executive capital where the Presidency is based ) and Bloemfontein ( the judicial capital where the Supreme Court of Appeal is located ) . The city is known for its harbour , for its natural setting in the Cape Floristic Region , and for landmarks such as Table Mountain and Cape Point . Cape Town is home to 64% of the Western Cape 's population . The city was named the World Design Capital for 2014 by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design . In 2014 , Cape Town was named the best place in the world to visit by both The New York Times and The Daily Telegraph. , Cape Town was one of the host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup . Located on the shore of Table Bay , Cape Town , as the oldest urban area in South Africa , was developed by the United East India Company ( VOC ) as a supply station for Dutch ships sailing to East Africa , India , and the Far East . Jan van Riebeeck 's arrival on 6 April 1652 established VOC Cape Colony , the first permanent European settlement in South Africa . Cape Town outgrew its original purpose as the first European outpost at the Castle of Good Hope , becoming the economic and cultural hub of the Cape Colony . Until the Witwatersrand Gold Rush and the development of Johannesburg , Cape Town was the largest city in South Africa .
University of Stellenbosch Business School ( USB ) is the business school of the University of Stellenbosch in Bellville , Western Cape , South Africa .
Stellenbosch University ( Afrikaans : Universiteit Stellenbosch ) is a public research university situated in Stellenbosch , a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa . Stellenbosch is jointly the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest extant university in Sub-Saharan Africa alongside the University of Cape Town which received full university status on the same day in 1918 . Stellenbosch University ( abbreviated as SU ) designed and manufactured Africa 's first microsatellite , SUNSAT , launched in 1999 . Stellenbosch University was the first African university to sign the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities . The students of Stellenbosch University are nicknamed Maties . The term probably arises from the Afrikaans word tamatie ( meaning tomato , and referring to the maroon sport uniforms and blazer colour ) . An alternative theory is that the term comes from the Afrikaans colloquialism maat ( meaning buddy or mate ) originally used diminutively ( maatjie ) by the students of the University of Cape Town 's precursor , the South African College .
The University of the Free State is a multi campus public university in Bloemfontein , the capital of the Free State and the judicial capital of South Africa . It was first established as an institution of higher learning in 1904 as a tertiary portion of Grey College . It was declared an independent Afrikaans-language university in 1950 and the name was changed to the University of the Orange Free State . The university has two satellite campuses . Initially a whites-only precinct , the university was fully de-segregated in 1996 . The first black university vice-chancellor was appointed in 2010 .
Bloemfontein ( /ˈbluːmfɒnteɪn/ ; Afrikaans : [ ˈblumfɔntəi̯n ] ; from ! Orakobab : ǀʼAuxa ǃXās Bloem 's fountain ; in Dutch : fountain of flowers or blooming fountain ; also known as Bloem ) is the capital city of the province of Free State of South Africa ; and , as the judicial capital of the nation , one of South Africa 's three national capitals ( the other two being Cape Town , the legislative capital , and Pretoria , the administrative capital ) and is the seventh largest city in South Africa . Situated at an elevation of 1,395 m ( 4,577 ft ) above sea level , the city is home to approximately 520,000 residents and forms part of the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality which has a population of 747,431 . It was one of the host cities for the 2010 FIFA World Cup . The city of Bloemfontein hosts the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa , the Franklin Game Reserve , Naval Hill , the Maselspoort Resort and the Sand du Plessis Theatre . The city hosts numerous museums , including the National Women 's Monument , the Anglo-Boer War Museum , the National Museum , and the Oliewenhuis Art Museum . Bloemfontein also host sub-Saharan Africa 's first digital planetarium , the Naval Hill Planetarium and Boyden Observatory , an astronomical research observatory erected by Harvard University . Bloemfontein is popularly and poetically known as the city of roses , for its abundance of these flowers and the annual rose festival held there . The city 's Sesotho name is Mangaung , meaning place of cheetahs . Its ! Orakobab name is ǀʼAuxa ǃXās or ǀKxʼauxa ǃXās ( Khoekhoegowab spelling : ǀAuxa ! Khās ) , which refers to Jan Bloem II , known as ! Xās-aob or Blumtseb who was a gaokxʼaob ( chief ) of the ǀŨdiǁʼaes ( Springbok Clan ) of the ! Ora ( Korana ) nation , whose kraal was the original settlement before the city was built .
The University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg ( /vətˈvɑːtəsrənt/ ) , is a multi-campus South African public research university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg . It is more commonly known as Wits University or Wits ( /vəts/ or /vɪts/ ) . The university has its roots in the mining industry , as do Johannesburg and the Witwatersrand in general . Founded in 1896 as the South African School of Mines in Kimberley , it is the third oldest South African university in continuous operation . The university has an enrolment of 40,259 students as of 2018 , of which approximately 20 percent live on campus in the university 's 17 residences . 63 percent of the university 's total enrolment is for undergraduate study , with 35 percent being postgraduate and the remaining 2 percent being Occasional Students . The 2017 Academic Ranking of World Universities ( ARWU ) places Wits University , with its overall score , as the highest ranked university in Africa . Wits was ranked as the top university in South Africa in the Center for World University Rankings ( CWUR ) in 2016 . According to the CWUR rankings , Wits occupies this ranking position since 2014 .