Universities in South Africa

The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) is a public research university in Johannesburg, with roots in a mining school founded in 1896, known for mining engineering, health sciences, palaeoanthropology and commerce.

The University of Pretoria, founded in 1908, is one of South Africa's largest research universities and home to the country's only veterinary faculty.

The University of Cape Town is South Africa's oldest university, tracing its roots to 1829, a public research university on the slopes of Devil's Peak known for medicine, commerce, law, engineering and sciences.