Professor Achille Mbembe makes history as the first African recipient of the Holberg Prize. Students benefit from new solar benches, part of Wits’ sustainability strategy. The Irish Tech Challenge launches at Tshimologong, spawning innovation and entrepreneurship. Wits health scientists are lauded at the SAMRC awards, whilst the Afretec Gender workshop in Rwanda promotes gender equality in STEM. Read the full stories at www.wits.ac.za/news