Wits University celebrates 100 years with Times Square billboard in NY
Updated | By Mornings With Mack
Wits
University has been celebrating their centenary year with many events, but this
one was truly amazing.
![wits](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/Wits-Great-Hall_Wits100_600x300_1200x675.width-800.jpg)
On Monday the 19th of September, Wits University invited New York-based South Africans to come celebrate in Times Square.
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The university managed to bag a spot on a large billboard in the middle of Times Square to broadcast the celebration.
Vice-Chancellor Zeblon Zenzele Vilakazi said in a statement that the celebration would be a way to cement Wits as one of the world's best universities.
The original statement read:
“ATTENTION!
CALLING ALL WITSIES AND SOUTH AFRICANS IN MANHATTAN, NEW YORK!
Monday, 19 September 2022
13:30 (NY Time)
19:30 South African Time
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Make your way to TIMES SQUARE today, to celebrate a momentous centenary moment with the Vice-Chancellor and principal, professor Zeblon Vilakazi.”
See the billboard below:
![adam levine](https://turntable.kagiso.io/images/wits-time-square.original.jpg)
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