Wits University Vice-Chancellor Professor Zeblon Vilakazi says the institution has allocated R70 million to help students as part of its hardship fund. Vilakazi says, this year, Wits added another R10 million as a once-off COVID-19 relief fund to deal with student financial issues.

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