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Business booms at no-confidence vote hearing
Business boomed for informal traders outside Constitutional Court during the secret ballot hearing. MamTshidi serving an EFF supporter. Photo:Kayleen Morgan Business was booming for informal traders...
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Evening tests must fall, says SEBS
The Wits School of economics and business sciences student council and the Wits SRC have called for the university to end evening tests, fearing for the saftey of students having to leave campus at...
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Witsie charging up for Nobel meeting in Germany
Wits PhD chemistry student to meet Nobel Laureates in Germany in June this year. CHARGED UP: Funeka Nkosi will be heading to Germany for prestigious Lindau Nobel meeting Photo: Provided A WITS PhD...
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Wits society runs food drive for Soweto school
A WITS society is running the Faces of Compassion campaign to collect non-perishable food and toiletries for a high school in Soweto as well as contributing to the food programmes run by the Wits...
View ArticleWits residence safety concerns continue
Residents of one of Wits University’s residences say they are concerned about their safety. Wits Junction residents were the victims of two muggings outside the residence in Parktown earlier this week....
View ArticleCool Kid: The chronicles of the student stripper
The twenty-three year old said he has been able to finance his education with the money he gets from stripping. Student by day and professional stripper by night, 23-year-old Phemelo Medupe sat down to...
View ArticleSLICE OF LIFE: All the women inside of me are tired
Last week I spent three days in court for a reporting assignment. The assignment exposed me to more than I had mentally prepared for. Three out of the seven cases I listened to were criminal cases on...
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National tournament for Wits fencers
Wits Fencing Club members get ready to participate in the Western Cape Open Fencing Competition taking place in Cape Town this weekend. EN GARDE: The Wits Fencing Club practicing hard for the Western...
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Q&A: Perseverance Khumalo
A twenty- four-year-old old bachelor of science honours student who is also the founder of The Slice Delights, a baking company which she started in 2016. Perseverance KhumaloPhoto: Solomons Photograhy...
View ArticleShaping urban areas through art
“Art should play an integral role in influencing urban areas but unfortunately there’s not enough funding to support artists or art institutions to be able to do that,” Wits University’s School of...
View ArticleObituary: Sibulele Mgudlwa
Wits University’s SRC president 2012/2013 has died. Wits University has lost one of its famous sons, former SRC president and alumnus, Sibulele Mgudlwa. Background Sibulele Mgudlwa was born on...
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Wits loses professor to London university
Dr David Hornsby, an Associate Professor in international relations who is also the Assistant Dean of Humanities, Teaching and Learning, is leaving Wits University for one year to join University...
View ArticleLack of funds threaten some sports clubs
Registration week held by Wits Sports aims to help clubs get more recruits in an effort to solve funding problems. For the first time, Wits Sports has held a second semester drive for club registration...
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Rape talk in direct response to social media comments
Rape talk organised in direct response to the social media comments made on a Facebook post which detailed the story of a Wits medical student who was allegedly assaulted. WSABFeminsts member, Sarah...
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Girl, 9, born with HIV now infection free, says Wits scientist
Diagnosed as HIV positive in 2007, the now nine year old child, stopped taking ARV’s and has no symptoms of HIV infections. A nine-year-old child who was born with HIV has been in remission for over...
View ArticleSLICE OF LIFE: United we shall stand
One thing that I was weary of when writing this piece was how difficult it is these days to express an opinion without being dragged on social media or offending someone. I’m not sure why but, in...
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Cool kid on campus: Candice Chirwa
Meet this weeks cool kid on campus, Candice Chirwa. Candice Chirwa is bringing her passion for women’s issues to her work at Wits and the United Nations. Academic, businesswoman, motivational speaker...
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Consultancy academy helps Witsies gain work experience
A Witsie consultancy company is helping students gain work experience while they’re studying to bridge the unemployment gap. Nineteen Wits students are currently gaining practical work experience...
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Students put their foot down against cancer
The CESSM placed much importance to a healthy living as they hosted a walk/run as part of a cancer awareness initiative. The Centre for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (CESSM) hosted a fun walk...
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‘Women shouldn’t have to do all the work when it comes to tackling patriarchy’
Wits Development and Leadership Unit hosted a panel discussion centered around #MenAreTrash and solutions to the challenges women face. Panelists from left to right: of Sarah Mukwebo, feminist and...
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