Wits FC power their way through local league
Wits FC has made it to the top 10 of their league. The Wits Football Club men’s first team (Wits FC) have made it through to the top 10 of the South African Breweries (SAB) Ekurhuleni League. The...
View ArticleSLICE OF LIFE: Overcoming my ‘quarter-life’ crisis
As 2016 came close to an end and people started popping champagne bottles to usher in 2017 with happy smiles, I came to a very stark realisation. I was terrified of what lay ahead. I had reached a...
View ArticleScience students seek fame in communication competition
Wits science students selected to participate in regionals after impressive performance at FameLab Two Wits students have been selected to proceed to the FameLab semi-finals after impressing judges at...
View ArticleWits urges students to save water
Students encouraged to report water leakages around the campus. Wits University used National Water Week – March 18 to 24 – to challenge students to come up with innovative solutions to save water on...
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Health sciences competition winners bring to life Esidimeni victims
Health sciences students use art and essays to highlight challenges in the healthcare sector. A fourth-year physiotherapy student, Allyson Smith, and third-year medical student, Neo Ramagaga, have won...
View ArticleCool Kid: Musician Neo AJ Sehlahla
Neo AJ Sehlahla is a musician, a linguistics student and this week’s cool kid. Neo AJ Sehlahla is currently doing his BA honours in linguistics at Wits University. He is also a South African musician...
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Wits partners with HRC in observing Human Rights Day
Wits University observes Human Rights Day. Wits University partnered with the South African Human Rights Commission (HRC) for the first time this year in observing Human Rights Day, an annual memorial...
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Bidvest Wits coach and player get PSL recognition
Bidvest Wits get an encouraging nod despite PSL challenges. Bidest Wits coach Gavin Hunt is the PSL’s coach of the month for February. Photo: Wits Vuvuzela. Bidvest Wits coach Gavin Hunt and striker...
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Wits law student is Miss India Gauteng
A Wits law student has been crowned Miss India Gauteng. Kiara Ghirao at the Miss India Gauteng Pageant on Saturday. Photo: Provided. Wits fourth-year student, Kiara Ghirao, has her work cut out for her...
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Experimental archaeology gathering at Wits
The first ever Experimental Archaelogy Conference was held at Wits University. AIM AND THROW: Participants throwing spears at “The ancients had skills: Ancient throwing weapons workshop”. Photo:...
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Reproductive healthcare beyond the reach of many women
Long waiting periods at public facilities and high costs at private clinics make it difficult for many women to access reproductive healthcare. Wits students expressed frustration at barriers to...
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Social justice takes centre stage at Con Hill
The inaugural Constitution Hill Human Rights Festival celebrates the right to dignity, equality, justice and freedom. JOIN THE MOVEMENT: The rights to dignity, equality, justice and freedom are the...
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Wits Microbrewery brews victory
Witsies succeed at brewing The Wits Microbrewery team won Best Irish Beer at the WortHog Summer Beer Festival in Randburg a week ago. The festival comprised of 40 home brewers and the Wits team of...
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Wits make Varsity Cup history
FNB Wits advance into the Varsity Cup semi-final for the first time in Wits rugby history. HISTORY MADE: Wits raises the bar and qualifies for semi-finals. Photo: Mary Sayegh FNB Wits have secured a...
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Inala hosts food security workshops
Club society to launch initiative on food sovereignty Green fingers: Wits Inala Forum members working in the garden AS part of its three-year plan to make Wits the leading South African institution on...
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Menstruation is nothing to be ashamed about
Girls are encouraged to speak openly about their periods in public spaces in order to break the stigma surrounding menstruation. SPEAK OUT: #WorthBleedingFor campain Girls going through puberty have...
View ArticleCentre of Excellence to lead research on migration
New Centre of Excellence opening the way for collaboration and world-class research. The Wits African Centre for Migration and Society (ACMS) has been awarded the right to host a new Centre of...
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Wits student-run food garden grows for good
The Wits food garden is getting a make-over with the help of engineering and art students. JACK AND THE BEANSTALK: Garden managers, Jezri and Keelan Krinsky, show-off their revamped garden....
View ArticleConstitution Hill to build a new museum
People can submit historic items for evaluation at Constitution Hill before they can be displayed at the new museum. CONSTITUTION HILL will build a new museum called the Museum and Archive of...
View ArticleMining safety hauled into the digital age
The DigiMine Laboratory is an innovative space where students use digital technology to solve real world problems in the mining industry The new Digital Mining Laboratory (DigiMine), located on the...
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