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Wits network upgrade delayed
Students have mixed emotions towards the network upgrade project. Caption: Project Quantum banner th the Empire road entrance....
View ArticleSlice of life: Team work makes the dream work
For the past seven years I have played touch rugby, a was a spur of the moment decision that looked like fun and gave me something to do after school. I didn’t know the sport would lead me on a long...
View ArticleTaxi rank queues swell due to bus strike
The national bus strike continues into its third week.Commuters in the Johannesburg Central Business District (CBD) will continue to face long queues at the Bree taxi rank as a result of the ongoing...
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Wits student to compete in African Chess Championship
Tshepang Tlale is the youngest black female South African to win the Woman International Master title in chess. WINNER: Tshepang Tlale showing off her skills on the chess board. Photo: Londell...
View ArticleMining engineering student dies in Braamfontein suicide
Students left reeling at news of another apparent suicide in Braamfontein A male mining engineering student at Wits University has passed away following a suspected suicide on Thursday, May 10, in...
View ArticleBail granted to rape accused Wits student
Bail has been granted to a Wits student arrested for rape. After a number of appearances at the Johannesburg Magistrates Court, Wits University education student, Moses Modisane was granted bail of R3...
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Slice of life: The blessing of independence from the women who raised me
My mother and grandmother are two strong women in my life who have contributed to my strong and independent character. They have been the sole providers in my brother’s and my life, making sure that...
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Student who committed suicide in Braam was ‘always so bubbly’
The young student who passed away last week has been identified. The second-year Wits mining engineering student who is believed to have committed suicide on Thursday, May 10, in Braamfontein has been...
View ArticleWits knocked out of Varsity Hockey tournament
Wits was neck and neck with Tuks as they played for a spot in the Varsity Hockey finals. Wits has been knocked out of the Varsity Hockey tournament by the University of Pretoria (Tuks) during a sudden...
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Varsity Sports goes green for mental health awareness
Varsity Sports teams up with Ithemba Foundation to encourage students to speak up about mental health issues. Wits University sports players will show their support for mental health awareness by...
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Sanele Dhlamini mourned at Wits memorial
The mining engineering student who passed away last week was remembered at a memorial service today. A large lecture room on the Wits University campus was filled to its capacity on Wednesday, May 16,...
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Theatre review: Devil on the Cross
“She is a not so silent whisper of how the dream was altered, of how it did not turn out as envisioned” Cast: Andisiwe Mpinda, Abongile Matyutyu, Rose Rathaga, Ratanang Mogotsi,Sibusiso Mkhize...
View ArticleWits basketballers head to Botswana
Wits mens and ladies basketball players to participate in the Confederation of University and Colleges Sports Associations games in Botswana Eight Wits basketball players have been selected to...
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“Skye’s” the limit for scholarship recipient
English graduate receives opportunity to continue studies in the UK BA English Honours graduate, Thomas Hopkins, has been the fourth person from Wits to be awarded a scholarship from the Skye...
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Exhibition reflects on brutality of xenophobia in South Africa
Leading South African photojournalists Alon Skuy and James Oatway are showing some of their work on xenophobia. As stories of xenophobia lead the news yet again in South Africa, two of the country’s...
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Wits students soar in travel competition
The winners of a travel innovation competition will use their winnings to fund a start-up. Three Wits University students have won a cash prize of $10,000 (around R134 000) in a travel innovation...
View ArticleAward-winning Christian artists capture Wits crowd
Sing and rap duo Blaque Nubon and Lilly Million gave a rousing performance to Wits students. Award-winning Christian music artists Blaque Nubon and Lilly Million drew a lively audience of students with...
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The funny side of an American president
The Nelson Mandela annual Lecture was presented by former President Barack Obama on July 17. Barack Obama talks at the Nelson Mandela annual lecture. Photo: Elizabeth-Jane Ringrose Barack Obama,...
View ArticleWits SRC tackles academic exclusion
Wits SRC urge students to work hard in their studies to avoid being academical excluded at the end of the year. The Wits Student Representative Council (SRC) have initiated a series of discussions with...
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Wits students initiate two day health fair
Health fair: Wits students visit health stations in numbers. Photo: Londell Phumi Ramalepe Wits health science students hosted a two day health fair on July 20 and 21 at Solomon Mahlangu...
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