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SLICE OF LIFE: Gay about first eSwatini Pride
Kingdom of eSwatini marches in step with the progressive world with first Pride When news of the first ever Gay Pride march to take place in the conservative Kingdom of eSwatini circulated on social...
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Sunnyside raises funds to stock up on feminine necessities
House committee wants all residents to stop worrying about ‘that time of the month’. Some of the cosmetics the house committee is hoping to get donations of. Photo Mary Sayegh...
View ArticleWits Buck Ladies start tournament on high note
The Wits women’s basketball teams are ready and excited for the Wits Lady Bucks tournament The Wits Buck Ladies kicked off the 6th annual Wits Lady Bucks basketball tournament on a high note, bagging...
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Centre for Mexican studies opens at Wits
Students are encouraged to participate in exchanges between Mexico and South Africa. WITS UNIVERSITY is playing host to a new centre for Mexican studies that has been established to promote academic...
View ArticleUnit to boost students’ entrepreneurial skills
Entrepreneurship should not be a last resort for unemployed graduates. A UNIT TO promote entrepreneurial development for Wits students was launched by Wits Enterprise on July 31, 2018. The...
View ArticleLocal bank boosts Wits bucks
Wits University has received a significant donation from a local bank. Funding for Wits University students received a boost on Tuesday, August 7, after local bank Absa announced it was making a...
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Safe Zones allies increase to 160
The number of Safe Zones allies has increased at Wits University. The LGBTQ+ flag was worn at the #TotalShutDown march on Wednesday, August, 1....
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Wits volleyball serve up another win
The Wits men’s basketball team came through with a victory keeping their second-place position on the log. The Wits men’s volleyball team warm up as they go into a match with Quantum. Photo: Naeemah...
View ArticleMinister Pandor to dissolve NSFAS board
Higher Education and Training minister will appoint an administrator for the embattled funding organisation. Minister of Higher Education and Training Naledi Pandor is going to dissolve the National...
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UCT to suspend lecturer who called women ‘hoes’
University of Cape Town takes action after engineering lecturer’s controversial Facebook posts about the #MenAreTrash movement. A lecturer at the University of Cape Town (UCT) was called for a...
View ArticleTwo SRC members academically excluded
The portfolios of the president and the wellness officer are currently vacant. THE PRESIDENT and the wellness officer of the Wits Student Representative Council (SRC) have been removed as they have...
View Article‘We are queer, and we are Witsies’
Queer society prepares for August 24 Pride march by hosting seminars to increase presence of LGBTQ+ community on campus. Wits Activate is celebrating Pride Month with a series of events to raise...
View ArticleSouth Point ‘rape’ survivor waits for justice
After months of no action from police, a Wits first-year student explores other channels for justice. For three months after opening a case of rape in April this year, a first-year Wits student was...
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Wits Student Forum appoints new chairperson
Chairperson of the Student Forum is determined to make a difference. 2018/19 Wits Student Forum’s chairperson, Mbuyi Katumba. Photo: Mary Sayegh A third-year Bcom...
View ArticleJuskei derby ends in stalemate
Wits and UP-Tuks share the spoils after their derby ended goalless. Wits University played to a goalless draw against the University of Pretoria (UP) at the Wits stadium on Thursday, August 16. The...
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Brazilians snatch Bidvest Wits youngster
Mohammed Carrim expresses optimism over joining Mamelodi Sundowns. Mohammed Carrim poses with Mamelodi Sundowns coach, Pietso Mosimane. Photo: Provided. Mamelodi Sundowns has signed Bidvest Wits’...
View ArticlePublic to comment on proposed zero-rated VAT items
The proposed zero-rated items list have included school uniforms and pads. The list of zero-rated VAT items may be extended to include a number of necessary but expensive items following an...
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The Ministry of Utmost Awkwardness
Celebrated Indian author Arundhati Roy was in the country this week. Book fans in Johannesburg were left disappointed by an event featuring renowned author Arundhati Roy organised by Penguin Random...
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Roughing it at OppiKoppi
To the Koppi and back: surviving the weekend “Did you bring a bandana?” My friend’s question confused me. Was there an unspoken dress code for OppiKoppi? As I was soon to discover, the bandana is an...
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Black academics empower female students
A group of black academics at Wits University are mentoring mostly young, black women to improve the numbers of black female academics in South Africa. A group of Black women academics are pooling...
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