Wits goalie scores nod for top player
Wits goalie Matthew Carelse is one of three students nominated for the Varsity Cup Player of the Tournament award. Wits Football team goalie, Matthew Carelse, is one of three students who have been...
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Find the bank that best suits you
Students should take the time to find the bank that works for them while studying SAVING: The Matrix houses all of the five main banks for the students’ convenience....
View ArticleA season of firsts sees Wits make Varsity Football final
The football team has enjoyed a wonderful season and is close to clinching their first Varsity Football trophy Wits Football will be playing in the final of the Varsity Football tournament for the...
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Q&A with Marco Zacchino
Marco Zacchino, 25, is a Master of Law graduate from Wits University who is currently doing articles at Allen and Overy. Not only has he balanced doing his masters and his work, but he is also a...
View ArticleCape Cobras too strong for Wits Cricket
The Wits Cricket Club were no match for top class Cape Cobras. The Cape Cobras defeated the Wits Cricket Club at the Witsies’ home ground in a two-day friendly which ended on Saturday, September 22,...
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Heritage day inspires food exhibition
Wits Enterprise workers celebrate heritage day in tasteful style. Heritage day celebrations are in order. Photo: Londell Phumi Ramalepe In honour of South Africa’s annual heritage celebration, staff of...
View ArticleWits Sports Council elects new chairperson
Sasha Nzavtu will take over from outgoing leader immediately. The Wits Sports Council (WSC) elected a new chairperson, chess player Sasha Nzavtu on Wednesday, September 22. Nzavtu, who was the former...
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Wits women’s volleyball team claims bronze
Witsies bounce back from semi-final loss to win third place in the Johannesburg Volleyball Union Women’s League. The Wits women’s volleyball team. Photo: Mary Sayegh THE WITS women’s volleyball...
View ArticleSLICE OF LIFE: It is true, men are trash
It is time for men to stop the oppression of women. ‘MEN ARE TRASH’ is a phrase I hear too often nowadays. Often in the most unnecessary and inappropriate instances. I tell a friend that my phone is...
View ArticleStudents march for affordable accommodation
STUDENTS disrupted academics at Wits and marched to the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) buildings to hand over a memorandum of demands to mayor Herman Mashaba, on Thursday, September 27, calling for...
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Another student suicide shines spotlight on mental health support at Wits
Concerns have been raised over mental health facilities and support available to Wits students. A THIRD Wits University student is believed to have committed suicide in the space of a year, raising...
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Disappointing night casts dark cloud over Wits’ historic season
The night would belong to TUT but Wits’ performances have earned them respect. The story that was meant to be just did not happen on Thursday night. Wits’ first ever Varsity Football final ended in...
View ArticleHonours for Wits faculty at the annual NRF Awards
Wits physiotherapy lecturer has won Next Generation Researcher Award. A WITS lecturer, Natalie Benjamin-Damons, has won the Next Generation Researcher Award for outstanding academic performance in her...
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Transgender healthcare under the microscope
Hospitals can often be stigmatising and abusive spaces for transgender patients who seek out healthcare. The lived experiences of transgender people can sometimes differ vastly to those of their...
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Fuel hike hits hard on the poor
Businesses and the livelihood of the poor suffer due to the fuel hike PARIFFIN: Tselane Mosholi opperates her cooking business under financial constraints after the fuel hike....
View ArticleAuditor-General slates NSFAS for irregular expenditure
NSFAS has lost millions in irregular expenditure. The National Student Financial Aid scheme (NSFAS) has overpaid students by hundreds of millions of rands in the 2017/2018 financial year. According to...
View ArticleWits GEO contests rape statistics
The Wits Gender Equity Office have stated that 29 rape cases were reported in 2017. THE WITS Gender Equity Office (GEO) is contesting statistics that were released by the Department of Higher Education...
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Q&A with Thokozane Dyosi
Thokozane Dyosi, a PhD student and associate lecturer in the Foundation Phase Studies Department of the Wits Education Campus, is the youngest in her department. Having struggled to graduate, she...
View ArticleWits choir set the beat for summer
The Wits University Youth Choir held their summer concert at Wits Theatre. Hundreds of Wits students took some time off from their studies to be mesmerised by the performance of the Wits University...
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Cool Kid: Thabo Moagi
The talent behind the hit single Ubaba ka Duduzane Thabo Moagi is ready to take on the music industry. Photo: Phumi Ramalepe The music industry was never ready for this...
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