CJC students evicted
Students queue outside Aengus offices in Braamfontein for accomodation. Photo:Ray Mahlaka by Ray Mahlaka and Nolwazi Mjwara SOME Central Johannesburg College (CJC) students with their scant belongings...
View ArticlePregnant but determined to graduate
A few days before the official closing date for 2014 application at Wits, I pass by the Student Enrolment Centre (SEnC) in Senate House and meet a few keen applicants. One of those applicants is a...
View ArticleUniversity Corner lift woes to continue
It will be 5 more months before the new lift in University Corner is operational. Photo: Andries Sibanyoni. The problem of faulty and sometimes dysfunctional elevators at the Wits University Corner...
View ArticleKruger talks sexual harassment
Professor Franz Kruger, an ethics specialist, has looked back to the most talked about Wits University story this year and is surprisingly positive in his opinions. Kruger , Director of the Wits Radio...
View ArticleSkateboarders risk Jozi inner-city streets
Dirty, stained streets filled with people rushing off to their workplaces is a regular part of any city. Through it all though some boys and young men find the time to skateboard in the Joburg city...
View ArticleBraam Blue Light crash
Police pull out the driver of a “blue light brigade” vehicle after it collided with another car on the corner of De Korte and Bertha streets....
View ArticleMilking memory for drama
MILK and Honey, directed by newly minted Market Theatre chief James Ngcobo, tackles the paradox of memory and blackness in a swift and surreal 70 minutes of time travel. The exposition of the play is...
View ArticleU-19s seek Danish double
Dancing shoes: Bidvest Wits under 19s prepare for a tournament in Denmark. Photo: Mfuneko Toyana BIDVEST Wits’ under-19 football team jets off to Denmark this Sunday to test their mettle in two...
View ArticleJust EFF’ing around?
By THULETHO ZWANE and RAY MAHLAKA IN HIS first print interview, newly appointed Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has defended the new movement’s founding members from...
View ArticleIMAGE: Tugging at Heart Strings
Photo: Sibusisiwe Nyanda Tugging at Heart Strings:Aamir suleman and Vuyolwethu Mntonintshi went to Nazareth House in Yeoville For Mandela day. The Wits Business School staff traded in their...
View ArticleIMAGE: Art in Motion
Photo: Palesa Radebe ART IN MOTION: A new art exhibit that incorporates cutting edge technologies likeWits Art Museum is on display at the Wits Art Museum. The artwork, by Nathaniel Stern and Tegan...
View ArticleHigh tech Braam city
Wits is set to transform a cluster of five abandoned buildings in Braamfontein into technology hubs. The project is called Tshimologong, a Sesotho word for “new beginnings”. It will be a space for...
View ArticleBidvest Wits signs new players
THE new football season will kick off with Bidvest Wits signing stars Moeneeb Josephs, Matthew Booth and Benjani Mwaruwari on the squad, according to reports in the media. Josephs has secured a three...
View Article[Updated with Video] Witsies celebrate Mandela day
CELEBRATIONS broke out yesterday when students and workers of the university gathered on the Great Hall steps to commemorate Mandela’s 95th birthday. Close to 1000 people of the university circled...
View ArticleBidvest Wits player in commotion on flight
Premier Soccer League team Bidvest Wits in action. File Photo: Wits Vuvuzela A Bidvest Wits footballer was detained by airport security shortly after his plane landed at Lanseria, after the player was...
View ArticleNWU hand Wits a drubbing at Varsity Football opener
Sandwich: Wits player Mzimkhulu Nhlengethwa escapes NWU defenders Photo: Prelene Singh North West University (NWU) are early favourites to lift the inaugural Varsity Football title, after the men from...
View Article[GALLERY] Fans turn out for rugby season opener
On Monday afternoon Wits University faced North West University (NWU) in the kick-off game for the Varsity Football tournament. The game took place at the Milpark stadium where hundreds of fans came...
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