Victims of New Zealand terror attacks remembered
Students share a moment of silence to commemorate lives lost to terrorism About two dozen Wits students held a vigil for victims of worldwide terrorist attacks at the Health Sciences Campus on March...
View ArticleWits Titans throttle Green Mambas
The Men’s volleyball team had to dig deep after the teams were level to clinch the win in the fifth set decider The Wits Titans recovered well after losing the first set of their match against...
View ArticleWBS welcomes first energy leadership cohort
Wits Business School implements first degree in Africa dedicated to energy leadership After launching the African Energy Leadership Centre in 2017, the Wits Business School (WBS) welcomed its first...
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Former Wits Varsity Cup player makes the big league
Former FNB Wits Varsity cup player, Tyrone Green received his first Super Rugby cap for the Golden Lions Tyrone Green in the number 15 jersey for FNB Wits in 2018. Photo: Martina Chabant Tyrone...
View ArticleHow screening of “Everything Must Fall” fell through
A combined film screening and panel discussion was allegedly halted due to the university’s fears of conflict A screening of the film, Everything Must Fall, was scheduled to take place at a residence...
View ArticleWitsie will be cheering her way to the USA
Witsie selected to represent South Africa in the Worlds Cheerleading competition. Third-year BA Wits University fine arts student Siyamthanda Buthelezi will represent South Africa for the second time...
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Education student is Miss Wits Varsity Cup
Miss Wits Varsity Cup relaunches by shifting the focus to social awareness. Reo Brydges poses for the cameras after being crowned Miss Wits Varsity Cup 2019. Photo: Ortal Hadad A first year education...
View ArticleRUGBY: Wits secure cracker of a victory
FNB Wits took on FNB UWC in Johannesburg. FNB WITS scored nine tries in its final home game match against Western Cape side, FNB UWC (University of Western Cape) on Monday, March 25. The first try...
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Mngxitama talk at Wits residence postponed
A talk by the leader of BLF at Wits University has been called off. Black First Land First (BLF) leader Andile Mngxitama has accused Wits University management of being fascist after a talk he was...
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Ramaphosa tackles race and gender at community engagement
The South African president engaged with a local community ahead of the national elections in May. South African president Cyril Ramaphosa engages with members of the local community in Germiston....
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Straight A’s all the way for aspiring teacher
Mature student conquers the Wits edge, and graduates with a sterling academic record BEd graduate, Jackie Mondi, has maintained straight A’s since first year....
View ArticleWits mining engineering school top of class in university rankings
Wits University’s mining engineering school is ranked the highest in Africa and 13th in world in the 2019 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings. Last year Wits ranked 15th, whilst in 2017...
View ArticleLetter raises concerns about sexual violence in higher education
The letter was sent to the Minister of Higher Education. A letter by a group of black women and gender non-conforming academics has placed the problem of sexual offences at institutions of higher...
View ArticleYouth political engagement debated
The Auwal Socio-Economic Research Institute hosted a seminar on the youth and politics. South African youth are interested in politics, they just want to engage in it in their own ways. This was the...
View ArticlePeace reigns at Israeli Apartheid Week
The 15th annual IAW continues largely unscathed by direct conflict as different student organisations campaign on campus. The annual Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) at Wits University has passed...
View ArticleWits volleyball suffers loss against UJ
This is Wits Jaguar’s first loss during the new season The Wits women’s volleyball team lost 3-1 to the University of Johannesburg on Wednesday April 3. The narrow loss against the Johannesburg...
View ArticleFans mourn after deadly ‘Mgijimi’ crash
A soccer player who had a pre-contract with Bidvest Wits died in a car accident. FREE State Stars winger Sinethemba Jantjie was killed in a car crash in Bethlehem on the morning of Monday, April 1. The...
View ArticleBDS boss’s ‘sex pest case’ closed
The case against BDS-SA director has been closed. CHARGES have been dropped after three women accused the head of the Palestinian advocacy group Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions South Africa (BDS-SA)...
View ArticleStudents up in arms over ‘shabby’ accommodation in Braamfontein
Students residing at Nelmay Court are unhappy about the poor living conditions on the premises Two Wits students are accusing Nelmay Court, a student accommodation building in Braamfontein managed by...
View ArticleCool kid: Oratile ‘Papi’ Konopi
Bachelor of Fine Arts student, Oratile ‘Papi’ Konopi takes over the matrix graffiti wall with the Ene series. FOURTH-YEAR Bachelor of Fine Arts student Oratile ‘Papi’ Konopi takes visual arts to a...
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