Boundaries of tertiary education broken
WITS School of Literature, Language and Media has launched a platform that allows communicative interaction between lecturers and students of tertiary institutions worldwide. Blended and Online South...
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FIRST WITS WOMAN BUS DRIVER OPENS DOORS
First female bus driver wishes to grow further in the field. Wits’ first and so far only woman campus bus driver, Rebecca Makgabo. Picture: Rose Shayo WITS Services Department plans to hire more...
View ArticleTransgender visibility under the spotlight
ACTIVATE Wits held a series of events during the week with the aim of celebrating transgender and gender non-conforming individuals, while also commemorating those who lose their lives on a daily basis...
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A League powerplay for second team
Second team Witsie cricketers to start new season in a new league. The Wits Cricket second team has been promoted to the President’s A League after topping the B League in the Central Gauteng League...
View ArticleWits duo’s business delivers the goods
Wits postgraduate student launches Farmers Market Online business Postgraduate accounting student, with the help of a co-founder, established a vibrant fruit and vegetable delivery business in early...
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Wits students create genetics app
A library-style app created by Wits students from Wits Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience (SBIMB) and the Wits Division of Human Genetics (NHLS) FOUR Wits students have created a...
View ArticleTerminally ill doctor fights for right to euthanasia
Wits Alumnus Dr Sue Walter hosts a talk about fighting for the right of euthanasia or assisted death and ending the suffering of patients with incurable illnesses Two years after being diagnosed with a...
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Q&A with Gundo Mmbi
Gundo Mmbi, 27-years-old, is the principal at SPARK Soweto. Photo: Provided Gundo Mmbi is a Wits BEd graduate and former Wits Education School Council transformation officer. She is a human rights...
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Wits team takes home an international gaming award
Bahiyya Khan won the Best Student Game Award for after HOURS, an interactive, full-motion video game at the Independent Games Festival. WITS alumnus Bahiyya Khan, along with her team members Tim Flusk,...
View ArticleWitsies row, row the boat to the Blues and Grudges
Wits students selected to play in the USSA-R Blues and Grudges teams at the annual regatta in the Western Cape. Fourth-year Occupational Therapy student, Lauren Soll, and fourth-year Medicine student,...
View ArticleR10 000 Chicken Spinner Winner left overwhelmed
Wits student, wins R10 000 through Winner Winner Chicken Spinner A WITS student won R10 000 towards his student account on Monday, April 1, at the main dining hall. Thapelo Thabancu, a first-year BEd...
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Non-profit company to help struggling students in Soweto
Wits students create a non-profit company to help matriculants in Soweto Yumna Patel and Faraaz Ismail, founders of the non-profit company, Charity Project O....
View ArticleWits Titans get close but no cigar against Westons
Wits Titans suffer a disappointing loss after a close call against Westons The Wits Titans men’s volleyball team came close to a win against Westons at the Old Mutual Sports Hall on Monday, April 15....
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Wits Tang Soo Do dominates at national championship
Students help Gauteng to beat five other provinces Caption: Wits Tang Soo Do club members pose at the end of the tournament....
View ArticleVOW FM bags two radio awards
Wits campus radio station comes up short against the likes of TUKS FM and PUKFM VOW FM went into the Liberty Radio Awards held at the Sandton Convention Centre on Saturday, April 13 with 12...
View ArticlePhotojournalism thesis earns lecturer top humanities prize
Taking photographs could empower marginalised communities, PhD research found A lecturer from the Department of Communication at the Namibia University of Science and Technology will be awarded a...
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A race to end gender-based violence
Wits students participated in a fundraiser by non-profit company Students participating in the Amazing Race challenge, practise CPR on a dummy. Photo: Imaan Moosa An accident nearly marred a fun-filled...
View ArticleBronze win for Wits Communications at public relations awards
Campaign to raise awareness about organ donation earns recognition for Wits team Wits Communications won a bronze award at the 22nd annual Public Relations and Communication Management (Prism) Awards...
View ArticleHealth sciences students offer services to community in need
Witsies work alongside healthcare professionals who treat patients free of charge Members of the Lenasia community south of Johannesburg who cannot afford medical aid were screened for diseases by Wits...
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SLICE OF LIFE: Umemulo: Coming of age in modern times
Shange family celebrated Zulu heritage at a venue in a Johannesburg suburb Lwandile Shange and her izimpelesi sing on the way to the ceremony....
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