FOOTBALL: Magents’ relegation woes eased
Knockando and Magents battled to improve their log standings in the Wits internal football league. Magents’ second-half effort against Knockando secured them a thrilling 4-3 victory at Wits University...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Last minute loss for Men’s Res
LGTG triumph over Men’s Res in the second division of the Wits’ internal football league. Men’s Res FC’s dominance ended swiftly through a 4-3 loss at the hands of LGTG FC in the Wits’ internal...
View ArticleFOOTBALL: Another defeat for Braamfontein outfit
BC United took in Esselen in an internal league match on Thursday. Esselen FC defeated Braamfontein Centre United (BC) 3-1 in the Wits internal football league on Thursday, August 15. Esselen’s Kabelo...
View ArticleNETBALL: Reith batter Braam Centre
Reith victorious against Braam centre in the Wits Internal Netball league. Braam Centre was handed a 19-13 defeat by Reith at the Bozzoli Sports Pavillion in the Wits internal netball league on...
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LCHF diets at war with SA guidelines
Low-carb, high-fat diets are still fashionable despite South African dietary guidelines. Diet trends often come and go but the low-carb, high fat (LCHF) option seems to be going nowhere slowly. The...
View ArticleSenior IPT set to give Wits hockey players a learning experience
Witsies to shine in Bloemfontein among hockey national players at provincial tournament Twenty-five Wits hockey players will represent the Southern Gauteng Hockey Association in the Seniors...
View ArticleSecrets to success revealed at SEBS women’s breakfast
Women’s Month was celebrated through networking at a breakfast at the Origins Centre. The School of Economics and Business Sciences (SEBS) Student Council, in partnership with Absa, hosted a women’s...
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Student sailing team gets sponsorship for Cape to Rio
Sailing team has partnered with JM Busha Investment Group to sail from Cape Town to Rio in January 2020. A student team will be sailing to Rio de Janeiro in January 2020 after partnering with JM Busha...
View ArticleNETBALL: Yale thrashes Youth of Peace in internal league match
Wits reigned supreme against Youth of Peace in the Wits Netball internal league. Yale Village defeated Youth of Peace 26–9 in the Wits netball internal league on Tuesday, August 20, at the at Bozzoli...
View ArticleFather speaks after student’s suicide
The sudden passing of a Wits student shakes Wits community. “She was a sweet girl, with such a sweet soul.” These were the words of Godfrey Chooka, father of 21-year-old Thehilla Chooka, a Wits...
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Come to our aid, legal workers beg
Legal Aid SA employees have accused CEO Brian Nair of not caring about their plight. A group of Legal Aid South Africa employees, supported by the newly established and registered South African...
View ArticlePioneering breast cancer researcher wins Wits Science Slam
The National Science Week which was held at Wits ended with a bang. A Wits PhD graduate has won the Wits Science Slam, held from July 29 to August 2, for his innovative preliminary treatment of an...
View ArticleSlice: We are much more than our skin tone
People are complex, with even more complex stories There is a blurry line between generalisations and stereotypes. On the Everyday Sociology blog American sociologist Doctor Sally Raskoff says,...
View ArticleWitsie launches majorettes with own money
Witsie uses her own money to start Wits Universities’ first Drum Majorettes. A from Wits University has launched drum majorettes on campus using her own funds, in order to help students cope with...
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Wits takes triple win at women’s awards
Female scientists at Wits were honoured at the 15th annual SAWiSA ceremony Two Wits lecturers and a Wits master’s student walked away with prizes at the South African Women in Science Awards (SAWiSA),...
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Witsie vies for Golden Lions
A Wits student has recently joined a provincial team for practice A Wits women’s rugby player has been selected to train with the Golden Lions women’s team after playing in only two sessions with the...
View ArticleWits alumnus named top achiever under 40
Vodacom executive and former Witsie believes women should persevere and work hard for their dreams. A FORMER Witsie was named Top Young Achiever under 40 at the annual Standard Bank Top Women Awards...
View ArticleWits top debater adjudicates continental championship
Tournament is hailed as “one of the few spaces where womxn can discuss their issues in the absence of trash”. A Wits University student has been selected to be the chief adjudicator at the East African...
View ArticleWits creative writing professor wins prize for novel
Professor wins prestigious award for her literary fiction. Wits University professor Bronwyn Law-Viljoen received the 2018 Olive Schreiner Prize for fiction from the English Academy of South Africa and...
View ArticleWits juniors qualify for fourth tier SAFA league
Juniors make a name for themselves. The Wits under-19 junior team has become the first Wits junior side to qualify for the South African Football Association’s Breweries (SAB) regional league. The...
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