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Homeless students accommodated at Witwaters residence
Witswaters residence will house Wits students that have been squatting in libraries and labs until the end of June. Photo: Vetiwe Mamba. The Wits SRC scores temporary accommodation for homeless...
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Mcebo Dlamini accused of rape at PYA meeting
Female students interrupted a mass meeting called to support the former #FeesMustFall leader. A group of female students disrupted a Wits Progressive Youth Alliance (PYA) meeting on Tuesday, March 11,...
View ArticleWits student spends the night trapped in a lift
No food, water or a way to use the bathroom for over 10 hours as a student gets stuck in a South Point residence lift. A first-year Wits University student spent over 10 hours stuck by himself in a...
View ArticleWits society launches health innovation meetups
The Wits Health Innovation has open discussions about mental health and other health challenges The Wits Health Innovation student society has launched a series of monthly meetups to address the role...
View ArticleWits student mugged and stabbed
A female Wits student was mugged and stabbed in Braamfontein. A Wits University student was mugged and stabbed while on her way to Bridgeview residence in Braamfontein on Tuesday, March 10. The...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Wits urged not to panic as med student remains in quarantine
A Wits student is currently in voluntary self-isolation after being exposed to a friend who had tested positive for the coronavirus. A Wits University student will remain in precautionary...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Med students quarantined after first confirmed case at Wits
350 Wits students are affected. Three hundred and fifty Wits University medical students will go into self-quarantine after it was announced on Sunday, March 15, that a student who had come into...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Mixed responses to virus concerns at SA campuses
Major universities take precautionary measures by closing down while others choose to remain open. By Lwazi Maseko and Gemma Gatticchi A number of universities across the country have chosen to cancel...
View ArticleWits students want to study in Europe, despite coronavirus
Wits hosts information session for students wanting to pursue their studies in Europe. An information session aimed at students wanting to study in Europe drew a large crowd despite concerns that the...
View ArticleBASKETBALL: Phoenix Flames claim victory over Wits Lady Bucks
Wits Lady Bucks are on a winning streak in ICSL The Wits Lady Bucks suffered a 59-34 defeat at the hands of the Phoenix Flames in their second meet for the Inner City Super League (ICSL) on Saturday,...
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Coronavirus: Measures in place for health sciences students
The Dean of health sciences faculty urges students to “remain calm” amid the spread of COVID-19. Wits University has announced its first confirmed case of Covid-19 on Sunday, March 15. The student had...
View ArticleSLICE: Coloured students underrepresented in the Wits rainbow
After three years at Wits, it has slowly dawned on me that I am bothered by the small number of coloured students. On any given day, I have seen just one or two during my time on campus. So it has...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Wits students turn to courts over order to vacate residences
Action comes after plea for the university to extend the 72-hour deadline to vacate residences is denied. Two Wits University students have gone to court to stop the institution from enforcing a...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Statement by the president after meeting with political leaders
The Presidency has released a statement following a meeting of President Cyril Ramaphosa with the leaders of all political parties represented in Parliament. The statement is reproduced in full below....
View ArticleCoronovirus: Varsity Cup suspends all games
There is no indication when the games will resume. All Varsity Cup matches have been suspended with immediate effect following the declaration of a state of disaster in South Africa on Sunday, March...
View ArticleReview: Queen Sono, Mzansi’s first homegrown Netflix original
Technically sound, a captivating storyline, homegrown quality. This Netflix series should be the next show on your quarantine binge-watch list. Netflix’s first South African commissioned series, Queen...
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SLICE: I may be a ‘coconut’, but I am still black
Being called a ‘coconut’ creates insecurities in my identity as an African person. In my 20 years, I’ve been numerously referred to as a ‘coconut’, a term used to question my blackness due to aspects...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Private accommodation pushing students to go home
Student is being urged to return to her room to clear in, to come back from home and pack up items in her fridge as South Point plans to power down its buildings. Private Braamfontein student...
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COVID19: Homes of the elderly sanitised in Kagiso
To fight against Covid-19, a volunteer organisation has sanitised the homes of some of the elderly in Kagiso. Thirty houses belonging to elderly residents were sanitised by a local NGO in Kagiso,...
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COVID19: Wits team develop and distribute face shields
A team of engineers from Wits university have come together to produce personal protective equipment and medical supplies to help fight the Coronavirus pandemic. A team of engineers from Wits...
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