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‘The Owl Lady’ provides care and rehabilitation for animals in need
The covid-19 lockdown has not stopped wildlife rehabilitator, Vanessa Davis, from ensuring that animals are protected and cared for. During the covid-19 pandemic many South African citizens wonder:...
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COVID19: Wits University Press allows free access to digital books
A massive amount of scholarly material is freely available for students and researchers alike. The Wits University Press (WUP) has made almost 200 books accessible for free until July 1, 2020, allowing...
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COVID19: What’s the deal with chloroquine?
A drug that was originally created to tackle malaria has gained attention as a possible treatment for Covid-19. In the race to find a treatment for Covid-19, anti-malarial drugs hydroxychloroquine and...
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Companies pave the way for deliveries of essential goods
Grocery and retail stores continue delivery services of essential goods only during the lockdown. Grocery stores have configured their offerings to provide delivery services of essential goods during...
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COVID19: Eswatini lockdown extended with relaxed regulations
The kingdom of eSwatini has extended its partial lockdown by an additional three weeks. It is nearly three weeks since the landlocked state of Eswatini went into partial lockdown on Friday, March 27...
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COVID 19: Wits international students remain in residence lockdown
International Wits University students stuck in South Africa have remained in residence since the lockdown began. It has now been a month since eighty-six international Wits University students were...
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LIFE IN LOCKDOWN PHOTOESSAY: Keeping busy
Laura Hunter is a honours in journalism student at Wits University. This is her life in lockdown. The following photographs were taken at my home in Johannesburg, Gauteng. This photo-essay, which I...
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Gauteng’s Asian community face prejudice amid Covid-19
“People react to fear in different ways and unfortunately, sometimes it’s hate.” Since the outbreak of Covid-19, the Asian community in South Africa has become subject to discrimination and racial...
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PROFILE: Siyabonga Motha – a Radio Awards Bright Star with humble beginnings
A passion for politics, a can-do attitude and a hunger for improvement, are what make Vow FM’s Siyabonga Motha, a Bright Star at this year’s Radio Awards. On Friday, April 17, Voice of Wits’ (Vow FM)...
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VoW FM takes home only one Radio Award
Lindiwe Mpanza was Vow FM’s only radio award winner for best campus news reader, at this year’s online ceremony Voice of Wits (VoW FM) only came out with one award at the South African Radio Awards,...
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COVID19: Wits professor at the forefront of fight against pandemic
While mindful of the risks of exposure to covid-19 healthcare workers are getting on with the job of containing the coronavirus. Doctors have experienced drastic changes within their profession since...
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Wits students who vacated their residences in limbo
A number of students who stayed in Wits residences before the lockdown face an unexpected challenge as lectures commence on Monday April 20. Wits University students who stayed at various residences...
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COVID19: The grass might not be greener on the other side for sports
Uncertainty around the return of sport looms over the sport industry with revenue being affected in all areas from the sale of club merchandise to player endorsements and sponsorship appearance fees....
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NGOs deploy aid to those in need during lockdown
NGOs offer help to those in need during the Covid-19 outbreak. During the Covid-19 outbreak, an emergency response group of NGOs has been offering aid to rural settlements and townships. One of those...
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COVID19: Khayelitsha informal businesses struggle to survive
“If this lockdown continues, I’m afraid I will have to sell some of my equipment to survive.” As the South African national lockdown heads into its fifth week, informal business owners are concerned...
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As told to: Andie Steele-Smith on working with gang members in Cape Town...
Andie Steele-Smith works in underprivileged areas in Cape Town and is offering hygiene supplies and food to the residents living there. Andie Steele-Smith (52) is part of essential services during the...
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Residents make masks for Eswatini community
Emaswati mix charity with business in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic As the number of Covid-19 cases continue to rise in the Kingdom of Eswatini, pockets of civilians are taking a stand and finding...
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PROFILE: Zama Nxumalo’s Homely-made crafts
A cancer survivor’s hand-praying jars become a hit with South African’s . Authenticity and creativity are what enthused Homely with Zama from its inception as a therapy project to being officially...
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COVID19: Teachers challenged by remote online learning
Teachers keep learners engaged through online learning but are finding it challenging themselves. The global pandemic of COVID-19 and the need to stay home has pushed South African schools to remote...
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REVIEW: Unorthodox- A story of a woman seeking freedom
A miniseries depicting the story of Hasidic women’s fight in her escape from her community. Netflix’s Unorthodox is a limited series loosely based on Deborah Feldman’s 2012 memoir called Unorthodox:...
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