Wits launches new voice clinic service
The new service follows a recent change in the university’s speech pathology and audiology degree. Wits will start providing voice therapy at the university’s speech and hearing clinic from the first...
View ArticleAll systems go as faculty offices resume operations
Staff members working in open-plan offices and high-risk conditions that pose health threats are advised to work on a rotational basis. All Wits University services that were being provided remotely...
View ArticleSRC project champions student entrepreneurs
Existing and new businesses will be supported to create a long-lasting entrepreneurial spirit at the university. The Wits SRC entrepreneurship office is offering free promotional support to current...
View ArticleSakai out, Ulwazi in
Wits moves to a cloud software that can host the full scope of the university community using the platform at once, without strain, that offers a modern, easy-to-use interface. Wits University has...
View ArticleWits-VIDA vaccine targets SA covid-19 variant
“What’s important in terms of a vaccine right now is preventing people from getting severely ill and dying.” Researchers involved in the Novavax vaccine trial at the Wits-Vaccines and Infectious...
View ArticleWits ponders stage-crossing ceremonies for 2020 graduates
The university acknowledges that “a graduation ceremony is a major life event and we understand that many graduands were disappointed by the events that transpired”. Wits University is considering...
View ArticleCovid-19 pushes Wits clubs, societies online
The pandemic had a devastating effect on the morale of members of clubs and societies in 2020, but 2021 provides new opportunities to remain relevant. Clubs and societies at Wits University are...
View ArticleOnline classes for all 2021 first-year Witsies
Some prospective first-year students fear that this might compromise their chances of succeeding at Wits. Classes for all first-year students at Wits University will be conducted online when the...
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City of Johannesburg reclaims Braamfontein streets from criminals
The City’s leadership has vowed to ensure that not only the precinct of Braamfontein, but also surrounding areas such as Parktown, are cleared of criminality. As of Monday, February 15, the...
View ArticleBusiness as usual for two Wits faculties
The covid-19 pandemic has not prevented the faculty of commerce, law and management, and the faculty of health sciences from commencing classes in January as in previous years. The Wits University...
View ArticleMore South Africans willing to take the jab, survey shows
The Covid Democracy Survey indicates that more than 60% of South Africans are willing to get vaccinated against covid-19 while some fear the vaccine’s effectivity and side-effects. Young people are the...
View ArticleR21-million target for SRC to avert financial exclusions
The fundraising campaign will help more than 8 000 Wits students who are experiencing financial difficulties. The Wits SRC has received its first donation toward its R21-million in 2021 fundraising...
View ArticleCrossed fingers in Braamfontein that students will move in
Private student accommodation providers do not know whether they will attract enough students to their buildings, as the 2021 academic calendar is starting a month later than usual. Private student...
View ArticleWits gears up to help first-year students conquer the edge
Orientation Week preparations kick off as 500 senior students prepare to be the link connecting freshers to support services on campus. First-Year Experience (FYE) mentors have received training in...
View ArticleResearcher off to international innovation festival
The master’s student will present nutrition-based research to global leaders in travel, tourism and hospitality. A University of Johannesburg (UJ) master’s in tourism and hospitality student has been...
View ArticleWits main admin building shut down
The Solomon Mahlangu building at Wits University has been shut down after an altercation took place between Wits campus security and Wits EFF members. Key administrative services at Wits University’s...
View ArticleDutch university launches LLM scholarship for South African students
Women Researchers elevated in funding to study international children’s rights in the Netherlands. A new scholarship for South African women students, has been launched at the 446th anniversary...
View ArticleWits EFFSC delivers new list of demands to Wits
The Wits EFFSC continues its protest against financial exclusions at Wits University. The Wits Economic Freedom Fighters Student Council (EFFSC) delivered an updated memorandum of demands to Wits...
View ArticleWits ANCYL secretary laid to rest
Comrade Sabelo Ngubeni (25) was involved in a tragic car accident on the 20th of February that claimed his life. Sabelo Ngubeni was buried in his hometown, Standerton in Mpumalanga, on March 2, 2021....
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Wits O-week goes virtual
Wits University has moved orientation week online in order to adhere to covid-19 lockdown regulations, which enforce social-distancing, restrict gatherings of more than 100 people indoors and 250...
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