Movie Review: Clash of Titans is a Monster Hit
Last month’s cinematic release of Godzilla vs Kong may have been the reviver the industry needed. It’s a blockbuster! WARNER Bros and Legendary announced back in 2015 that the two earth-shattering...
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From sketchpad to international film festivals
An animation team at Wits University’s Tshimologong Precinct will have their short animation film screened at two international film festivals in the coming months. From the Cave’s Mouth, written and...
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REVIEW: Gripping drama, The Estate, hits small screen
A new television drama just launched tackles many pressing South African issues SABC3, which rebranded itself as S3 at the beginning of April, has launched a new locally produced daily drama. It...
View ArticleNo worries for J&J vaccinated students
The benefits of taking the covid-19 vaccine far outweigh any potential risks, many believe. Wits health sciences students that have already received the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine through...
View ArticleWits women’s rugby ready for season opener
After the coronavirus lockdown forced a break in 2020, growth and development are at the centre of the team’s rebuilding phase. The Wits women’s rugby team is gearing up for the start of the Pirates...
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Accelerated service delivery in the metro
A better quality of life is being promised to residents, as several projects get underway. On April 13, 2021 the mayor of the City of Johannesburg (COJ), Geoffrey Makhubo, along with his mayoral...
View ArticleCool Kid: Mbali Shongwe
From navigating personal mental issues to helping destigmatise and claim ownership of one’s mental health: Meet this week’s cool kid, Mbali Shongwe, activist and founder of the youth–led nonprofit,...
View ArticleWits’ chief information officer recognised as an IT visionary
Wits CIO recognised with prestigious award. Wits University’s chief information officer (CIO), Dr Stanley Mpofu, has been awarded the Visionary Leadership award by the Institute of Information...
View ArticleSLICE: Time to podcast after radio silence
I have found it challenging to adapt to the brand change, and have been unable to get back into the groove of producing and releasing podcast episodes. Content creation has to be one of the greatest...
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PROFILE: Brendan Jackson – out to conquer the cosplay universe
Digital arts honours student is making a name for himself in the South African cosplay community and has dreams of competing internationally. In his latest YouTube video, Brendan Jackson (22) greets us...
View ArticleThe award for best teacher goes to…
Wits Director receives international award for higher education educators, recognition she has been fighting for since the beginning of her career. A Wits University senior staff member has recently...
View ArticleREVIEW: ‘Invisible Strings’ explores greed and religious indoctrination
A budding author’s first book examines how religion can be used to manipulate people and how greed can manifest itself through capitalism Invisible Strings, the debut novel of Wits University graduate...
View ArticleRiding the train to freedom with rising star Thuso Mbedu
An Emmy nominated South African actor takes us on a journey into the past, in her first leading role in an international series Former Wits graduate, Thuso Mbedu (29) landed her first US role for a...
View ArticleQ & A with Bareng Dona
Bareng Dona is a final–year law student and co-chairperson of the new executive committee of Amnesty International Wits, a human rights advocacy group that serves to promote equality at the university....
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Wits chess team to take on world’s best
For these dedicated students, chess is more than just a game. Four students from the Wits University Chess Club have qualified for the World University Team Chess Championship to be hosted at Cite...
View ArticleSLICE: My ‘first Monday in May’ blues
The postponed Met Gala represents more than just a cancelled event for fashion lovers like me. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York hosts a gala on the first Monday of every May to signify the...
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SLICE: Gym has become my mental health lifeline
Gym has become a space where I work through the anxiety and have some time to focus on pushing myself physically, rather than being stuck inside my own head. Mental health is something that I have...
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Cool Kid: Mbali Sebokedi
Through her ‘books as lewks’ movement, this week’s cool kid, Mbali Sebokedi offers an unorthodox take on literature through make-up. Bookstagrammer, Mbali Sebokedi, presents a fresh and creative...
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SRC mid-term report card: Fail
“I want students to know that we did not mask any failures and we were very transparent. It has been difficult, but we are doing our best.” The Wits SRC is giving its performance since the...
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Decolonised view gives fashion education a fresh look
A new fashion academy places Afrocentric design at the forefront, and it is set to compete with others like it in Braamfontein Fezile Fashion Skills Academy, a township concept institute founded in...
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