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Health workers wear ‘crazy’ socks to support mental health initiative
A student society at Wits has partnered with the iThemba foundation to raise awareness for mental health among medical professionals and health sciences students. The Wits bioethics society used...
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PHOTO ESSAY: What happens in the dark, comes to light through protest
Ntando Ximba is a student journalist for Wits Vuvuzela. In this photo essay, he captured the various ways people around the country deal with load-shedding and load-reduction. Load-shedding is a...
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#JusticeForQueerSA has no cause for celebration
Queer lives are at stake across the country and activists are saying ‘enough is enough’. Over the past two and a half months, the spike of violent crimes directed at the LGBTIQA+ community continues...
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SLICE: I did not feel black anymore
An avid attempt to understand the intersectional identity of a black child in a white private boarding school. I was the only child who identified as black in a class of about 20 white learners for...
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SLICE: ‘I am sorry, can you repeat that in English?’
An unwilling ‘coconut’ shares the inner workings of a journey to the roots of discovery and growth. I did not realise that not knowing how to speak an indigenous South African language worked to my...
View ArticlePothole Patrol aims to revive Jozi’s ruined roads
The private and public sectors are collaborating on a new campaign to eradicate potholes from Johannesburg’s roads. It is a month since the City of Johannesburg, in collaboration with insurance...
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In their shoes: #FunkItImWalking wants to decriminalise sex work
High-heeled supporters and sex workers joined the #FunkItImWalking march to draw attention to their cause. About 100 supporters laced up and zipped up their high heels for a walk which began at Beyers...
View ArticleREVIEW: Jenifa on Lockdown
Jenifa on Lockdown educates its audience on the seriousness of covid-19. It shows how some take the virus too lightly, and how their response to the pandemic is harmful to citizens. The series Jenifa...
View ArticleWorld’s first smart ball makes debut in university level rugby
Technology takes to the rugby field with a new ball that tracks everything from goal kicks to time between catching to passing. The FNB Varsity Cup and Sportable have launched the world’s first smart...
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Wits University makes unique scientific discovery
A small pre-historic creature with superior hearing abilities. Researchers at the faculty of science at Wits University are the first to discover the hearing abilities of a small creature known as the...
View ArticleWits rugby players thrilled to join Junior Boks squad
Four Wits rugby players have been selected to join the national Junior Springbok squad. The four rugby players from Wits University feel honoured about their selection to represent the nation in the...
View ArticleWits staff development steps into a new era
Wits staff members have the opportunity to enhance their skills and advance their careers, through new short courses. The Human resources development unit (HRDU) at Wits, has partnered with...
View ArticleVersion 3.0 of socialist youth party looks to shake up campus politics
The Socialist Youth Movement is reborn ahead of their public launch on June 16. After an eight-year absence, the Socialist Youth Movement (SYM) plans to relaunch the youth wing of the Workers and...
View ArticleDoubts raised over student role in prosecuting apartheid crimes
The Foundation for Human Rights says the ANC is failing to address strategic issues agreed upon in pursuing prosecution of apartheid-era crimes. The Foundation for Human Rights (FHR) has questioned...
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SLICE: I did not feel black anymore
An avid attempt to understand the intersectional identity of a black child in a white private boarding school. I was the only child who identified as black in a class of about 20 white learners for...
View ArticleWITH AUDIO: 45 years later: Educated but unemployed?
It is the 45th anniversary of the Soweto uprising, however, South African youth are still plagued with an array of socio-economic issues. Today marks 45 years since the 1976 student uprising in...
View ArticleDoubts raised over student role in prosecuting apartheid crimes
The Foundation for Human Rights says the ANC is yet to address the strategic solutions it had proposed to ensure progress with the investigations and prosecutions of Truth and Reconciliation Commission...
View ArticlePROFILE: University of Johannesburg appoints its youngest ever head of...
Bhaso Ndzendze, the youngest with a big title at one of the top higher institutions of learning in South Africa. Bhaso Ndzendze (25) was recently appointed head of department (HoD) of politics and...
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PHOTO ESSAY: Coffee Shop where sign-language is appreciated
Ofentse Magudulela is a student journalist at Wits Vuvuzela. She captured the Chatter Hands Café coffee shop, located at the Wits Education campus, which exclusively uses sign language in-store in an...
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Restaurant hosts graduates for Youth Day
A restaurant in Soshanguve used Youth Day to both commemorate the youth of 1976 and celebrate recent graduates who have had a trying year. The graduates and their loved ones were invited to a free...
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