UCT blogger “exposed”
A current University of Cape Town student has been exposed as the alleged administrator of the controversial UCT Exposed blog which published academic grades, private information and correspondence of...
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African data team a first for Power Reporting
DATA SAVES: New York Times journalist, Ron Nixon, is one member of the primarily African team teaching data journalism at the Power Reporting conference.Photo: Dinesh Balliah. THE FIRST primarily...
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Carlos Cardosa Memorial Lecture: revolutionary journalism
The second annual Carlos Cardosa memorial lecture was delivered by anti-apartheid activist, journalist and founding editor of The Nambian, Gwen Lister. Late Mozambican journalist Carlos Cardosa was...
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GALLERY: Highlights from Power Reporting 2013
This year’s Power Reporting Conference hosted by Wits Journalism was the biggest they’ve hosted to date. Three days saw close to 300 delegates from around the world coming together to discuss abd...
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Wits academic resigns amid sexual harassment investigations
Dr Lord Mauko-Yevugah who was placed on special leave in April this year. A fourth Wits university lecturer involved in the sexual harassment investigation has resigned. In an official statement...
View ArticleBegging eGoli with no idea for a new ID
When Louis and his brother first came to Johannesburg they had arrived by train from Kimberly with nothing but a backpack each. They were welcomed to the City of Lights, the City of Promise by being...
View ArticleReturning students: Don’t YOLO too much
Students cancel your pool parties and unbook your hotel reservations, registration fees in 2014 will dig deep into your pockets. Students returning to Wits next year will have to make an upfront...
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Lack of community and pride sinks bath house
Last Bath: Hillbrow Public House has been closed for over two months. Photo: Mfuneko Toyana On Kotze street in Hillbrow, one block west of the Esselen residence, there is a street...
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Don’t get stumped by cricket bru
Infographic by Mia Swart It’s that time of the year again – when camp chairs, people lathered in sun screen and crowded cars make their way to stadiums to watch cricket. I use the word “watch” loosely...
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“Joburg as a piece of art”
ARTISTS UNITE: Tseleng Phala (left) and Kudakwashe Johnson (right) in Braamfontein,on their company’s prospects. Photo: Ray Mahlaka Having grown tired of Johannesburg’s “elitist” art circles and the...
View ArticleRupert Taylor in Wiki wars
Controversy around the dismissal of former politics professor Rupert Taylor has continued to his Wikipedia page which has been changed more than 50 times in the past two weeks by rival editors. Taylor...
View ArticleEditorial: And that’s all folks
Emotions are at an all time high, tempers are flaring and stress levels are increasing by the day. It’s crunch time for every student in South Africa, finishing off a year of studies and although some...
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CRICKET: Witsie helps out the Proteas
by The Wits School of Health Sciences Dr Kerith Aginsky. Photo: Provided. Dr Kerith Aginsky, a professional biokineticist at the Centre for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, conducted research for...
View ArticleG4S-run prison in South Africa investigated over abuse claims
Originally published in The Guardian. Reproduced by permission of the author. A South African prison run by the British security company G4S is under investigation for allegedly using forced...
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Student journos tell the tales of Chinese Joburg
Students of the Wits Journalism program launched Chinese Joburg, a website that chronicles the many narratives of the Chinese community of Johannesburg, South Africa. Comprising a 2000-word feature...
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Down Vilakazi street with the sons and daughters of Mandela
In living colour: A portrait of late president Nelson Mandela on a side-walk inVilakazi street, Soweto, Johannesburg....
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Meeting Mandela: memories of joy and despair
Doris Malinga, a 70 year-old resident of Kliptown, Johannesburg recounts her memories of Nelson Mandela. Seventy year-old Doris Malinga remembers more than one version of her first meeting with Nelson...
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