Students feel the petrol pinch
Students who use the national roads in Gauteng (and not Malawi) were served another blow to their already gantry-sucked pockets. The fuel price increased by a further 39 cents yesterday morning, after...
View ArticleFormer Witsie is new sexual harassment office head
Professor Jackie Dugard has been appointed the Director of the Sexual Harassment Office at Wits. Photo: Wits University. Wits University has appointed Professor Jackie Dugard as the head of the newly...
View ArticleGALLERY: O, What a jol!
By Pheladi Sethusa and MfunekoToyana The weather wasn’t warm but thank God neither was the beer. The atmosphere in the beer garden was positively sizzling. O-week offered students a great way to...
View ArticlePYA-EFF spat leaves disabled students out in the cold
PYA members burning Project W t-shirts. Picture provided. DISABLED Wits students lost their place at O-week due to an ugly spat between the Progressive Youth Alliance (PYA) and Wits Economic Freedom...
View ArticleWhither Zim Student scholarship funds?
Anxious Zimbabwean students are holding their breath as they wait to hear if they will be able to register for the new academic year, as some of their outstanding fees have not been settled by the...
View ArticleWits sports gets its groove back
SIGN HERE: A student signs up for Wits Vibe and gets a complimentary t-shirt Photo: Nomatter Ndebele The Old Mutual Sports Hall was abuzz this week with students signing up for various sports clubs and...
View ArticleOi, it’s the Clever Boys
The Bidvest Wits team, despite going down 2-1 to Orlando Pirates the previous night, were happy to mix with their supports on Wednesday during O-week. The team gladly posed for pictures, signed...
View ArticleWits 11 defy “bogus” punishment
THE ELEVEN students found guilty of misconduct and inciting other’s to disrupt the piano recital of Israeli pianist Yossi Reshef are defying their community sentence. Each of the students were...
View ArticleCommunity radio: the bridge between citizens and policy makers
Tim Modise reminded graduates at the Wits Radio Academy of the importance of their work as radio broadcasters within their communities. Photo: Emelia Motsai. Community media has an vital role to play...
View ArticleNew Witsies party at Freshers’ Bash
Freshers enjoyed the annual bash arranged by the Wits SRC. Photo: Caro Malherbe. The West Campus postgraduate parking lot was transformed into the ultimate party venue on Friday night as the annual...
View Article#Teamvuvu #Neknominated
#NekNomination, a social media challenge, has flooded profile pages and time lines of young people around the world. Formerly a drinking game, #NekNominations are now used to encourage people to do...
View ArticleVoWFm brings chemistry to the airwaves
The Science Inside brings chemistry of another kind to campus via VoW FM airwaves. Photo: Wits Vuvuzela By Pheladi Sethusa and Paul McNally Wits campus radio station, VoW FM (90.5), debuted a...
View ArticleWits Varsity Cup sorrows
WITS THRASHED: Tuks receive another line out at the 10m mark in their match against Wits last night. Photo: Caro Malherbe Wits walked away empty handed at home after a crushing 53-8 loss against...
View ArticleWITH VIDEO: Don’t DIY ladies
Keziah Gabriel is definitely no bile-spewing drill sergeant, nor is she a steroid-chocked personal trainer who thinks only in muscle to fat ratios. The closest the 4th year MBBCH student got to...
View ArticleSTORIFY: “Real jobs” march turns into real fight
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View ArticleDj S’bu education fund disappoints
NEW HEIGHTS: Reitumetse Motsweneng hopes to go into skills developmentafter completing her degree. Photo: Pheladi Sethusa FIRST-year Economic Sciences student Ronewa Aluwani Bengani says he feels let...
View ArticleVC probes SRC clubs
APPLICATION DENIED: Vuyani Pambo, chairperson of Wits EFF, was upset by the SRC overplaying their hand. Photo: Nomatter Ndebele “Some of these people have political ambitions to lead ANC provincial...
View ArticleTry, try, try again
SCRUMMAGE: Tuks trashed Wits 53-8 at their Varsity Cup match on Monday. This is the second loss for the team this season. Photo: Caro Malherbe The manager of the Wits rugby club, Andy Royle, is worried...
View Article‘Cocaine’ conman back on campus
WITS’ cocaine conman has struck again, this time swindling a student out of his Samsung Galaxy Note 3. On Tuesday morning John Kelm* was approached by a man near the Planetarium at about 10:30am. Kelm...
View ArticleFresh approach to student safety
New Guard: Campus Control‘s new liaision manager, Lucky Khumela, advises first years to be aware of crime on campus....
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