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Delayed bursary payments leave education students hungry
HARD TIMES: Education students on the Funza Lushaka bursary have been struggling to make ends meet this past semester. Photo: Lameez Omarjee Wits students in the education faculty have been going...
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Bioethics society a necessity for Wits health science students
KICKIN’ IT: Kurium Govender, representing the Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics and Wits students Bioethics society members, Tumisang Molokwane and Necole Pelsner at the launch of the news society....
View ArticleSCIENCE INSIDE: The best of the Science Inside
This week the Science Inside celebrates its 16th show by looking back at some of the best interviews and stories from the last few shows. Uganda’s ban on homosexuality, a way to study space if you’re...
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‘Minor’ violations of sexual harassment continue at Wits
Professor Jackie Dugard encourages staff and students to report any incidents of sexual harassment to her office. Photo: Wits University. Inappropriate gestures, sexually-charged comments and even...
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Witsies passionate about the World Cup despite the absence of Bafana Bafana
NEW KID IN TOWN: World Cup mascot Fuleco will become a familiar sight in the coming weeks of the tournament which starts tonight. Graphic: FIFA Tonight, the one of the world’s biggest sporting...
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WORLD CUP 2014: Looking for somewhere to watch the games in and around Wits?
World Cup 2014 mascot Fuleco. Graphic: FIFA The 2014 Fifa Football World Cup kicks off tonight with hosts Brazil taking on Croatia at 10pm. Wits Vuvuzela has confirmed that screenings of the matches...
View ArticleVIDEO VOX : What is the significance of Youth Day?
We asked Witsies what the significance of June 16 is and what Youth Day means to them.
View ArticleVIDEO: The Scavenger Economy: A story of two young men on the streets of...
Lebo Radebe and Sibusiso Chiba are two of the many homeless people prowling the city of Johannesburg. They are scavengers for food, for drugs, for shelter on the bitterly cold pavements, for anything...
View ArticleOPINION: Youth Day – a lost understanding but not a lost opportunity
The length of the pause a South African teenager took on television today was a little more than just awkward. She was asked, in an interview, about the significance of June 16th. The pause led to...
View ArticleVIDEO: He’s not just a beggar at the stop street, he teaches Zulu to passing...
Twenty-three-year old Veli Moses Mackenzi, is homeless man who teaches isiZulu to motorists on busy Empire road in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Mackenzie also known as ‘Jovies’ teaches the language to...
View ArticleVIDEO: Brazilian male soloist at Joburg Ballet beats the stereotype
Brazilian male ballet dancer, Jonathan Rodrigues, 23 is a soloist at the Johannesburg Ballet. Through his craft, he is beating widely-held stereotypes of male ballet dancers. Joburg Ballet CEO Dirk...
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Wits students tackle social inquality in healthcare through new society
Health sciences students launched a new society dedicated to creating awareness about inequalities in healthcare. Photo: Provided. Wits health science students launched the Student Advocates for Health...
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A history of non-racialism – in conversation with Ahmed Kathrada at Wits
Ahmed Kathrada. Photo: Wits Vuvuzela Ahmed Kathrada and Achille Mbembe will be in coversation on “A History of Non-Racialism in South Africa.” This event launches the 2014 Johannesburg Workshop in...
View ArticleIncrease in muggings on Wits campus and in Braamfontein
A Wits Vuvuzela journalist was mugged and robbed off her bank card on Sunday in yet another incident of crime affecting Wits students in and around the campus. This latest incident is one of three...
View ArticleWits announces revised health sciences admissions policy increasing access...
The faculty of health sciences at Wits University has released a statement outlining a revised admissions policy which will take effect from 2015. It is not clear whether the new policy will affect...
View ArticleSCIENCE INSIDE: SA ranked the worst at maths and science
This week’s episode looks at whether the youth is prepared to study science at university level, and investigates a model of maths and science education from a high school in Limpopo that shows South...
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Guardian editor describes SA media as ‘free and inquiring’
Alan Rusbridger, editor-in-chief of The Guardian, spoke at Wits University earlier today. Photo: Dinesh Balliah. His newspaper is one of the top most-read online publications worldwide and this...
View ArticleSTORIFY: 10 things to do this holiday
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INFOGRAPHIC: Keeping warm this winter, off the grid
It’s mid-winter and Witsies are feeling the cold and the pinch of staying warm with heaters. In an effort to keep warm, energy consumption is at its highest between 5pm and 8pm, according to statistics...
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