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Wits sexual harassment office dealing with 25 complaints, including an...
Despite the dismissal and resignation of four staff members from Wits University over various issues of sexual harassment last year, the Wits sexual harassment office (SHO) continues to deal with a...
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Seven percent of undergrads at Wits attending lectures without food
The Wits Food Bank is appealing to Witsies to assist students in need through donations. Photo: Wits Communications. Seven percent of undergraduate students go to lectures without food each day,...
View ArticleSCIENCE INSIDE: Missing Malaysian flight
How do you lose a plane? And how do you find it once it’s lost? In this episode, a pilot, an air traffic controller, a satellite tracking expert and a researcher working on underwater sensing...
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Bidvest Wits goes for a mix of youth and experience in new signings
Bidvest Wits coach Gavin Hunt has opted for a mix of youth and experience in the team’s new signings. Photo: Bidvest Wits. Nine new players have joined premier league side Bidvest Wits ahead of the...
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‘Gordimer’s mind was like being in a vast landscape as tall as it was wide’
South African Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer passed away at the age of 90 this week. Photo: Wits Vuvuzela. Dr Karen Lazar is a lecturer in the School of Education at Wits University. She based her...
View ArticleSTORIFY: Stay fit in winter, and do it cheaply
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Wits Debating Union crowned SADC champions
The Wits Debating team has won the SADC championship title for the fourth time. Photo: Wits Communications. by Buhle Zuma. The Wits Debating Union (WDU) has reasserted their prowess over university...
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Vieux Farak Toure opens Sahara exhibition
SAHARA-BORN: Malian musician Vieux Farak Toure performed at the Wits Origins Centre on Tuesday night. Photo: Ndundu Sithole. Malian music, African archeology, arts and culture came to together at the...
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Nehawu chairpersons divided over leadership question
The Wits branch of the National Education Health & Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) is unhappy with the current leadership, according to regional chairperson, Lulamile Sibanda. Sibanda was speaking...
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Confusion about new cycle lane in Braamfontein
THINK BIKE: Cars parked on part of the bicycle lane on Jorrisen Street, outside Senate House. Photo: Roxanne Joseph The new lane dedicated to cyclists on Jorrisen Street in Braamfontein, has been...
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African archeology association finally comes to South Africa after being...
Nearly 500 delegates were hosted by Wits University for the 14th congress of the Pan-African Archeological Association this week. Photo: Anazi Zote. It’s been over 60 years since the Pan African...
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OPINION: Mandela Day is more than 67 minutes and selfies
Seven months since the death of iconic former president, Nelson Rolihahla Mandela, South Africans gear up to spend 67 minutes of their day giving back to their country. Nelson Mandela International Day...
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SOCCER: Celtic crowned Charity Showdown champions at Wits stadium
THE CHAMPIONS: A victorious tournament leaves the Celtics players jumping for joy. Photo: Nqobile Dludla By Nqobile Dludla and Lutho Mtongana Bloemfontein Celtic walked away with the spoils at an...
View ArticleWits to host 2nd annual Silent Protest
The Counselling and Careers Development Unit with the Dean of Student Affairs’ Office, the Division of Student Affairs, the Wits Transformation Office, Students’ Representative Council, the Student...
View ArticleSCIENCE INSIDE: Zuma, a traditional man?
It’s no secret that Jacob Zuma is a traditional man. With rumours that his health is failing, we wondered whether our president would turn to Western medicine or traditional African medicine should he...
View ArticlePanel tackles customary law and traditional leadership
A discussion on property rights and traditional leadership turned its attention to the impact of customary law on local communities and women in particular. Hosted by Wiser at Wits University on Monday...
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Nehawu Wits re-elects former chairperson
Despite the apparent discontent with the leadership of the Wits branch of the National Education Health & Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU), the former chairperson was re-elected at a meeting...
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National minimum wage not enough to reduce inequality and poverty
WARMING UP: Speakers Ayabonga Cawe and Jane Barrett share a quick chat about youth unemployment ahead of their discussion at the dialogue held at the Origins Centre on Tuesday, July 22. Photo: Lameez...
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Liberian treats in a Joburg market
Teecee Boley finds local Liberian food in Johannesburg. Photo: Portia Kobue Teecee Boley is new to Johannesburg and to Wits University. She arrived from Liberia six months ago and is still adjusting to...
View ArticleSTORIFY: Limpopo student linked to murders and rape
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