Habib agrees to halt controversial res policy
By Lutho Mtongana and Nqobile Dludla A controversial revised residence admissions policy which critics said would leave disadvantaged students without housing has been halted for now. Vice-Chancellor...
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COOL KID: Ricardo de Sao Joao
Ricardo de Sao Joao, Wits SRC administrator, IR masters student and one of the most helpful guys on campus. Photo: Ilanit Chernick Ricardo de Sao Joao is the Wits SRC administrator, and also works...
View ArticleKicked to the curb
CORRECTION: Wits Vuvuzela erroneously attributed a comment to Daya Veerasamy in the print newsaper (29 August edition), who was never interviewed for this article. Wits Vuvuzela regrets the error which...
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SLICE OF LIFE: Sense and sensibility
“I come here with no expectations, only to profess, now that I am at liberty to do so, that my heart is and always will be yours.” – Edward Ferrars, in Sense and Sensibility. Jane Austen ruined us …...
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Rapists can also ‘get their way’ online
One of the characters of Grand Theft Auto 5. Photo: buzz wide THE VIRTUAL rapist who has recently appeared in the popular Grand Theft Auto 5 game, could “perpetuate the ritual of rape”, a psychologist...
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That’s a wrap!
QUIET ON SET! Star and producer Joe Kazadi, director Cedric Wembe and the cinematographer on set prepping for a scene for the low budget student film The Missing Piece. Photo: Provided THE...
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The silent scream of the tokoloshe
THE BOGEY-MAN:The Tokolosh, a group of anonymous graffiti artists, use the cover of darkness to create graffiti and stencils with political messages. Photo: Tokolos Stencils Collective A group of...
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Dynamite comes in small packages
BOILING HOT: Braamfontein’s Boiler Room showcases work by students and up and coming designers and architects. Photo: provided A small, dark room in a Braamfontein alley is opening spaces and places...
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Res policy dominates SRC elections
SHUT OUT: Jamie Mighti of Project W dismisses accusations from members of the Progressive Youth Alliance. Project W was accused of being “sell-outs” for not joining a march against proposed changes...
View ArticleTuition fees burn pockets
By Luca Kotton and Roxanne Joseph A proposed 10% hike in tuition fees next year will have an adverse effect on Wits University students, particularly those from poor and working class families,...
View ArticleHabib: ‘No intention to replace black students with white students’
There is no intention to replace black students with white students in Wits residences, says Wits Vice Chancellor (VC) Prof Adam Habib. Speaking exclusively to Wits Vuvuzela, Habib responded to this...
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INFOGRAPHIC: Wits staff salaries compared
We took a quick look at what staff, at various levels of the university, earn on an annual basis.
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“Sex pest” claims new play is not about sexual harassment
UNDER FIRE: Dismissed “sex pest” Tsepo wa Mamatu says his controversial new play is not about sexual harassment.Photo: Provided A controversial new play by former Wits University lecturer, Tsepo wa...
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Fizzy drinks taking years off your lifespan
FATTY FIZZY: Regular consumption of these products could lead to being overweight. Photo: Thabile Manala A young adults’ chance of being overweight increases by almost 30% every time they consume a...
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CHESS: Witsies buoy team South Africa to strong position
BATTLEFIELD: Evasan Chettiar, 2nd year BEng represented South Africa at the World University Chess Championships held in Poland last week. He is pictured taking on an opponent during the 4th round of...
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BOXING: Witsies box their way to the top at local tournament
THE BEST: (L-R) Nadia Krüger won Best Female Boxer while Siphamandla Mamba walked away with Best Male Boxer title on Saturday at the Wits Boxing Tournament. Photo: Nqobile Dludla Wits Boxing Club...
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Student run literary festival kicks off at Wits
POETRY READ: World-renowned poet Peter Horn reads an extract of one his poems. Photo: Zelmarie Goosen The opening of the first ever student run literary festival kicked off at Wits today with a panel...
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Wa Mamatu apologises after a year of denial
PUBLIC APOLOGY: Dismissed Wits lecturer, Tseo wa Mamatu, has taken to Facebook to apologise for his actions. Image: Facebook. Former Wits University senior lecturer Tsepo wa Mamatu has publicly...
View ArticleSCIENCE INSIDE: Does boycotting Woolworths create change in Israel?
BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) South Africa wants companies to withdraw trade from Israel to force an end to the Israel-Palestine conflict. But do boycotts work? The Science Inside, the show...
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RUGBY: Engineers disqualified from internal league, Men’s Res back in the game
DISQUALIFIED: Engineers in a huddle at the Wednesday night game where they beat Men’s Residence, 10 – 5. Photo: Tendai Dube The Wits Engineers rugby team has been disqualified from the internal rugby...
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