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SLLM engages students on sexual harassment
SEXUAL HARASMENT COMMITTEE: Prof Pumla Gqola, Prof Tomasso Milani, Dr Mehita Iqani and Dr Colette Gordon. Photo: Pheladi Sethusa Only a handful of students attended the open meeting held by the School...
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WITS NEWS: Systems unavailable this weekend (23 March onwards)
The following information is reproduced from the Wits News newsletter (wits.news@wits.ac.za) “Please note that the SIMS, iWits and BI systems will be unavailable on Saturday, 23 March 2013, from 07:00...
View ArticleWITS NEWS: Seminar on climate change and sustainability
The following information is reproduced from the Wits News newsletter (wits.news@wits.ac.za) “The Erasmus Mundus project LEAN-CC (Linking European, African and Asian Academic Networks on Climate...
View ArticleWSOA alumni call for responsibility in sexual harassment drama
A group of School of Dramatic Arts alumni has written an open letter to Wits University to voice their opinion about the recent sexual harassment allegations against a senior lecturer in the school....
View ArticleWITS NEWS: SWOP breakfast seminars on Marikana
NOTE: The following information is reproduced from the Wits News newsletter (wits.news@wits.ac.za) The Society, Work and Development Institute (SWOP) will convene a series of breakfast seminars that...
View ArticleWITS NEWS: Lecture on ‘Dust, Disease and Politics on South Africa’s Gold Mines’
NOTE: The following information is reproduced from the Wits News newsletter (wits.news@wits.ac.za) 2013 AJ ORENSTEIN MEMORIAL LECTURE The Wits Faculty of Health and the Adler Museum of Medicine host...
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Barnato residents want compensation for rotten food
Barnato residents sign for meal vouchers during the power outages. Photo: Emelia Motsai Witsies staying in Barnato Hall want the university to pay for groceries they lost during recent power cuts. The...
View ArticleAccountants get a new jobs portal
A new career management portal was launched in Johannesburg today with the intention of matchmaking graduates with prospective employers. The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants SAICA...
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SANDF offers graduates recruitment opportunities at the Randshow
By Palesa Radebe The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) wants to attract the youth to the military, with their exhibition at the annual Rand show. According to Captain Prince Tshabalala, the...
View ArticleWitsies dominate accountancy test
Wits students dominated an annual competency test for accountants by obtaining 5 of the 10 highest results nationally. The students participated in the South African Institute of Chartered...
View ArticleWits hockey’s ‘Harlem Shake’ one of the best
The Wits hockey team’s version of the popular Harlem Shake has been named as a favourite of a prominent talk-show host. Talk radio 702’s Jenny Crwys Williams has named the hockey team’s Harlem Shake as...
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Great Hall columns to memorialise counsel members
The Great Hall at Wits University, soon to have new support columns. Photo: File, 2010. A controversial campaign to rebuild the support columns of the iconic Wits Great Hall to...
View ArticleLife as a half-eaten bowl of food
Over the last university break Barry Morrisse, (3rd year BAccSci) lived and worked in Shanghai, China on a 2 month internship with an international real estate marketing company. He was tasked with...
View ArticleWits prof wins gold
The university has awarded a retired maths professor with a gold medal in recognition of his contribution to the university and broader community. Prof Kantilal Naik received the medal during the...
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Wits Solar Car team gear up for take off
A GROUP of students are going to enter their very own solar car into the Sasol Solar Challenge in 2014. Bradley Rautenbach, 4th year Mechanical Engineering, said the new Wits Solar Car will cost about...
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The day I got to wear my Hogwarts uniform
Photo: Prelene Singh *self-gratifying sigh* Here I am. Fifteen years later. This is THE DAY it’s all been about. The day I get a piece of very expensive paper that says: this girl is smart. This girl...
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Clever Boys fight SuperSport to stalemate
Bidvest Wits and SuperSport United battled the weather and each other to draw, 0-0, in the Absa Premiership match on Tuesday at the Bidvest Wits Stadium. Wits attempted the first goal when midfielder...
View ArticleVacancies worry academics
The Academic Staff Association (Asawu) of Wits University is concerned about the numbers of unfilled vacancies and academic staff retention at the institution. The staff association said it was also...
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Lack of training for Campus Control
UNDERCOOKED: Campus Control officers have yet to receive training on sexual harassment. Photo by: Mfuneko Toyana Campus Control officers responsible for security have not received training on how to...
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