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We are ‘coconuts’, but there’s levels ‘bru’
“I choose to appropriate the term ‘coconut’ and self-identify as one, because I believe it offers an opportunity for refusal, and this very refusal allows for radical anti-racist politics to emerge,”...
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OPINION: Seven things we’ve learned from the #EFF7
Wits Vuvuzela journalist, Lulu Machika, looks back at the suspension, and then court challenge of the EFF7 and suggests seven lessons to take away from the saga. 1. “Habib must fall” The Wits EFF...
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Witsies take on App Challenge
Tanisha Heiberg Aniss Krid, Gary Bezuidenhout, Elishahidi Mvungi, and Linda Khumaloat (from left) were part of the winning team at the DIZSparks App Challenge. They created the Gig Guide app for...
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A Magically Medieval Fayre
PILLOW FIGHT: Part of the activities that you can find at the Medieval Fayre is the one handed pillow fights which participants have to do while balancing on a log and trying not to fall off. Photo:...
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Review: A Night at the Ballet
Vuvu Rating: 8/10 Photo: in your pocket The Joburg Ballet is proving yet again why it is considered the country’s largest and most prestigious professional ballet company, with its latest offering, the...
View ArticleStudent warns of con man using fake cocaine for scam
A Braamfontein student has warned others about being vigilant of a Nigerian con man who offers money in exchange for safeguarding his fake cocaine. Jabulani Makoko*, a student at the Auckland Park...
View ArticleNew species of human relatives found at the Cradle of Humankind
A new species of human relatives has been revealed at the Maropeng Centre at the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage site today. The discovery of the fossils representing the new species, Homo naledi,...
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“Habib will never get this one!”
Student residents of Wits University residence, Parktown Village (PKV), staged a protest following an unofficial announcement that parts of the village will be sold to the Wits Business School to build...
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Movie Review: The Man from U.N.C.L.E
Photo: www.impawards.com Cast: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Hugh Grant, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki Director: Guy Ritchie Vuvu Rating: 7/10 The Man from U.N.C.L.E will take you back to a time...
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Project W responds to allegations of missing money
Project W recently spoke to Wits Vuvuzela to set the record straight about the allegations of mismanagement of funds. Project W offices. Photo: Provided An article that was published by Wits Vuvuzela...
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Differences over ‘misinterpretations’ of Black consciousness at Steve Biko...
THINGS GET DOWN: A group of students came to Professor Barney Pityana to “engage” on black consciousness after delivering the Steve Biko Memorial lecture at Wits Public Health school yesterday. Photo:...
View ArticleSouth Africa: a dangerous place to be poor, black and a woman
On paper, women in South Africa ought to enjoy the highest status globally. But this has not translated into fundamental freedoms of dignity, safety and security in practice, writes Lynn Snodgrass....
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Telling Joburg’s history through 15 of its iconic buildings
Johannesburg as we know it today began in 1886 when gold was found on the Witwatersrand causing people to flood to the area. Some buildings from early beginnings of the city still stand and tell a...
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Wits launches banking expo
Wits fees offices hosts banking expo to help students get financially savvy. Yesterday marked the first day of the Wits banking expo hosted by the Wits fees office. Lead by the Financial Aid team the...
View ArticleSlut Shaming – the new bullying
Summer has arrived and warmer weather means shorter shorts, bikinis and maybe a crop top or two but do you look like a slut? When walking through campus, going on a night out or just walking down the...
View ArticleTuks SRC Elections still under investigation
Afriforum Youth, EFFSC UP (Economic Freedom Frighters Student Council of University of Pretoria) and SASCO (South African Students Congress) marched at University of Pretoria, demanding that SRC...
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Rugby world cup: what to expect
Tonight is the opening of the highly anticipated world cup, with the Boks playing their first match tomorrow, are armed with the right details? The world awaits: The rugby world cup will kick off in...
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Kyalami’s female brewmaster
The bitter, yeasty smell of fermenting beer flows out the door as you enter the brewery located in an office park in Kyalami, and the smell is surprisingly appealing. The brewery bar is simple and...
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Q&A with Megan Moya Reeves
Photo: Provided Megan Reeves is studying towards her PhD in the Department of Psychology at Wits. Her research aims to develop and pilot a measure to screen for symptoms of anorexia nervosa in men. She...
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Cool Kid on campus: Homo Naledi
The discovery and existence of Homo Naledi has shed light on the origins and diversity of the human lineage. Initially discovered in 2013 in the ‘Rising Star’ cave located in the Cradle of Human World...
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