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Do Hunt’s clever boys have what it takes?
POWER SHOT: The clever boy’s Henrico Botes fires a shot towards goal after penetrating the relentless SuperSport defence. Photo: Reuven Blignault. Since Gavin Hunt left SuperSport United to join...
View ArticleI don’t mind my language
To my fellow English speaking South Africans, English is not my mother tongue. So no, I don’t speak my African languages to only skinner about you. My language is way more sophisticated than that....
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Disciplinary hearing postponed for #WitsSeven
The disciplinary hearing of the five Wits Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and two other students who were suspended after the Great Hall fight has been postponed because they were charged with rules...
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App minuses minibus stress
A new web based app is taking the stress out of front seat taxi travel by doing all the calculations for you. FRONT SEAT FOR DUMMIES: New app Phambili is making taxi travel less stressful for...
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Zisine zadedelana izitshudeni
LAHL’UMLENZE: Zulu students perfoming ingoma at the Wits Library Lawns on Wednesday during the Heritage Day celebration. The Students Representative Council (SRC) organised a competition for five...
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‘It is a huge responsibility and I am humbled’
Just two weeks ago the newest SRC president was elected at this year’s PYA Branch General Meeting. Nompendulo Mkatshwa (22), affectionately known as Ulo has been chosen to sit on the Wits throne that...
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OPINION: I don’t mind my language
To my fellow English speaking South Africans, English is not my mother tongue. So no, I don’t speak my African languages to only skinner about you. My language is way more sophisticated than that....
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Q&A with Mosiah Moshe Tau
Mosiah Moshe Tau serves as the current Miss Limpopo Province. This third-year Civil Engineering student is one of the few black South African women to have won a major pageant with their natural hair....
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Black Twitter responds to #IAmStellenbosch with #IAmNotStellenbosch
The #IAmStellenbosch campaign, where students of different races at Stellenbosch University took pictures with messages meant to “breakdown perceived social barriers”, received harsh criticism from...
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University of KwaZulu Natal on fire
The University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN) has been riddled with protests in recent years. The reasons for the protests vary from poor accommodation, low staff salary increases and increasing student fees,...
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Steam punk bar opens in Melville
A brand new steam punk bar opened in Melville this past week to a raging success, but what do they have to offer? Kicking it punk style: The brand new bar at The Countess oozes steam punk. Photo: Sam...
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Infographic: Study snacks to keep you going
Using all your energy to study? Before reaching for a bag of chips, take a look at these simple, affordable and healthier snack options.
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Food, glorious Braamfontein food!
Braamfontein, one of Johannesburg’s oldest suburbs, boasts a unique food culture with modern twists on hundreds of classic recipes. The 162-year-old suburb, which has undergone a 13 year process of...
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Joburgers were eco-friendly long before the streets of Sandton were closed off
Joburgers are serious about going green, it’s not just the latest fad. It’s an alternative hipster lifestyle that separates the the cool peeps from the (global) warmers. It’s safe to say Joburg is not...
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Review: Vumani Oedipus at the Market
A new theatre culture is being created at The Market Theatre. A culture that goes beyond the boundaries of the spoken word by using a collection of languages, performances and emotions. Vumani Oedipus...
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Students await Habib’s address
Former Wits SRC President, Mcebo Dlamini, addresses students at the Yale Road entrance while the Wits Vice Chancellor waits to address the students. Photo: Riante Naidoo.by Dana Da Silva and Riante...
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Wits students promise long protest
SIT DOWN: Students have said that if their demands to have the tuition fee increase scrapped, they will protest till exams. Today’s protest began at the Yale Road entrance and moved to Senate House...
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Student protest not deterred by pepper spray
A student tries to throw a Wits Vuvuzela newspaper stand at the Fidelity security guards but is stopped by other students and campus control. The guards had to move behind glass doors in order to get...
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LETTER TO THE ED: We are fighting for free higher education; the biggest...
by Mukovhe Masutha Mukovhe Masutha is the 2011 Wits SRC President. Photo: Wits Vuvuzela. If you take my mother’s annual salary and multiply it by three years, she still wouldn’t afford to pay for a...
View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR: International students speak out against ‘xenophobic...
“As International students we note with a deep concern the xenophobic tone of Monday’s mass gathering called for by the SRC at Solomon Mahlangu House. We call on the university to conduct an...
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