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There are a couple of clubs that are not as popular as Football or Basketball here at Wits. The following list is about some of these clubs. Fun In the Sun!: Members of the Yacht Club sitting outside...
View Article#WITSFMF: The revolution continues
Wits Fees Must Fall members say they are still around and are still saying that the end goal for Fees Must Fall is free education. This week Wits management was able to extend a court interdict against...
View ArticleCharting the minefield of the law and internships
Internships are an opportunity to get experience but they can be slightly tricky to navigate because of the pay. We attempt to break that discussion down a little further. The low or non-existent pay...
View ArticleCeleb endorses #Access to education
Tanisha Heiberg The #Access campaign launced by the Wits SRC has raised over R2.6-million and attracted the attention of celebrities like DJ Sbu. Vice-Chancellor Adam Habib, Wits SRC president...
View ArticleMovie Review: DiCaprio back with a vengeance
Image source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cRD88sDnGs Starring:Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson Directed by: Alejandro González Iñárritu Vuvu Rating: 9/10 The Revenantis set in 1823...
View ArticleProtest for ‘F*ck White People’ student
Students of the Wits Fees Must Fall Movement organised earlier today a demonstration in solidarity with one of their own Zama Mthunzi who will allegedly be appearing before the South African Human...
View ArticleFacebook removes “White People” picture
Facebook removed an image depicting a person wearing a t-shirt with the words “F*ck White People” from the Wits Vuvuzela Facebook account after a similar picture created a stir on social media. Photo:...
View ArticleAccommodation woes at NMMU
It is day 3 of the accommodation protest action at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University as students have staged a sit-in at the university’s main building to have their demands heard. An...
View ArticleRape threats and racism: when the trolls arrived at Wits Vuvuzela
It has been an incredibly testing couple of days for us at the Wits Vuvuzela since the publication of the “F#ck White People” album on our Facebook page. The comments section on the album gained...
View Article#FMF protestor tries for (wo)man of the match
It was an interesting day on the soccer pitch on Tuesday night when a game between the Clever Boys and Kaizer Chiefs boasted an appearance by a #FEESMUSTFALL protester. It was more than soccer...
View ArticleCool kid on campus: Ous Kudu
Do you have a burning question to ask or an unsolvable problem, but have nowhere to turn to? Look no further because Ous Kudu is here for you! Ous Kudu is a love guru from the valleys of...
View ArticleThe Great F#cking Debate
What began as an art activation protest escalated to one of the most talked about things so far in the An “art activation” against private security on campus and a t-shirt painted with the words “Fuck...
View ArticleSlice of life: Love in a time of revolution
February is commonly known as the month of love. But for me, love is not only about red roses, fancy dinners and cuddly teddy bears. Love is what spurs us on to act on some of our deepest passions....
View ArticleQ&A with ‘5th Respondent’: #WitsFMF member speaks out
Kagisho Nkadimeng is one of six students who Wits University has taken to court and have an interdict against. In court papers Wits’ has called him “5th Respondent”. He is a member of the Fees Must...
View ArticleThe funding struggle is real
My name is Tebogo Langa* I am studying a bachelor of Accounting and I am in my second year. What happened was, I have, I had an outstanding fee of R19 433 and because I wrote a deferred exam in...
View ArticleAcademics lend a hand to the #Access campaign
The Academic Staff Association of Wits University (Asawu) has donated R100 000 to the #Access campaign, which aims to raise R10 million by the end of February for students they classify as the “missing...
View ArticleMovie Review: The Hateful Eight
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh Directed by: Quentin Tarantino Vuvu Rating: 7/10 The Hateful Eight is director Quentin Tarantino’s eighth feature film and continues...
View ArticleJunction workers protest over unequal raise
Workers protested on campus this week and the main dining Hall came to a standstill. Royal Mnandi Junction employees demanded that the insourcing agreement be applied to them as they do the same work...
View ArticleWits Internal Netball has new structure
The Wits Internal Netball League is calling all budding netball players to come register their teams in order to participate in the 2016 internal netball league. The move, which was decided this week...
View ArticleZuma SONA skirts #Feesmustfall
South African President Jacob Zuma at the Sports for Peace Gala 2010 in Johannesburg. By South_African_President_Zuma.TIF: Sportsforpeace derivative work: Rosentod (South_African_President_Zuma.TIF)...
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