Wits residence mourns victim of Limpopo crash
One of the Wits University residences held a memorial service for one of the victims of the Limpopo accident which claimed the lives of seven Witsies. Friends of the late Joshua Mosime comfort one...
View ArticleeNCA interview rattles SRC president
Wits SRC president threatened to leave during her interview on Checkpoint broadcast on eNCA. Nompendulo Mkhatshwa, Wits SRC president, found herself under public scrutiny after Tuesday’s episode of...
View ArticleWits Daso pulls out of “unconstitutional” SRC by-election
Wits Daso has taken a decision not to participate in the upcoming SRC by-elections, describing the elections as “unconstitutional” The Democratic Alliance Student Organisation (Daso) has pulled out of...
View ArticleEqual Education accuses Model C’s of discrimination
Equal Education is not happy with the discrimination of poor black students from model C schools. Laura Pisanello and Tendani Mulaudzi Equal Education (EE) has accused some historically white schools...
View ArticleProject to help second-year Maths students
Project assisting second-year Maths students Photo: Provided Wits students being tutored...
View ArticleSurviving students in recovery
Updates on the surviving Wits students that were involved in the horrific Limpopo accident. WITS PRAYS: Students and Staff gather to commemorate the lost and surviving Witsies. Photo: Nadia Omar By...
View ArticleWits prepares final respects for lost students
Updates on the preparations to pay final respects to the seven Witsies that tragically lost their lives in the horrific Limpop accident. WITS MOURNS: The university draped black cloth on the Great Hall...
View ArticleWits buffs up security with a new response unit
Wits increases its security for future demonstrations with a rapid response unit. Wits has announced the establishment of a rapid response unit as additional security on campus in reaction to student...
View ArticleWits community mourns victims of Limpopo crash
The Wits community came out in their numbers to commemorate the lives of the seven young Wits students who were tragically killed in a car accident on Sunday. GONE TOO SOON: Members of the ZCC came...
View ArticleWits execs ‘earn less than average’
POSSIBLE bonuses for executive staff members at Wits would only bring those salaries up to the industry average. So says University Council chairperson Randal Carolissen. Carolissen told Wits Vuvuzela...
View Article#Beardgang stand up
The beard, once a sign of the most pious of men, is today the trendiest of fashion statements as hipsters the world over have appropriated the humble beard as a symbol of their hipsterdom. But keeping...
View ArticleBody suspension hooks in users
Body suspension is a type of art form where rods and hooks are placed into the skin before you are lifted up and suspended from a rig into a position of your choice. Lucia Martinengo shares about her...
View ArticleA book for black girls everywhere
A digital book, A Girl without a Sound, just got translated into Setswana, a first of its kind in South Africa. Called Mosetsanyana Yo O Didimetseng, the Setswana translation follows the publication of...
View ArticleACTS mentorship outreach programme
THE Wits Association of Catholic Tertiary Students’ (ACTS) mentorship programme offers tutoring and mentoring to orphans at St. Joseph children’s home in Sophiatown. “[WE] mentor those kids, play with...
View ArticleNo wall too high to climb
Wits Mountain Club to compete against other provinces. THE WITS University Mountain Club is preparing for the National Lead Game, where they will be competing against other provinces once a month in an...
View ArticleStaff celebrated for Mothers’ Day
The Animal and Plant Environmental Sciences (APES) Post-Graduate Council celebrates Mother’s days with a small token of appreciation for mothers on campus. Cleaning staff members at Wits University’s...
View ArticleWits ready for Varsity Hockey
The men’s first hockey team prepares to play in the upcoming Varsity Hockey tournament after a disappointing finish in 2014 The Wits hockey men’s side got their official kit on Wednesday night, ahead...
View ArticleCool Kid
Keletso Bonolo Modiba is driven and adventurous. Once she sets her mind on something, she goes all the way to achieve it. Her dream is to become an international act and feature on The Ellen DeGeneres...
View ArticleSlice of life: Thanks, but no thanks
I USED to say “thank you” when people told me I was marriage material. I used to say it in the same manner that I said “thank you” when white people told me that I spoke so well that you couldn’t...
View ArticleA play about women ruined by war at Wits Downstairs Theatre
The WITS School of Arts showcases Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Ruined as part of Africa Week. RUINED REHEARSAL: The Wits cast of Ruined puts last touches to a play that promises to pack...
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