2020 IN-DEPTH RESEARCH PROJECT: COUNTING THE COSTS OF COVID-19
Feature-length and multimedia pieces produced by the 2020 honours in journalism and media studies class at Wits University. Click for more information.
Life after death in the time of covid-19
The covid-19 pandemic, and corresponding health restrictions placed on hospitals and funerals...
Covid-19 survivors face long-term health problems
Recovered patients might not regain their previous health, nor fully recuperate from...
The price of being superhuman in a pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has put immense pressure on healthcare systems all over the world and...
High-risk private healthcare workers under the covid whip
While the vulnerability of those over 60 and with comorbidities is being addressed, healthcare...
Teachers, the unsung heroes of the pandemic
Primary school teachers at government schools in Benoni...
Life or school – a mother’s choice
The instability brought about by the covid-19 pandemic has in significant ways compromised the...
Food first, education after
The national lockdown caused by the covid-19 pandemic meant that the National School...
Foundation phase teachers confront the unexpected
Foundation phase teachers in South Africa have been left reeling after new teaching and...
SA’s NGO economy takes strain under covid-19
The economic effects of covid-19 on South Africa's NGO landscape have resulted in community...
Foreigners in Johannesburg struggle under pandemic regulations
Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown have had a devastating impact on many business owners and...
Online shopping keeps students en vogue and in the money
University students, who are expected to have low disposable incomes, are also self-proclaimed...
Curtains close on ballet company as covid-19 takes centre stage
The Joburg Ballet has been on a journey of highs and lows through the...
It’s a life of shame, humiliation and stigma during covid-19
In South Africa, stigma and discrimination have mostly been associated with persons living with...
Sheltering the victims of South Africa’s ‘second pandemic’
“It was really challenging as many of the long-term shelters were closed and I had no more...
Human trafficking risks heightened in pandemic
The global coronavirus pandemic means the increased risk has brought with it fears that it...
Fight or flight for foreign nationals
The closure of borders and implementation of lockdown regulations to combat covid-19 in South...
FINANCE FEATURE: Don’t fumble the bag – Lockdown’s online influence
The shift in content created by influencers under lockdown can have long-term effects in...
HEALTH FEATURE: Building immunity during the pandemic
In a time of uncertainty, people are turning to a variety of measures to stay healthy and build...
NEWS ANALYSIS: Online learning a big step towards innovative education for higher institutions
The shutdown of physical learning in institutions meant that universities had to resort to...
NEWS ANALYSIS: Covid-19 worsens education sector’s teacher crisis
The teacher shortage induced by covid-19 threatens to derail progress made in the sector thus...
EDUCATION FEATURE: Covid forces teachers in training to go online
The covid-19 pandemic that is gripping the world has prompted the transformation of the...
HEALTH FEATURE: A rapidly produced covid-19 vaccine can still be trusted
All vaccines come with risk, but the time it takes to develop an effective vaccine does not...
HEALTH FEATURE: Varsity students feel mental health pressures during pandemic
“The stress, the anxiety, the feeling of inadequacy - it is honestly a lot.” The university...
#MakeADifference takes care of students in need
A new wellness campaign is raising awareness around food insecurity among university students....
Students society raises funds for shelters
The online campaign hopes to aid 51 women with essentials. The Wits Students’ Surgical...
MORE NEWS
Wits paleoanthropologists unearth new hominid site
The excavation team is going to produce a series of video recordings of the scientific work...
Annual AFDA film festival goes online
Film students across the school's four campuses rose to the challenge of merging remote and...
Asithandile Zozo mourned at Wits
The mood was sombre as the Wits community mourned the tragic death of the young student....
Tshimologong launches women-focused entrepreneurial programme
Ya Basadi hopes to strengthen women’s role in the technological industry. Wits...
Wits: Leaked students’ personal details retrieved
The accidentally circulated information included students’ full names, email addresses and ID...
Entrepreneurship course launched for Wits employees
The Wits Entrepreneurial Research Challenge aims to grow entrepreneurship skills among staff at...
Wits international students to receive data
Wits management and the SRC have negotiated a data allowance for international students for the...
Students unhappy about uniticket data
Wits students take to social media to complain about the university's data restrictions. A...
Errand-running business helps students earn an income
Wits students have initiated an errand-running service to provide a potential income for fellow...
Wits complies with covid-19 screening regulations through Logbox Patient
Staff and students are required to adhere to coronavirus screening process implemented by the...
Children’s book to include South African sign language translation
A new children's book includes visual sign language translations for Deaf children. Mpumi and...
Food parcels, vouchers stave off hunger for Wits students
Schemes put in place to close the gap left by the lockdown-induced suspension of the food...
REVIEWS
REVIEW: Blood and Water – Bloody good show, watered down by silly inconsistencies
Netflix’s latest commissioned South African series looks and feels great but is not an...
REVIEW: Ted Bundy: Falling For a Killer – A look through a much-needed female lens
The multiple retellings about this notorious serial killer who kidnapped, raped, mutilated and...
REVIEW: Hidden Figures – An untold story about three black women who developed NASA’s space programme
The movie Hidden Figures celebrates the true stories of a visionary trio, who challenged the...
REVIEW: How the world ends – or not
Geoff North's book tells a story of survival by a few humans in a post-apocalyptic world. How...
REVIEW: Noughts and Crosses – tackling racism, class and identity
A review of the dystopian television series Noughts and Crosses that gives viewers a different...
REVIEW: The Letter Reader – A coming-of-age story
The Letter Reader is a story about a boy who, through reading, heals the heart of his...
OPINION
SLICE: We all might benefit from a digital detox
Studies have shown that constant connectivity can make maintaining a healthy, balanced...
SLICE: Art has been my saving grace during lockdown
In times of crisis, we often immerse ourselves in art for cathartic or pleasure-seeking...
SLICE: Mind your own lockdown business!
It is time to stop pointing the finger at what everyone else is doing during lockdown that is...
SLICE: Locked down with my addiction
The ban on cigarettes has simultaneously baffled my mind and put it in distress, and the evil...
SLICE: #RamaphosaMaskOffChallenge – The meme we all needed
Although Cyril Ramaphosa’s eyes were covered by his mask blunder, the president had vision. On...
SLICE: Covid-19 has taught me to grow a thick skin
The covid-19 lockdown is proving to be a global newsroom for this Wits Vuvuzela student...
LIFESTYLE
Kasi 2 Kasi brings queer cinema to the internet
The launch of a new queer virtual cinema intends to promote social change A new virtual film...
LIFE IN LOCKDOWN PHOTO ESSAY: Different strokes for different folks
Zainab Patel is a student journalist at Wits Vuvuzela. She has documented her families'...
PHOTO ESSAY: A first time baker – what could go wrong?
Palesa Mofokeng is an honours student in journalism at Wits University. She has decided to use...
INFOGRAPHIC: The ban on alcohol and cigarettes
The national lockdown has seen the sale of alcohol and cigarettes banned, alongside a number of...
LIFE IN LOCKDOWN PHOTO ESSAY: Lockdown lessons
Catia De Castro is a student journalist at Wits Vuvuzela. This is what lockdown has taught her....
INFOGRAPHIC: Brain food for brain power
With the stress of online learning and exams, here's a list of ' brain foods' to help improve...
SPORT
As Told To: Covid-19 dashes international Ultimate Frisbee dreams
“After all the work I put into training and raising the funds, I felt like I was robbed of my...
COVID19: Wits sports teams keep fit by training remotely
Individual players are rising to the challenges presented by the lockdown. Wits sports teams...
COVID19: Egamers thrive in lockdown
Online gamers are thriving during the lockdown as other competitive sports remain shut down....
COVID19: The grass might not be greener on the other side for sports
Uncertainty around the return of sport looms over the sport industry with revenue being...
Soccer Laduma journalist heads back to the UK
Respected football journalist is looking forward to taking up his 'dream job' in his home...
Coronovirus: Varsity Cup suspends all games
There is no indication when the games will resume. All Varsity Cup matches have been suspended...