Protesters take on task to tell their own story
Two students who are volunteers of the media task team took to the front of the marches to do coverage of the days events.
NPA set to prosecute Wits students
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it has decided to go ahead with the prosecution of two Wits University students who were arrested during protests on the main campus yesterday.
Zainab Patel and Chirag Janna appeared at the Hillbrow Magistrates court early this morning but were sent home around midday after they were each handed a piece of paper indicating their case had been “refused”. The two were involved in a dramatic arrest under the gaze of the media outside the Wits Origins Centre and were taken to the Hillbrow Police Station, where they were charged with public violence.
But despite walking from court today, NPA spokesperson Phindi Louw says the two will be expected back in 14 days. According to Louw, the case docket has been sent back to the SAPS for further investigation and the NPA will proceed with the prosecution after a more evidence is gathered. Louw confirmed that the senior prosecutor had dispatched the police to deliver the court summons notice to each student.
Louw says the NPA is handling the prosecution as “public violence is a criminal offence and it is our mandate to prosecute such charges”.
Patel and Janna protested their innocence on camera during the arrest which has received widespread media coverage. The arrests came on the day police and protesters clashed at Wits University resulting in SAPS using rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse students marching in Braamfontein.
Wits ranked number one Africa
Wits University has added another 1st place ranking title for 2016 from the latest international ranking table that has come out. The latest ranking is called the Shanghai ranking and it is known to be a prestigious one.
Slice of life: Living with mental illness
The seriousness of mental illnesses is often overlooked, this weeks Slice of life looks at depression and mental illnesses and what it is like living with a mental illness.
Suicide awareness this weekend
Saturday September 10 is World Suicide Prevention day it is an event that happens every year to help increase awareness around suicide and break the stigma around it.
Q&A with Thuto-Lesedi Gaasenwe
Thuto-Gaasenwe is a passionate spoken word poet who studies Civil Engineering and has a love for the art way of life.
To publish…
A photo of what is called a “die-in” at the Silent Protest held at Wits on August 17 was featured on the front page of the Wits Vuvuzela. As in every newsroom, the right to publish the picture or not was fiercely debated. Two of our journalists, Candice Wagener, who took the photo, and Tebogo Tshwane, who also covered the protest, state their opposing views on the decision. (more…)
Sport climbers can now climb for Olympic medals in 2020
Sport climbing has now been recognised as an Olympic sport for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (more…)
Baby steps in sexual harassment policies
Wits Vuvuzela takes a look at the sexual harassment policies of the University of Pretoria, University of the Witwatersrand and Rhodes University.
Elections leave LGBTI voters feeling voiceless
Local Government Elections are tomorrow but according to members of the of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersexual (LGBTI) community their voices are not there.
Voting – step by step
Wednesday, August, 3rd 2016 is a public holiday set aside for South Africans to vote in the Local Government Elections ( click here to see if you’re registered). When you arrive to make your vote, here is what you can expect.
Indigenous Dance Academy creates platforms for hope
There is a dance group located in the township of Tembisa and its changing young lives and creating opportunities through dance.
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