Pandemic triggers lifestyle changes for students
Students are finding that their historical way of living and their future outlook have drastically changed, due to the impact of covid-19 in affecting household incomes.
UP Med student writes bars for covid-19 vaccines
A creative medical student is using his talent for composing catchy rap songs to encourage people to get the covid-19 vaccine.
INFOGRAPHIC: Taps in GP may run dry by 2030
Gauteng’s ‘day zero’ may be a few short years away if Southern Africa’s temperatures rise any further.
Wits Food Bank calls out for help for needy students
The #MandelaSpirit did not end in July for Wits Food Bank, because many more donations are needed now to meet a shortfall and the needs of desperate students.
PHOTO ESSAY: Coffee Shop where sign-language is appreciated
Ofentse Magudulela is a student journalist at Wits Vuvuzela. She captured the Chatter Hands Café coffee shop, located at the Wits Education campus, which exclusively uses sign language in-store in an attempt to educate customers.
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PROFILE: University of Johannesburg appoints its youngest ever head of department
Bhaso Ndzendze, the youngest with a big title at one of the top higher institutions of learning in South Africa.
Wits University makes unique scientific discovery
A small pre-historic creature with superior hearing abilities. (more…)
SLICE: Was I really at a higher institution for three years?
Moving from a private to a public institution, one learns that giving up is not an option.
Cool Kid: Nathan Govender
Introducing a young student entrepreneur with big goals that pave his way into the fashion industry.
Wits library pleads: Bring back 35 000 overdue books
Wits University Library is asking students to return to its shelves more than 35 000 overdue books out on loan. (more…)
Wits student receives IBM fellowship award
The award honours exceptional PhD students who aim at making their mark in promising and disruptive technologies. (more…)
Wits webinars gaze into digital future of business
A webinar hosted by the Joburg Centre for Software Engineering focused on the digital future of business, and the challenges and rewards faced in getting there (more…)
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