REVIEW: Lockdown: The Corona Chronicles by Melinda Ferguson
Penned by seventeen local writers, this collection of short stories illustrates the many sides of South Africans in lockdown.
REVIEW: Contagion – how fiction infected reality
The similarities of the covid-19 pandemic and the one depicted in the film Contagion are enough to get one to analyse every detail as an insight into what might happen next for us.
Mcebo Dlamini accused of rape at PYA meeting
Female students interrupted a mass meeting called to support the former #FeesMustFall leader.
Wits profs contribute to significant climate change publication
Two Wits professors are making waves in the field of climate science. (more…)
Coronavirus: South African blood service taking precautions
The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) is taking precautionary measures for blood donation amidst the rising cases of coronavirus. (more…)
Health sciences clears the air
The health science faculty is on a mission to clear the air. (more…)
Salt awareness comes to Wits dining halls
Students learnt that they should prioritise their health and lower salt intake to not more than two teaspoons per day. (more…)
Witsie heads to UN conference
A Witsie will be representing South Africa at an upcoming UN conference in Bali. (more…)
Wits improves accessibility for students with disabilities
Formal support and awareness initiatives at Wits seek to improve the student experience for those with disabilities.
Welcome Day 2020: ‘If you fail, those events do not define you’
The keynote speaker at the Wits Welcome Day shared his experiences of failure and success as a Witsie, and encouraged new students that, though there may be obstacles, they should persevere.
Welcome Day 2020: ‘Wits not as glorious as everyone thinks it is’ – SRC
First-year students told that even at Wits students experience problems to do with finances, accommodation and racism.
Tackling student hunger on campus, one initiative at a time
The effects of food insecurity may expand to other areas of a students life.
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