‘Run, rapist run! The feminists are here’
Wits University held an #AMINEXT march against gender-based violence, following the rape and murder of UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana and UWC student, Jesse Hess.
Joburg mosque attacked in night of xenophobic violence
The motives for targeting the place of worship are unclear but the patterns of violence follow the same vein of xenophobic attacks in the area.
Wits CALS intern is a ‘change maker’
A Wits intern is recognised for her dedication to the legal profession.
HOCKEY: Assistant coach levels up
Assistant coach of Wits Men’s team levels up to the head coach position of the Ladies Hockey team.
Student physicians donate care kits
The Wits Students’ Physician Society helps people in need with more than 250 care kits containing basic toiletries.
Witsies vie for SA’s top 10 GradStar programme
Wits students have made it into the GradStar programme’s Top 100
Historic Joburg building in ruins after fire
‘Nothing to see here’, owner and residents shoo away the media. (more…)
Government, police blamed for xenophobia
“Some foreign nationals commit crimes, but most of the crimes are committed by South Africans.”
Wits top debater adjudicates continental championship
Tournament is hailed as “one of the few spaces where womxn can discuss their issues in the absence of trash”.
Pioneering breast cancer researcher wins Wits Science Slam
The National Science Week which was held at Wits ended with a bang.
Father speaks after student’s suicide
The sudden passing of a Wits student shakes Wits community.
Pharmacy student takes her own life
Wits Pharmacy mourns the loss of a young student. (more…)
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