Antique Route 6: Of stray cats and lost souls
The Moot area, north of Pretoria central, is one of the oldest areas in the city, where the leafy streets double as an antique route, home to some of the location’s lost treasures.
Joburg’s secrets revealed at ‘underground’ dinner
Wits Vuvuzela dined with Jo’burg Places on Saturday, September 21. (more…)
Wits surgeons challenge 100% exam failure rate
“We are not saying we should have passed but it is unusual for all nine of us to fail” (more…)
Wits ranked among the top 1% universities
“Our performance has consistently improved in many of the rankings over the last few years.”
Rethinking Black tax as more than a burden or Ubuntu
What if black tax is not as easy to define as conversations around its role suggest?
Surgery is no longer a man’s world
“Surgery is not anything like Grey’s Anatomy, it’s more like a rollercoaster ride” – Dr Agatha Banga
Women ‘angry, disappointed and numb’ at GBV dialogue
Activists against gender-based violence convened on Wednesday in an emotional dialogue.
Classes remain suspended at UniZulu following shooting
It is unclear when students will be allowed to return to class. (more…)
Gauteng lags behind in student-centred HIV treatment
On-campus HIV treatment has become a norm at many institutions across the country, but as the rest of SA takes action Gauteng engages in talks
Over-use of antibiotics could kill 10 million a year
The problem may have many sides, but the behaviour of doctors plays a key role in continuing the cycle of antibiotic resistance. (more…)
‘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.
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