PROFILE: Africa’s current discus champion to compete in Tokyo Paralympic Games
BA sports development third-year student from the University of Johannesburg has qualified to compete for the 2021 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
REVIEW: The wrenching tale of a woman’s emotional war
Rose, a drama in the form of a monologue at the Market Theatre, explores the life of a woman who has experienced great loss and a painful past.
Decolonised view gives fashion education a fresh look
A new fashion academy places Afrocentric design at the forefront, and it is set to compete with others like it in Braamfontein
Crossed fingers in Braamfontein that students will move in
Private student accommodation providers do not know whether they will attract enough students to their buildings, as the 2021 academic calendar is starting a month later than usual. (more…)
City of Johannesburg reclaims Braamfontein streets from criminals
The City’s leadership has vowed to ensure that not only the precinct of Braamfontein, but also surrounding areas such as Parktown, are cleared of criminality. (more…)
Wits ponders stage-crossing ceremonies for 2020 graduates
The university acknowledges that “a graduation ceremony is a major life event and we understand that many graduands were disappointed by the events that transpired”.
Sakai out, Ulwazi in
Wits moves to a cloud software that can host the full scope of the university community using the platform at once, without strain, that offers a modern, easy-to-use interface.
Wits launches new voice clinic service
The new service follows a recent change in the university’s speech pathology and audiology degree. (more…)
Fewer students to be accommodated at Wits residences in 2021
Wits University residences will not meet the significantly increased demand for accommodation due to the coronavirus pandemic. (more…)
NEWS ANALYSIS: Covid-19 worsens education sector’s teacher crisis
The teacher shortage induced by covid-19 threatens to derail progress made in the sector thus far.
EDUCATION FEATURE: Covid forces teachers in training to go online
The covid-19 pandemic that is gripping the world has prompted the transformation of the teaching practice curriculum in South Africa, introducing a new challenge for student teachers. (more…)
HEALTH FEATURE: A rapidly produced covid-19 vaccine can still be trusted
All vaccines come with risk, but the time it takes to develop an effective vaccine does not affect its quality.
