Wits law student makes High Court admissions history
A student who served his articles with the Wits Law Clinic was admitted digitally to the High Court of South Africa.
Wits institutes security measures to curb cheating in online assessments
Finance and international relations classes were caught exchanging answers via WhatsApp groups and email. (more…)
Morningside-Wendywood CAN provide food for the vulnerable
Community members have mobilised together to create a weekly food supply for vulnerable people.
PROFILE: A student’s support for Saffas
“What started out as me making sandwiches and providing fruit to 190 people at a shelter turned into providing 14 000 meals and 100 food parcels during our busiest week to numerous locations across Cape Town.”
As told to: Coming into contact with someone with covid-19
Prudence Minisi (49), a wife and mother of four, came into contact with the first case of covid-19 in Eswatini, and got to realise just how real the virus is.
Final year medical students return to Wits campus
Wits University final year medical students return to campus after the updated regulations from the Minister of Higher Education. (more…)
COVID19: Restoring the dignity of Joburg’s substance abusers
Director of South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence leads efforts to rehabilitate drug addicts among the homeless community.
COVID19: “Hunger might take my life first” – undocumented migrant worker
Women in South Africa are finding themselves burdened even more by their responsibilities in lockdown.
COVID19: Youths tackle lockdown-induced hunger in Vaal township
Now that community members are not allowed to operate their informal businesses, they are struggling to make ends meet. (more…)
Locked down and in limbo
“I understand the measures, they’re designed to protect us. However, they’re very disruptive” (more…)
As told to: ‘I feel like this pandemic cheated me’ – matric learner
Matric learner Wanda Nonjinge would rather start again next year than succumb to the pressure of catching up with his academic programme.
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PROFILE: WHO official helps Eswatini keep covid-19 ‘under control’
Zimbabwe-born doctor is assisting the Eswatini government in the fight to arrest the spread of the covid-19 pandemic. (more…)
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- Frequency and FreedomIn episode six of We Should Be Writing season 7, the team unpacked the evolution of music as a form of expression and protest, through four decades in the South African context. The episode explores the journey of South African music and its consumers from the 80s, 90s, early 2000s and contemporary listeners. From the […]