Braamfontein Converse store robbed
A case of business buglary is being investigated following a robbery at the Converse store in Braamfontein.
Boston City Campus gets a facelift
Renovations to the canteen and replacement of the old basketball court for a garden aim to encourage students to spend more time on campus.
Mr & Miss South Point 2017 shut down by cops
Organisers are looking for a new, larger, venue so the show can go on.
Wits rules don’t apply to us – patrollers
Wits University patrollers claim that Wits rules do not apply to them despite being insourced since January this year.
The patrollers say they have not been remunerated for working extra hours, have not received job descriptions and Wits branded uniforms and there is no communication with them. (more…)
Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba heckled at DASO business indaba
Mashaba was meant to speak on entrepreneurship at Solomon Mahlangu House, but students disrupted him amid his talk.
Cool kid on campus
This week’s cool kid on campus is 22 year old painter and bottle cap sculptor Chris Soal (more…)
Wits Campus Health taking strain
Wits University Campus Health is under serious performance pressure due to being short staffed since last year November.
Online fraudsters continue to scam students in Braamfontein
Accommodation scams are still rife in the buzzing area of Braamfontein since the start of 2017
Running the town with Runbase
Braamfontein’s Runbase is not just about running but yoga, boxing and general fitness training is also on offer.
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ANC loses support in student areas
2016 elections have come and gone, but how have parties fared in the student-centric area of Braamfontein. (more…)
South Point receives memorandum from Wits EFF
Student residents and the Wit’s Economic Freedom Fighters party marched from the University of the Witwatersrand to South Point Central to voice their dissatisfaction on Monday July 25. (more…)
Students #RiseToTheChallenge and SleepOut
Student residents of South Point will spend the night of July 28 sleeping outside to raise awareness about homelessness. This Student SleepOut will happen concurrently with the Sun International CEO SleepOut.
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