Monkeypox pandemic not impossibleÂ
The monkeypox outbreak is continuing to grow in several countries and a mutation of the virus could lead to lockdowns, even in South Africa. (more…)
Social media ‘sbwling’ is sucking your savings dry
Tables of silver ice buckets filled with the finest top-shelf liquor: Bottles of Armand de Brignac Ace of Spades, Louis Roederer Cristal and Veuve Clicquot are standard features at the best clubs and trendiest hang-out spots, but they are for snaps only – then they’re all getting sent back.  (more…)
Two years online: a higher education review
Students have been participating in a hybrid model of teaching by spending more time at home than at university, and this has a deteriorating effect on their mental health and support they have access to.  (more…)
Covid-19 skews what it means to be a student
The covid-19 pandemic has completely flipped the once-vibrant student culture of universities on its head, impacting students’ social lives and identities in various ways. (more…)
New vaccination site opens at Wits
AÂ hall usually full of sweaty athletes will now be filled instead by students and staff with sleeves rolled up, ready for their jabs.Â
INFOGRAPHIC: South Africa’s unemployment takes top spot
Statistics South Africa says a further half a million jobs have been lost in the second quarter of 2021.
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- Bonus Episode: There's a Zille on my stoepSince her announcement as the Democratic Alliance’s mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, Helen Zille has dominated national headlines. In this bonus episode of We Should Be Writing podcast, hosts Lulah Mapiye and Bonolo Mokonoto dissect a media meet-and-greet with the mayoral hopeful. From her extensive political résumé to her controversial public utterance, we examine why the Democratic Alliance has chosen Hellen Zille as their candidate for the 2027 local mayoral elections.   Additionally, […]