PHOTO ESSAY: What happens in the dark, comes to light through protest
Ntando Ximba is a student journalist for Wits Vuvuzela. In this photo essay, he captured the various ways people around the country deal with load-shedding and load-reduction.
PHOTO ESSAY: Palestine human rights protest in Johannesburg
Zanolwazi Kunene is a student journalist for Wits Vuvuzela. He captured the Palestinian human rights protest which took the form of a motorcade starting in Marks Park on May 23, 2021.
Braamfontein protesters demand reform in Uganda
At a protest in Braamfontein, Ugandan opposition activists called for democracy and an end to oppression in their country.
SRC: Wits financial concessions are not enough
Week-long discussions resulted in concessions being made by the university, among them to provide R20 million, and Wits SRC insistence that all students offered readmission be allowed to register (more…)
South Point workers up in arms over unpaid covid-19 allowances
The private student accommodation company is caught between the Unemployment Insurance Fund and workers stressed by the regulations to control the coronavirus pandemic. (more…)
SLICE: Mind your own lockdown business!
It is time to stop pointing the finger at what everyone else is doing during lockdown that is not to your personal satisfaction.
Students shut down FASO office
Wits students shut down FASO in NSFAS delay protest.
WBHO workers down tools at construction site
WBHO not ready to address outsourced construction workers at a site in Braamfontein. (more…)
Shop owners hit back at ‘corrupt’ cops
“They attack us to make us run away so they can take our things without running inventory, and they always jump to the tills first.”
Private security ‘acted illegally in #FeesMustFall protests’
Crowd control remains in the jurisdiction of the state and Public Order Policing and not private security – report. (more…)
#TotalShutdown organisers face criminal charges
Organisers of the march say the charges are a form of intimidation.
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- IN-DEPTH: Translating Comprehensive Sexuality EducationOn this podcast episode, current female learners and students describe what they can remember being taught about Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) and how they translate that into their lived experiences as young adults. Parents also offer their understanding and perspectives on the purpose of CSE. This podcast episode is a part of the 2021 in-depth […]