Wits protest turns into full-blown hunger strike
A protest by a group of students over the dismissal of 17 chefs at Wits University has culminated in an indefinite hunger strike.
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'Abused' workers at their Wits' end
Wits University continues to practise apartheid-style segregation and treatment of workers, claims a hard-hitting report.
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Copycat academic 'quits' Oz post
Abebe Zegeye denies he was dismissed after an M&G article on plagiarism.
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From the man who would be king to the king who would be decapitated
Mbeki's elitist views inspired a generation to better themselves -- and sealed his downfall.
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Academia's Lilliputian projectors
Scholars may not be among the truly exploited, but they are undervalued, writes Chris Thurman
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The freedom to play
If a university won't host a festival of arts and literature, who will? Percy Zvomuya reports.
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'Wits is still an ivory tower'
As student anger erupted at Wits over fee increases, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande refused to be drawn on whether he will pump up subsidies
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Faithful to its origins
Stephen Townley Basset's life pursuit is to reproduce the technical complexity of San rock art, writes
Percy Zvomuya.
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A mistress of her art
Wits University will be paying tribute to the life and career of composer Jeanne Zaidel-Rudolph.
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SA slips in world rankings
South African universities get pushed down by developing countries' universities.
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