Venice Film Festival

Recession and poverty seep into Venice Film Festival

Article Michael Roddy - 1 Sep 2013

Poverty, and the effects of the economic crash on people and society, as well as the film industry, were themes at this year's Venice Film Festival.

South Korean film wins Venice as Hoffman, Phoenix honoured

Article Mike Collett White - 9 Sep 2012

Pieta, an ultra-violent story of a loan shark confronted by a woman claiming to be his mother, has won the Golden Lion at the Venice film festival.

Madonna’s love story debuts at Venice fest

Article Mark Brown - 19 Sep 2011

Directed by the singer, <i>WE</i> is a sympathetic portrait of star-crossed lovers Edward VII and Mrs Simpson.

Highbrow trumps Hollywood at Venice film festival

Article Mike Collett White - 11 Sep 2011

<i>Faust</i> is the final instalment in Alexander Sokurov's series on corrupting power, and won praise for conjuring up a world of squalor and chaos.

If it’s September it must be Venice, but Europe’s film festivals face a new threat

Article Staff Reporter - 29 Aug 2011

Celebrities will grace the Lido's red carpet this week but the magic of the world's oldest film festival is fading.

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Tshwane water woes in court again

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The municipality has been accused of deliberately derailing the contract to sort out toxic water crisis in Hammanskraal

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Life in lockdown: Behind closed doors keeping out the coronavirus

Sarah Smit - 21 Feb 2020

South African students in China are staying behind closed doors due to the coronavirus outbreak

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Apartheid criminals still at large

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Corporations and banks that aided the apartheid regime have not been brought to book, so they continue to act with impunity

Press Releases

Response to the report of the independent assessors

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.

Press Releases

NWU student receives international award

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

Carol-Mari Schulz received the Bachelor of Health Sciences in Occupational Hygiene Top Achiever Award.

Press Releases

Academic programme resumes at all campuses

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

Lectures, practicals, seminars and tutorials will all resume today as per specific academic timetables.

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