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Wits University

​Wits university management agrees to mediated negotiations with students, campus to reopen on Monday
Article
/ 4 October 2016

​Wits university management agrees to mediated negotiations with students, campus to reopen on Monday

Students have said that a general assembly would provide a more realistic platform for members of the university community to share their views.

By Raeesa Pather
Phahlane: Throwing stones and firing rubber bullets is not the solution
Article
/ 4 October 2016

Phahlane: Throwing stones and firing rubber bullets is not the solution

The acting national police commissioner says police officers must exercise maximum restraint during #FeesMustFall protests.

By Mpho Raborife and Jeanette Chabalala
WATCH: Mayhem at Wits after police release rubber bullets and stun grenades on students
Article
/ 4 October 2016

WATCH: Mayhem at Wits after police release rubber bullets and stun grenades on students

Violence has erupted at Wits University once more after police opened fire on protesting students earlier this morning.

By Staff Reporter
Stun grenades fired at protesting Wits students, #FeesMustFall leader arrested
Article
/ 4 October 2016

Stun grenades fired at protesting Wits students, #FeesMustFall leader arrested

Police have fired stun grenades to disperse protesting Wits University students near the institution’s Solomon Mahlangu House on Tuesday morning.

By News 24
Wits, UCT to resume lectures this week amid private security presence
Article
/ 3 October 2016

Wits, UCT to resume lectures this week amid private security presence

The University of Witwatersrand and University of Cape Town are expected to resume academic activities after weeks of protests.

By News 24
Wits joins NMMU, UFS in suspending academic activity for the week
Article
/ 21 September 2016

Wits joins NMMU, UFS in suspending academic activity for the week

The University of the Witwatersrand has suspended all academic activity for the rest of the week, it announced in a statement on Tuesday night.

By News 24
WATCH: Wits security throw rocks back at protesters
Article
/ 20 September 2016

WATCH: Wits security throw rocks back at protesters

Our reporter Ra’eesa Pather is at Wits University to cover the #FeesMustFall which are on the brink of boiling over.

By Raeesa Pather
#WitsShutDown: About 30 students arrested, protesters plan march to police station
Article
/ 20 September 2016

#WitsShutDown: About 30 students arrested, protesters plan march to police station

Students were arrested early on Tuesday morning as they attempted to shut down the university

By Raeesa Pather
#Fees2017: What does the future hold for South Africa’s universities?
Analysis
/ 20 September 2016

#Fees2017: What does the future hold for South Africa’s universities?

Professor Suellen Shay unpacks Blade Nzimande’s announcement.

By Staff Reporter
#Fees2017: Student bodies divided on response to Blade Nzimande’s announcement on fee increases
Article
/ 19 September 2016

#Fees2017: Student bodies divided on response to Blade Nzimande’s announcement on fee increases

Wits students are planning to shut down the university, but the situation at other institutions such as Stellenbosch has been sedate.

By Staff Reporter
​IBM calls on SA youth to pursue science and technology
Article
/ 16 September 2016

​IBM calls on SA youth to pursue science and technology

Just a few years ago, IBM opened its first research lab on the continent, in Nairobi, Kenya.

By Solomon Assefa
Universities are getting creative as they scramble to make up the budget shortfall
Article
/ 19 August 2016

Universities are getting creative as they scramble to make up the budget shortfall

From walking the Inca trail to online courses, higher education institutions are finding innovative ways to raise money.

By Prega Govender
UCT seeks court order against protesting students
Article
/ 17 February 2016

UCT seeks court order against protesting students

Vice chancellor Max Price said the university is obtaining a court order that would prevent students from engaging in violent protests.

By Jenni Evans
Wits management refuses to meet with protesting students
Article
/ 19 October 2015

Wits management refuses to meet with protesting students

The Witwatersrand University’s council indicated on Monday it would not meet with protesting students inside Senate House.

By Staff Reporter
Wits protest: Habib forced to hear student demands
Article
/ 17 October 2015

Wits protest: Habib forced to hear student demands

Students would not allow Adam Habib to address them unless he was to tell them "one thing and one thing only: no-fee increments for 2016".

By Bongani Nkosi
#WitsFeesMustFall: Taking the protest to Twitter
Article
/ 15 October 2015

#WitsFeesMustFall: Taking the protest to Twitter

Wits students use social media to keep their protest alive, as they fight against increases of tuition fees at the university.

By Sthembiso Sithole
Wits mulls co-ops to end staff woes
Article
/ 15 October 2015

Wits mulls co-ops to end staff woes

Academics say worker-owned co-operatives are the solution to ending "unethical and exploitative" outsourcing of support services at the university.

By Bongani Nkosi
Student protest brings Wits University to a standstill
Article
/ 14 October 2015

Student protest brings Wits University to a standstill

Lectures at the Braamfontein campus were suspended amid a student protest against the varsity’s hike in fees for tuition and accommodation next year.

By Bongani Nkosi
From the cradle to the grave? #Naledifossils
Article
/ 10 September 2015

From the cradle to the grave? #Naledifossils

Researchers have revealed details of the recently discovered Homo naledi – a species with characteristics eerily similar to humans.

By Sarah Wild
Habib defends suspension of Wits EFF
Article
/ 24 August 2015

Habib defends suspension of Wits EFF

Wits Vice-Chancellor Adam Habib took to Twitter to defend the university council’s decision to suspend the Wits EFF command and seven other students.

By Thuletho Zwane
Ex-Wits SRC president’s Hitler comments were freedom of speech
Article
/ 15 July 2015

Ex-Wits SRC president’s Hitler comments were freedom of speech

Wits has found that it cannot fault former SRC president Mcebo Dlamini for expressing his admiration for Nazi leader, Adolf Hitler.

By Staff Reporter
Hitler-loving student gets the sack
Article
/ 4 May 2015

Hitler-loving student gets the sack

Wits vice-chancellor Adam Habib has decided that controversial student leader Mcebo Dlamini must step down as SRC president.

By Qaanitah Hunter
New facility lights way for future African research
Article
/ 7 July 2014

New facility lights way for future African research

The Accelerator Mass Spectrometry laboratory, a first for the continent, "places South Africa among the world leaders in accelerator-based research".

By Sarah Wild
Local government needs residents to get involved
Article
/ 27 May 2014

Local government needs residents to get involved

Service delivery protests are emblematic of a crisis of representation in municipalities and will only stop when citizen participation is embraced.

By Sarah Evans
Parts of SA may see more rainfall, research shows
Article
/ 25 February 2014

Parts of SA may see more rainfall, research shows

New research from Wits University shows tropical storms are not becoming more frequent but they are moving south – resulting in increased rainfall.

By Sarah Wild
All gender but zero representation
Article
/ 18 February 2014

All gender but zero representation

After attending a talk on women in politics in South Africa, Deshnee Subramany feels the discussion moved too far away from the people at hand.

By Deshnee Subramany
Wits’s Habib: Divide and conquer the elite
Article
/ 20 November 2013

Wits’s Habib: Divide and conquer the elite

Wits vice-chancellor Adam Habib warned during a discussion about his book that the elite will not give up power to the poor unless they are coerced.

By Sarah Evans
Wits vows to deal with sexual harassment
Article
/ 4 September 2013

Wits vows to deal with sexual harassment

Wits vice-chancellor Adam Habib has promised to deal firmly with sexual harassment despite limited staff and student knowledge about the issue.

By Victoria John
‘Shoot the Jew’ song slammed
Article
/ 2 September 2013

‘Shoot the Jew’ song slammed

The controversial "Shoot the boer" struggle song has taken on a new form, "Shoot the Jew", which even pro-Palestinian activists have condemned.

By Verashni Pillay
Wits students, staff protest after racial profiling allegations
Article
/ 28 August 2013

Wits students, staff protest after racial profiling allegations

The row at Wits over an alleged racial and ethnic profiling tactic by Zionist organisations to control access to a jazz concert has intensified.

By Bongani Nkosi
Zionists and Wits students clash over jazz concert
Article
/ 28 August 2013

Zionists and Wits students clash over jazz concert

The row at Wits over an alleged racial and ethnic profiling tactic by Zionist organisations to control access to the a jazz concert has intensified.

By Bongani Nkosi
Art and sex make meaningful bedfellows
Article
/ 22 August 2013

Art and sex make meaningful bedfellows

The Sex Actually festival brings youngsters closer to the real issues they engage with daily, and nightly.

By Matthew Krouse
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