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The Solomon Mahlangu building at Wits University has been shut down after an altercation took place between Wits campus security and Wits EFF members. Key administrative services at Wits University’s Solomon Mahlangu House were shut down on Wednesday, February 24, after an altercation between campus security staff and members of the Wits Economic Freedom Fighters

The master’s student will present nutrition-based research to global leaders in travel, tourism and hospitality. A University of Johannesburg (UJ) master’s in tourism and hospitality student has been chosen to present her ongoing research at the World Tourism Forum’s (WTF’s) Young Talent Programme in Switzerland in April. Gifty Koufie’s research focuses on the efficacy of

Orientation Week preparations kick off as 500 senior students prepare to be the link connecting freshers to support services on campus. First-Year Experience (FYE) mentors have received training in preparation for Orientation Week, scheduled for the first week of March. The Development and Leadership Unit (DLU) conducts training for mentors so that they are a

Private student accommodation providers do not know whether they will attract enough students to their buildings, as the 2021 academic calendar is starting a month later than usual. Private student accommodation providers have begun the year uncertain whether they will get enough tenants as the academic calendar will start a month later than usual, on

The fundraising campaign will help more than 8 000 Wits students who are experiencing financial difficulties. The Wits SRC has received its first donation toward its R21-million in 2021 fundraising campaign, which is aimed at raising funds to help students owing fees who may face financial exclusion. Former Constitutional Court justice Richard Goldstone was the

The Covid Democracy Survey indicates that more than 60% of South Africans are willing to get vaccinated against covid-19 while some fear the vaccine’s effectivity and side-effects. Young people are the key that the South African government can use to persuade vaccine sceptics to take a coronavirus vaccine. This is according to data collected in

The covid-19 pandemic has not prevented the faculty of commerce, law and management, and the faculty of health sciences from commencing classes in January as in previous years. The Wits University faculty of health sciences in Parktown was full of life on February 18, as students moved between practicals and labs, while others socialised outside

The City’s leadership has vowed to ensure that not only the precinct of Braamfontein, but also surrounding areas such as Parktown, are cleared of criminality. As of Monday, February 15, the Johannesburg ​​​Metropolitan Police Department​ (JMPD) has permanently deployed 70 police officers in the Braamfontein area, as part of a City of Johannesburg (CoJ) plan to

  UP vets save lives of two dogs using ground breaking technique   Mothusi Mokalane   Veterinary surgeons affiliated with UP performed heart surgery on two dogs using a ground breaking technique. This is a first in the 100 year history of the Faculty of Veterinary Science in Onderstepoort. Veterinary surgeons, Dr Adriaan Kitshoff and Dr Ross Elliot, who specialise in small animal surgery in the department of Companion Animal Clinical studies, operated on a 7-month-old French Bull dog named Daisy and a 6-month-old Cocker Spaniel, called Tallen. The approach used by the vets entails dilating the opening of a heart valve with a balloon.Read More → The post UP vets save lives of two dogs using ground breaking technique appeared first on PDBY.

Some prospective first-year students fear that this might compromise their chances of succeeding at Wits. Classes for all first-year students at Wits University will be conducted online when the academic year begins on Monday, March 8. According to the senior director of academic affairs, Professor Diane Grayson, Ulwazi, the new Learning Management System (LMS) that

The pandemic had a devastating effect on the morale of members of clubs and societies in 2020, but 2021 provides new opportunities to remain relevant. Clubs and societies at Wits University are migrating their operations to online platforms as they prepare to welcome new members in March. As strict covid-19 rules and regulations prohibit social

SUSANNA ANBU Lectures As per the academic calendar, lectures are scheduled to start on 15 March 2021. Rikus Delport, Director of Institutional Advancement at the University of Pretoria, confirmed to PDBY that, “If the current lockdown level 3 remains, classes will resume online, while we are also considering introducing small classes on a rotational basis in keeping with the necessary health precautions. We will adjust our plans on an ongoing basis according to the prevailing risk adjusted levels”. Updates will be shared as they are made.  Returning to campus As of date, under the level 3 regulations announced by the President on 28 December, onlyRead More → The post Update on resumption of classes in 2021 appeared first on PDBY.