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The financial pressure on students at Wits will not come from what they eat this year, if buying exclusively from on-campus restaurants. Food outlets at Wits University have maintained 2022’s prices despite a 12,4% increase in the price of food and non-alcoholic beverages over the last year, as noted by the Stats SA Consumer Price

Just weeks after an attempted hit on the University of Fort Hare’s vice-chancellor for exposing corruption, one professor is the latest to raise concern and ire over the matter. In his book, Corrupted: A Study of Chronic Dysfunction in South African Universities, Jonathan Jansen examines what makes some South African universities “dysfunctional” and others “functional”. He

From quiet Ngcobo to bustling Johannesburg, one of South Africa’s brightest matriculants hopes to inspire and give back to her community.  For much of three years, at 03:00 when most people were fast asleep, Khanyisile Landingwe, a 17-year-old matriculant from Nyanga High School in the Eastern Cape, was wide awake, working to make her dreams

Thousands of ANC and DA protesters took to the streets of Johannesburg on Wednesday, January 26, blocking roads around Chief Albert Luthuli House. DA supporters swarmed Gandhi square near Luthuli House while the ANC Youth League marched around the ANC’s headquarters. The former to demand action on loadshedding and the latter to ‘protect’ their party

The lights go down on another Braamfontein restaurant as South Africa’s rolling blackouts continue unabated.  Braamfontein hotspot, Leano Restaurant & Live Music, officially closed its doors and turned off its stage lights for the last time on January 18, 2023.  In a statement posted on Instagram, owners cited several challenges that led to the closure

The Inauguration of the 2023 SRC took place on 16 January on main campus at Senate Hall. During the ceremony the Director of Student Affairs, Dr Matete Madiba gave a speech offering important advice about the challenges the SRC will face during their term as well as how to best manage these challenges while still

Although South Africa is a food-secure nation, food insecurity plagues townships such as Alexandra. The lack of access to affordable nutritious goods has stunted many low-income households. t the time of writing it is the end of September and the official arrival of Spring, but the first seasonal rains have not yet fallen.  It has

As the world creeps closer to climate crisis D-day, will a moo-ve to a plant-based diet really make a difference?   ld MacDonald had a farm, Ee i ee i oh… And on his farm he had some cows, Ee i ee i oh. With drastic effects on land here, and drastic effects on air there…

Sustainable fashion is a trending topic in the garments industry, but is it just for show and only for a season, or is it a clarion call for lasting change? rends are the life blood of the fashion industry. In the 1970s bell-bottoms were all the rage; in the late 1990s and early 2000s it

Climate-displaced persons share their experiences with host communities amid water scarcity. n bad days you can smell the horrible stench of sewage from a distance. A hot, oppressive wind blows through streets lined with garbage heaps. This is Huhudi, a township outside Vryburg in North West province.  Like many other residents, the Reverend Gregor Mascher

Introducing sustainable and greener systems into a small business is believed to be costly, but some restaurants have found a way to make it work and cover their costs simultaneously.  lastic, food waste, and energy consumption are just some of many factors contributing to the climate crisis not only in South Africa, but the whole

On 10 August at around 22:00, a room in Block A of CampusKey’s Glyn building caught fire, spread, and caused extensive damage to several rooms. Although no injuries or deaths were reported, the fire caused extensive damage to three rooms and the building itself, costing thousands of rands. A resident, Anna Doe*, said to PDBY