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Wits seeking citizens who tested positive for COVID-19 for study on rapid tests
Wits' head of Immunology, Professor Elizabeth Mayne, said that volunteers would be expected to provide blood and swab samples and nurses would be sent to the homes of those who could not travel or who were in isolation.
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Online classes and completing the academic year at Wits University
Wits University rolled out online classes on 20 April 2020. EWN spoke to Wits University vice-chancellor Adam Habib and SRC president Thuto Gabaphethe about their views regarding online classes.
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COVID-19: Some Wits students disappointed over closure of accommodation
Students could be seen wheeling their suitcases out of wits university’s main campus. They were instructed to vacate their rooms by Thursday night.
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Court dismisses Wits students’ urgent application over closure of residences
The institution’s lawyers filed opposing papers on Wednesday after two law students turned to the High Court to interdict the university’s decision to vacate students from residences by Friday.
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COVID-19: Wits opposes application by students who don’t want it to close
This came after 350 students were instructed to go into self-quarantine after a medical student tested positive for coronavirus.
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COVID-19: Graduation ceremonies cancelled and contact learning limited
Minister of Higher Education Dr Blade Nzimande outlined the plans his department has for tertiary institutions following the coronavirus outbreak and recent infections in South Africa.
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Masuku: Over 130 people who came in contact with Wits student tested
There are 61 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country, with Gauteng as the provinces with the highest number of infections.
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Wits University confirms student tested positive for Coronavirus
Wits has now cancelled all contact classes for the graduate entry medical class saying the curriculum will continue online.
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Coronavirus: Wits University medical student placed in self-isolation
The institution said despite not showing any symptoms, the student was being monitored.
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4 Wits students partially suspended over accommodation protests
Student representative council leader Thuto Gabaphethe said this was another attempt by the university’s management to silence them.
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Fees Must Fall activist Mcebo Dlamini found guilty of public violence
The former Wits University SRC president will only serve jail time if he is found guilty of similar transgressions within the next five years.
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Wits agrees to provide beds to stranded students - SRC
Student leaders clashed with the university's management over the failure to fund registered students and leaving numerous beds unoccupied.
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Wits: We're prioritising students who’ve been sleeping in labs, library
This comes after students held a mass demonstration on Wednesday, demanding accommodation be provided for at least 200 students.
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Wits says it can’t afford to provide beds for every registered student
This comes after the student representative council held a mass demonstration, demanding accommodation at the institution's main campus in Braamfontein on Wednesday.
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Wits students shut down financial aid office over NSFAS payment delays
The protest, organised by Sasco together with EFFSC and the Wits student representative council (SRC), demanded that the first payment of NSFAS allowances be processed. Most classes were disrupted by protesting students.
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Wits SRC claims at least 200 students have no accommodation
Protesting students have disrupted some classes at the university over what they called the housing crisis.
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Wits University students protest over lack of accommodation
Demonstrators are calling on the institution to mobilise resources to create more accommodation for students.
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'Wits has always been more than a job': Adam Habib bows out as VC
Adam Habib has seen some quite eventful periods during his term, most notably, the Fees Must Fall protests which were sparked back in 2015.
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Homeless & hungry after Arts & Culture Dept fails to pay bursaries
Nineteen students have been waiting for funds from the Department of Arts and Culture, which confirmed in August that it would be covering their accommodation, tuition, meals and books
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Students left homeless, hungry as Wits, Arts dept squabble over bursaries
Some Masters students have been left homeless and hungry as 19 of them are still waiting for their bursaries to be paid out by the Department of Arts and Culture.
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High temperatures not healthy for pregnant HIV positive women - Wits prof
Matthew Chersich believes the effects of extreme weather could undermine antiretroviral treatment for pregnant women in particular.
