Wits crowned Varsity Shield champs
FROM WITS VUVUZELA, 13 APRIL 2012: Wits overcame a resistant Central University of Technology (CUT) on Monday 2 April, to be crowned Varsity Shield champions and secure automatic promotion to the...
View ArticleLack of soccer fields causes friction
WITS’ Internal Football League, which pits res teams against each other, is butting heads with the Wits sports administration over practice fields. “Every single team pays a lot of money to play [in...
View ArticleNew hockey turf
Plans to build Wits’ first artificial hockey turf are underway. “The tenders to have the turf built will be submitted for approval on Friday April 20,” said Erika Venter from the Wits Sports...
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Clever boys end losing streak
A SET piece goal from Timothy Batabaire avoided a 6th consecutive loss for Bidvest Wits in the Absa Premiership. The Clever Boys played to a 1 – 1 draw against Ajax Cape Town on Wednesday night at the...
View ArticleCommemorating Ashraf
Ashraf Lodewyk, a first team player and an active member of the Wits Basketball Club died in a car accident eight years ago. WITS Sport will be hosting the 8th annual Ashraf Memorial Basketball...
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A costly repair
Wits Sports Administration (WSA) has spent over an estimated R1 million in the last three months on repairing sports facilities, allegedly vandalised and abused by Wits students, on all Wits campuses....
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Knockando smashes the Raiders
The inter-faculty games showed a new level of competitiveness last week when the two male res’s, Knockando and Men’s Res, better known to students as the “Knocks” and the “Raiders”, went head to head...
View ArticleNerve wrecked novice wins Vasco da Gama
AN inexperienced Wits sailor was one of the crew onboard a yacht that won one of the toughest ocean races in southern Africa last month. The gruelling Vasco da Gama is an established sailing event and...
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Tang Soo Do walks away with a 20 medal haul
Published in Vuvuzela 14th Edition Wits Tang Soo Do club brought home 20 medals from competing in the Free State Championships held in Bloemfontein last weekend. The Korean martial arts club...
View ArticleHome ground disadvantage for basketball women
The Wits women’s basketball first team lost to the University of Johannesburg in Hall 29 on the weekend leaving them with one more chance to qualify for a place in a national tournament. If they are to...
View ArticleWits thrashes Union at Wemmer Pan
Witsies proved that past behaviour does not predict future performance when they broke their losing streak at Wemmer Pan against Union last Saturday. Wits won 29-19 on their opponents’ home ground....
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Men’s hockey hunt for bonus points – Jay Caboz
by Jay Caboz Published in the vuvuzela, 20 July 2012 The hockey men earned a win and a much-needed bonus point after beating Jeppe B 8-1 in their Premier League match on Saturday at the Randburg Astro....
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Wits men seal the deal against Crusaders
by Jay Caboz Published in the Vuvuzela Edition 17, 27 July 2012 A hotly contested match ended with the Wits hockey men beating Crusaders 2-1 last Sunday. The win pushes Wits into fourth position in the...
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Wits remain unbeaten
FNB Wits continued their unbeaten run in the Predator league after earning a hard-fought 27-25 victory over a determined Springs side on Saturday at the FNB Wits Stadium. The victory meant the home...
View ArticleWits men seal the deal
A hotly contested match ended with the Wits hockey men beating Crusaders 2-1 last Sunday. The win pushes Wits into fourth position in the premier league. This places them above Crusaders by just one...
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A Game of Tries
Ten tries helped FNB Wits win their game against a very physical Randfontein Rugby Club at the Greenhills Stadium in Randfontein on Saturday. This was Wits’ ninth victory in the Predator’s League. They...
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Second gold for South Africa
Photo: Supersport Chad le Clos beat his “role model” Michael Phelps with a 0.05 second lead in the 200 meters men’s butterfly last night. This is the second gold medal for South Africa, the first...
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Wits’ unbeaten home record broken
FNB Wits’ unbeaten run came to an end on Saturday as they were beaten 37-31 by a very physical Roodepoort team at the FNB Wits Stadium. The home side had a slow start to the game as the visitors...
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Ferreira knicks midfield maestro
Bidvest Wits’ new signing Tinashe ‘General’ Nengomasha hopes to bring the same fighting mentality he displayed on the field whilst playing for Kaizer Chiefs Zimbabwean international Tinashe ‘General’...
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