Volume 55
Foodie flashbacks Why do campus food memories linger so vividly? Psychologists point to the “reminiscence bump”, a life stage when friendships, emotions and first-time experiences imprint themselves for decades. From Chelsea buns to hot chips, discover the taste and smell memories that come flooding back when alumni recall their student days. | Witsie4Good Founded by Neil Tabatznik in 2014, the Tshemba Foundation delivers vital healthcare to rural Mpumalanga. Neil shares how he found both a spiritual connection to South Africa and a sense of home through volunteer service. | Books Kutlwano Masote’s memoir traces his journey from Soweto to international stages, revealing how music and family are interwoven with SA’s history. Socials Prof David Block honours Arthur Bleksley’s legacy of public science. | Global Witsie Former anti-apartheid student leader, Steven Silver says his past in filmmaking provides a lens for his work as a psychoanalyst.
October 2025
Volume 54
Master of the moment Norman Seeff's iconic photographic legacy. | Urban oasis A focus on the wild heart of Wits | Books Tanya Zack's hopeful inner city story. Wits End Can the impact of an academic's work be fully grasped?
April 2025
Volume 53
Unsung heroes A revisit of the role played by two alumni in the momentous discovery of the Taung skull | Satire and subversion Campus newspaper "Wits Student" remembered | Wits End Will MAGA end with a bang?
October 2024
Volume 52
Feature Amapiano: The allure of a music genre | Profiles highlights from alumni finding solutions | Joburg Spaces The Centre for the Less Good Idea – what can it teach us? | Books A father’s love in Kevin van Wyk’s memoir Irascible Genius
April 2024
Volume 51
Feature Personalities behind Wits’ legacy of distance running | Profile John Perlman’s dream for every child | Wits Spaces Marlene Dumas's gift | Wits End Academics were in their pyjamas long before it was trendy
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