STUDENT LIFE In & Around Wits Right at the epicentre of comedy, theatre, art, music, nightlife, food, sports, nature, hiking, history and heritage, Wits is an urban-based university, in the heart of Joburg’s commercial hub.
Every single student’s everyday needs can be met, thanks to the various eateries at the Matrix (Braamfontein Campus East), access to lockers, banks, bookstores, various computer labs and Wi-Fi.
Entertainment
Outdoors
Food at the WAM Cafe (Wits Art Museum), Maboneng Precinct and 44 Stanley
Nature, walking, hiking and cycling at the Melville Koppies, the Braamfontein Spruit and Delta Park
Shopping at 27 Boxes, the Neighbourgoods Market, the Newtown Junction Mall and the Rosebank Rooftop Market
Picnicking at Zoo Lake, canoeing at Emmerentia Dam, visiting the Jo’burg Zoo and the Botanical Gardens
Live music at Kitcheners and The Bassline
Entertainment and Fun Park at Gold Reef City
Movies at The Bioscope, the Zone and Cinema Nouveau
Attractions
Theatre at the Wits Theatre, Lyric Theatre, PopArt Theatre, Sowe-
to Theatre, Jo’burg Theatre and the Market Theatre
Art at the Wits Art Museum, the Jo’burg Art Gallery, Everard Read Gallery and the Stevenson Gallery
Getting around with the Rea Vaya, Metrobus, Gautrain, e Tuk-Tuk Melville and Uber. Wits Buses will taxi you between residences and campus.
History, heritage and science at the Origins Centre (Wits), the Planetarium (Wits); the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre, the Cradle of Humankind, the Adler Museum (Wits), the War Museum, the National Cultural History Museum, Constitution Hill, Sophiatown and the Apartheid Museum
History, Heritage, Science and Art at Wits
14 Museums
6 Theatres
www.wits.ac.za/campus-life/jozi---our-city/getting-around/
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