Wits University Press

09/10/2025

‘Restless Infections: Public Art and a Transforming City’ addresses pertinent issues such as Land, Home, Belonging focusing on place-making and the politics of space in South Africa which is grappling with the legacies of colonialism, inequality and racial segregation. For more info about the book edited by Jay Pather https://witspress.co.za/page/detail/?K=9781776149476



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Stills from Aphiwe Mpahleni - Letters. Accessed 9 October 2025 11:00 from https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4076508939065300

07/10/2025

Offering insights into the gig economy and precarious labour situations, ‘Making a Life: Young men on Johannesburg’s urban margins’ explores how young men survive in informal economies, examining how they balance hustling and other informal economic activities with broader social aspirations. Info on the book https://witspress.co.za/page/detail/?K=9781776149551

Figure 1.2: The paved sidewalk on Marina Street. © Hannah J. Dawson, 2015.

06/10/2025

Discover how everyday strategies of redistribution redefine debt, work, and welfare in 'Clawing Back' by Deborah James https://www.witspress.co.za/page/detail/Clawing-Back/?K=9781776149698 Rooted in South Africa and the UK, the book highlights how individuals reclaim agency through creative, relational acts of survival.

05/10/2025

Read more about the Bokoni in Peter Delius and co’s book, Forgotten World: The Stone-Walled Settlements of the Mpumalanga Escarpment.

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03/10/2025

WATCH! Choreographer, curator, teacher and writer, Jay Pather discusses the book 'Restless Infections: Public Art and a Transforming City', exploring artistic interventions in urban spaces, focusing on place-making and the politics of space in South Africa. Polity Iziko Museums of South Africa Institute for Creative Arts - ICA

Restless Infections is a collection of critical essays exploring artistic interventions in urban spaces, focusing on place-making and the politics of space in South Africa. The writers examine seminal artworks, addressing diverse forms of expression, such as performances, immersive installations, fi...

03/10/2025

Day 2 of the Annual Wits Press Book Sale is on! At Wits Art Museum. Come and select your long coveted titles at less 40% .
Wits - University of the Witwatersrand

02/10/2025

THE ANNUAL WITS UNIVERSITY PRESS BOOK SALE!
On for 2 days only. 2 and 3 October.
Great books at bargain prices.
Don’t miss it. Wits Art Museum. Braamfontein.
Wits - University of the Witwatersrand
Humanities Faculty Wits University

02/10/2025

Today!! The Wits Press Book Sale is on!
For two Days only. Thursday 2 and Friday 3 October. 40% on all our books including the latst titles. Some books marked to R50!
Find great bargains at the Wits Art Museum
Cafe on this beautiful Spring day!! Spread the news!!
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30/09/2025

Wrapping up with South Africa's linguistic, literary and cultural heritage with an extract from S.E.K Mqhayi's poem titled 'Isandlwana' from his poetry collection 'Inzuzo' https://www.witspress.co.za/page/detail/Inzuzo/?K=9781776149162:

"Kwavel' umfo phesha kolwandle!
Weza ngegunya nendelo;
Wacim' izithethe namasiko;
Wakhathaz' uZul' ezihlalele;
Waqumba kakhul' okaMpande, -
Imbumbul' ecim' umlilo;
Indlov' enebatha yaseLundini;
Wathum' amabuth' ukubuz' imvelaphi,
Adl' omnye kwanomnye, -
Adla lo, nalo, nalowaa!"


Creative Writing at Wits University Iziko Museums of South Africa

30/09/2025

It’s been 10 years since and shook campuses and the country. What has changed? What was gained? Read Srila Roy’s powerful reflection here.

Decolonisation is not just about scholars’ colour. It is as much about welcoming a diversity of non-Western ideas, from South Africa and beyond, says Srila Roy

29/09/2025

Join us with Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research for the launch of Deborah James' book 'Clawing Back: Redistribution in Precarious Times'
Details:
DATE: 7 October 2025
TIME: 12:30 - 14:00
RSVP: [email protected]
PLACE: Seminar room, 6th Floor, Richard Ward Building, East Campus, Wits University

29/09/2025

In celebration of Heritage month, discover the historical and cultural heritage and legacy left by Zulu warriors and police known as the Nongqayi.
Fort Nongqayi was the home of the Zululand Native Police. The Fort was built in 1883 and was never completed because the authorities ran out of money after three turrets had been built. Around 90 barefoot Zulu police moved into the building to maintain law and order in Zululand. Read what Hlonipha Mokoena writes about in her book 'The Nightwatchman: Representing Black Men in Colonial South Africa'. https://witspress.co.za/page/detail/The-Nightwatchman/?k=9781776149377

Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research The Blockhouses of the Anglo-Boer War