Originally appeared in the Wits Vuvuzela on March 11: http://witsvuvuzela.com/2020/03/11/dzvukamanja-keeps-bidvest-wits-title-race-alive/

Wits close the gap on log leaders Kaiser Chiefs with their 1 – 0 win over Black Leopards

Bidvest Wits kept their title hopes alive in the ABSA Premiership, when they beat Black Leopards 1 – 0 at Bidvest Stadium on Tuesday, March 10.

Wits’ Deon Hotto came agonizingly close to opening the scoring in the fourth minute, when his venomous long-range shot beat the keeper and flew past the post.

Black Leopards’ Thabo Matlaba belted in a curling shot from range, but Wits shot-stopper Brandon Peters pulled off a quick reaction save.

The Clever Boys finally got on the scoresheet in the 30th minute, when a cross from Hotto met the head of the leaping winger Terrence Dzvukamanja who managed to bounce it past the keeper to make it 1 – 0 to Wits.

The second-half started off jittery for Wits, when the goal scorer, Dzvukamanja was stretchered off after a collision with a Leopards’ player.

In the later stages of the game, Leopards were up-in-arms when they felt they were denied a penalty in the 82nd minute. The ball touched the hand of Wits’ Buhle Mkhwanazi in the box when he tried to clear it but the referee was having none of it. Upon later inspection, replays showed that the referee got this one wrong.

Shortly afterwards, Wits super-subs Haashim Domingo and Elias Pelembe both came close to doubling the host’s lead when they both struck the cross bar.

Leopards almost stole a precious point in the dying moments of the game, when Mwape Musonda headed a cross towards the goal, but it was comfortably saved by Peters, which secured the Clever Boys’ 1 – 0 win.

Bidvest Wits coach, Gavin Hunt, was satisfied with the win but felt the boys left much to be desired. “You can’t create opportunities like that and not make it comfortable,” said Hunt. “It is what it is and we’ll just keep soldiering on.”

Wits remain in sixth place on the ABSA Premiership standings with 38 points, 10 points behind log leaders Kaiser Chiefs, with a game in hand.

The Clever Boys now set their sights on Friday, March 13 for the Nedbank Cup quarter final, when they travel to Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium in Clermont to take on Real Kings Football Club.

FEATURED IMAGE: Bidvest Wits Winger Terrence Dzvukamanja meets a cross with a header to make it 1 – 0 against Black Leopards at Bidvest stadium on Tuesday March 10. Photo: Tshepo Thaela

Originally appeared in Wits Vuvuzela on March 5: http://witsvuvuzela.com/2020/03/05/second-fish-franchise-on-campus/

The halaal eatery that first opened on West campus has opened a second branch. 

A popular fish franchise has proved so popular among Wits University students that a second branch has opened at the institution. Jimmy’s Killer Express opened a second branch in the Matrix on Wits University East Campus on Wednesday, February 26, after experiencing a high demand at its West Campus franchise.

Tasneem Gani, who graduated with a BCom in accounting management from Wits in 2018, noticed a large gap in the market for halaal food on campus while she was a student.

She told Wits Vuvuzela, “My friends and I had to go off campus when we wanted to buy food, because the halaal food on campus was not up to standard.”

Gani then approached her parents with the business venture of opening an eatery on campus. The family then approached the Jimmy’s franchise and decided to open one on West Campus in 2019.

After experiencing such a high demand the family decided to open another store on East Campus.

“The stall on West Campus was too small to meet the demand we were getting, especially from deliveries,” said Gani.

Jimmy’s aims to offer a large variety of choices for its patrons on a student budget.

“When we spoke to the [Jimmy’s] franchiser, we asked if they were willing to alter their menu for a student budget,” said Gani.

Zachary Mac, a first-year biological science student, said the food is “very delicious and it is well priced for its portions”.

Besides offering burgers and chicken, one can also get kotas, rolls with various fillings and sharing options such as Gatsbys and full chicken.

Although most patrons were very happy with the prices, there were some mixed reviews.

Dario Eugenio, a third-year BA student visiting from the University of Pretoria, expressed disappointment with his samoosa, describing it as “lacking the Indian spice”, he was expecting.

FEATURED IMAGE: The Jimmy’s in the Matrix on Wits East Campus opening for business in the morning. Photo: Tshepo Thaela

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