What the coronavirus tells us about our dying planet
By Jack Phillips This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 2 of VARSITY News. Our reaction to Covid-19 is vastly insignificant compared to what is required should we wish …
An Experience of Our Lifetime
By Mary-Anne Desai This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 2 of VARSITY News. A South African Couple provides their experience of the great Covid-19. A young married couple …
Aluta Continua, But Is Victory Certain?
By Sara Lagardien Abdullah This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 2 of VARSITY News. The University of Cape Town (UCT), as with any other institution, is not immune to …
Grammys, Gugs and the Global Heartbeat
By Sara Lagardien Abdullah This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 1 of VARSITY News. Upon releasing her song Ocean Eyes on SoundCloud in 2016, which was subsequently released …
Cracking Up Over Covid-19: Innocent or Insensitive?
By Emma Sacco This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 1 of VARSITY News. Well, it’s happened. The coronavirus has finally managed to find its way into South Africa, and …
We Won’t March: Why RainbowUCT does not affiliate with Cape Town Pride
By Amu Mnisi This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 1 of VARSITY News. No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us – Marsha P. …
The Bachelor South Africa and the Angry Black Woman
By Motsi Macheka This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 1 of VARSITY News. Gone are the days of the classic South African soapies such as Generations and Isidingo. Unlike …
One Step Forward, Two Steps Backward
By Jeremy Simpson This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 1 of VARSITY News. Miriam Haley was left shattered in the spring of 2006, grieving the violence of Harvey Weinstein’s …
Starting Something Special with Stella Makes
By Tiyani Rikhotso This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 10 of VARSITY News. If you’re signed up to career service at UCT, you’ve probably received biweekly …
“Campus is My Home”: Homelessness at UCT
By Chante Sammering and Faith Kutsoma This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 10 of VARSITY News. We’re all aware of the fact that homelessness exists in our …
Art, Science and Everything in Between
By Anna Cocks This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 10 of VARSITY News. I recently attended a seminar talk titled Creativity, Imagination and Science as part of an …
Swimming in Seas of Plastic
By Olanna Summers This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 10 of VARSITY News. Gone are the days when talking about the weather was just small talk. Now, …
Does UCT Take Energy Consumption on Campus Seriously?
By Refentse Malatji This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 10 of VARSITY News. I may not be the only student wondering if UCT is moving towards …
PhD Student Looks to Re-Design Marine Plastic Pollution
By Anna Cocks This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 10 of VARSITY News. Takunda Chitaka, a UCT PhD student in the Department of Chemical …
Celebrate Heritage Day: Discounted Museums and Parks near Cape Town
By Julia Rowley This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 9 of VARSITY News. 24 September is Heritage Day, a holiday we use to honour our diverse …
Early Fridays: A Timely Michaelis Tradition
By Chandré Cupido This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 9 of VARSITY News. “If You Want Community that isn’t Mediated by the Institution, Come to Early …
Toxic Masculinity: An Explanation
By Anna Van Reenen This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 9 of VARSITY News. More so now than ever before, the world is becoming more aware …
VARSITY GOES TO THE BAXTER: Antigone (not quite, quiet)
By Amber Williams This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 9 of VARSITY News. Antigone (not quite, quiet) directed by Mark Fleishman forms part of a five-year series research …
The Natural Hair Movement
By Anna Cocks, Julia Mukosi, Sedinam Simpson and Ama Adu This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 8 of VARSITY News. The Natural Hair Movement is about …