Western Cape – the Epicentre of Infections
Winde pushes for Level 3 in his province By Seth Meyer This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 5 of VARSITY News. As of the 20st of May …
Ramaphosa Speaks Once More
South Africans await Level 3 as the President talks to a troubled nation By Seth Meyer This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 5 of VARSITY News. The …
“Privilege” protests vs police
Beach lovers call for easing of regulations under the banner of #BackInTheWater By Seth Meyer This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 5 of VARSITY News. Well into …
Africa under lockdown
A close look at how African countries are handling the coronavirus. By Asenathi Ntamo This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 4 of VARSITY News. On Thursday, …
Theft, protests and looting
Communities face food crisis under lockdown. By Seth Meyer This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 4 of VARSITY News. On April 17th, residents of Scotsdene, Kraaifontein staged …
A Sober South Africa: The Effects of the Alcohol Ban
By Reabetswe Khutsoane This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 4 of VARSITY News. The announcement of the national lockdown included a ban on the sale and distribution of …
Covid-19: United Nations express human rights concerns as SA moves into level 4 of lockdown
By Stefan Kirsten This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 4 of VARSITY News. In the five-week lockdown period in South Africa, thousands of people in contravention of stringent …
“We must not give up now.”
Ramaphosa’s announcement of new lockdown strategy. By Seth Meyer This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 4 of VARSITY News. President Ramaphosa announced to the nation on the …
A stimulus to save SA
By Seth Meyer This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 3 of VARSITY News. The South African economy has been in a state of great stress since the commencement of …
Allegations of police brutality under lockdown law
By Seth Meyer This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 3 of VARSITY News. Members of the South African police Service and South African National Defence Force have been working …
South Africa still has a very hard road ahead
A sharp rise in new coronavirus cases is inevitable, but we’ve bought ourselves enough time to do something about it By Jack Philips This article is exclusive to the …
How South Africans are dealing with Covid-19
By Asenathi Ntamo This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 2 of VARSITY News. The coronavirus, better known as Covid-19, has taken the world by storm. What started as a …
Seven Cases Within the UCT Community
By Seth Meyer This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 2 of VARSITY News. On Thursday morning, March the 5th, South Africa woke up to its first confirmed case …
13 Days Later: The War Against Covid-19
By Seth Meyer This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 2 of VARSITY News. South Africa is more than halfway through a 21-day lockdown, in response to the Covid-19 …
Campuses Shut Down After Weeks of Protest
By William Barron This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 1 of VARSITY News. CPUT campuses have been shut down since the 6th of March following two weeks of …
Campus Closed as Covid-19 Declared A “National Disaster”
By Seth Meyer This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 1 of VARSITY News. On the 5th of March, Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize confirmed the first case …
Insubordinate Leadership
By Mantwa Mehlape This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 7 of VARSITY News. On the 1st of August 2019, UCT was graced with the presenceof Feminist …
VC Phakeng Awarded Honorary Degree
By Sasha Broom This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 6 of VARSITY News. On Monday 22nd July, Vice-Chancellor Mamokgheti Phakeng was awarded a Doctor of Science, honoris …
Silence is Deafening
By Christopher Williamson This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 6 of VARSITY News. A call for an end to Gender Based Violence (GBV) has been voiced, yet …
Nominations for UCT Chancellor are Open
By This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 5 of VARSITY News. On May 9th, UCT announced via email an invitation for the nominations of possible candidates …