“Save The Academic Year. Save Lives” says Nzimande
33% of students given the green light to return to universities from June 1 st. By Seth Meyer This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 6 of VARSITY …
The flaws of the unbanning of alcohol
Alcohol runs freely once more as government declares an end to the hard ban on liquor. By Bathandwa Magqaza This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 6 of …
Lockdown regulations ruled “unconstitutional”
Judge rules against the government’s lockdown in High Court Verdict. By Seth Meyer This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 6 of VARSITY News. On Tuesday, 2nd June, …
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 …