Self-Righteous Immorality: The Dangers of Cancel Culture
By Martyn McGrath This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 10 of VARSITY News. Cancel culture constitutes a practice of acting on an accusation of problematic behavior …
Activism Online
By Brad Brinkley This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 10 of VARSITY News. It’s easy to be a social justice warrior. There are two steps: find …
If you dress well and you feel well, you’ll perform well
By This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 10 of VARSITY News. Tom Ford once famously said “Dressing well is a form of good manners”. What this …
Cape Town anti-GBV protests a symbol of solidarity
By Julia Rowley This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 9 of VARSITY News. After the rape and murder of UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana, protests were held …
Disaster in the Duzi
By Tiyani Rikhotso This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 8 of VARSITY News. The Willowton group, a producer of the household goods Canola and Sunfoil cooking oils …
Marikana: What Has Changed?
By Lehlohonolo Shale This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 8 of VARSITY News. “…the democratic era in 1994 was not a victory for the forces of …
Shadow: Where SA stories and Hollywood antiques collide?
By Kirsten Laurencia This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 7 of VARSITY News. Films like Black Panther and series like the CW’s Jane the Virgin have placed a spotlight …
Replacing detention with meditation: Is this possible in SA?
By Julian Grobbler This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 7 of VARSITY News. Three decades ago, most South Africans would have scoffed at the notion of using …
The Secret Ingredient…Palm Oil
By Stephanie Wild This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 5 of VARSITY News. You may not know much about palm oil, but you have probably consumed it …
STELLIES STUDY: Discrimination or Education?
By Tanielle van der Schyff This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 5 of VARSITY News. “I think that there was a shock value in the idea of coloured …
A thought on the up and coming varsities
By Sinothando Siyolo This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 4 of VARSITY News. President Cyril Ramaphosa indicated that his administration intends to build multiple new universities. …
Baechella: A Celebration of Black Power
By Nevali Mohan This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 4 of VARSITY News. Netflix recently released Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé which provided an intimate, in-depth look …
Is Slime the new anti-depressant?
By This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 4 of VARSITY News. Videos of slime and hot knives cutting through surfaces are taking Instagram and YouTube by …
The Perils of Social Media
By Iyanla Vanzant This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 4 of VARSITY News. In the age of social media, comparison is the plague of the human spirit. …
Polystyrene cups, plastic bottles and general waste flood Durban Beaches
By This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 4 of VARSITY News. Near the end of last April, uMhlanga Rocks beaches in KwaZulu-Natal have been reported to …
Voting to Keep the Lights On
By Stephanie Wild This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 3 of VARSITY News. Recently, we have all become closely acquainted with the joys of load shedding. Whether …
Climate Change: another burden on the South African economy
By Brad Brinkley This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 3 of VARSITY News. The South African climate change report informs us of the economic dangers of climate …
The Strive Project
By Parusha Chetty This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 3 of VARSITY News. Golden Key UCT has premised itself upon three pillars; academics, leadership and service and …
The Bachelor SA
By Kay-Lee Dramat This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 3 of VARSITY News. With the rise in localising US media franchises in South Africa, it is …
A feminist guide to raising a son
By Babalwa Nomtshongwana This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 2 of VARSITY News. In a day and age where collective movements are giving womxn who’ve had their …