Fire Break: Expectation vs. Reality
UCT students vs the procrastination trap amidst #UCTFires tragedy By Josh Raynham This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 1 of VARSITY News. The tragedy that was …
Morbid Morality
Examining Public Reactions to Trump’s COVID Status By Martyn McGrath This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 11 of VARSITY News. In the wake of Donald Trump’s …
Him, Her, Them: How Westernised Gender Norms Create a Framework for Misgendering
Rigid Western distinction between only the male and the female have formed the basis of a culture of thoughtless misgendering of human beings who fall outside of those norms …
To be Black, a Woman and Winning
Are we really striving for equality or are we victimizing women? By Ntsako Mlambo This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 11 of VARSITY News. The regulations under …
Mental Health and its Interplays with Systemic Conditions
By Temwani Nyama This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 11 of VARSITY News. Trigger Warning: The article below discusses experiences of difficulties with mental health regulation and …
Are EFF protests causing more harm than good?
The socialist party’s protest action against a racist Clicks advert could result in more hurt for the party and those they claim to protect. By Alinaswe Lusengo This …
Corporate controversies and South Africa’s response to racial discrimination
By Zinhle Geluk This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 10 of VARSITY News. The past week saw racism rearing its ugly head once again. This time through hair …
The Clicks controversy and the politics of hair
By Lehlohonolo Shale This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 10 of VARSITY News. Hair is political. This is the postulation of writer and lawyer, Christine Qunta, in her …
EFF’s controversial response to a controversial Click advertisement
By Bathandwa Magqaza This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 10 of VARSITY News. During the second week of September, the South African domain witnessed a political crisis around …
How do we heal Azania?
Violence is normalised, the headlines do not come as a surprise. By Ntsako Mlambo (Child.of.Afrika) This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 9 of VARSITY News. …
People with Disabilities still exist, don’t forget it
By Christopher Williamson This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 9 of VARSITY News. Have you ever stopped and thought about what it is exactly that you …
The Mainstreaming of Ableism
By Munaka Munyai This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 9 of VARSITY News. The tragic murder of 16-year-old Nathaniel Julius on the 26th of August at …
Making the case for radical veganism
An inclusive framework for antispeciesist advocacy. By Chloe Kingdom This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 9 of VARSITY News. It is part for the course …
I don’t feel safe, anywhere
By Anouschka Tollig This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 9 of VARSITY News. On the 27th of August I went running with my friend, I was …
History of Feminism in South Africa
By Bathandwa Magqaza This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 8 of VARSITY News. It is quite perturbing when the concept of feminism becomes an infrequent language spoken in …
South African Feminist Theory
By Sibulele Nobhuzana This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 8 of VARSITY News. Feminism has always had a place in South Africa. The only difference would be how …
Why “Womxn” Isn’t as Inclusive as You Think It Is
Thinking about language and its (en)gendering By Emma Sacco This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 8 of VARSITY News. The way we use language is important when …
“There’s some ho*s in this house”
Women Against Patriarchy within cultural representation By Thobile Mahlangu This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 8 of VARSITY News. Cardi B and Meg Thee Stallion might have …
Continued Problematics In Academia Today
Professor Nicolli Nattrass and the detrimental holes in her academic research. By Lehlohonolo Shale This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 7 of VARSITY News. University …
#Black lives matter
By Zinhle Geluk This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 7 of VARSITY News. The past few weeks have been filled with protests globally and nationally. These …