The Productivity of Shame
By William Barron This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 4 of VARSITY News. With Workers’ Day just a few days past, it’s worth remembering who exactly is expected …
ASTROWORLD comes to Sweaty Sands
Astroworld brought to life in a video game. By Manoa Andriamiharisoa This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 4 of VARSITY News. Live streams and performances by …
Education should not be a way of earning clout
By Christopher Williamson This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 3 of VARSITY News. On the 14th of April a hashtag called ‘#CelebritiesAreNotTeachers’ took South African Twitter by storm. …
Education, a basic human right.
By Nevali Mohan This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 3 of VARSITY News. With Covid-19 wreaking havoc in the international sphere, it comes as no surprise that the …
Does Covid-19 mean the end of influencer culture?
By Motsi Macheka This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 3 of VARSITY News. In the past couple of weeks Covid-19 has brought many industries, including the influencer space, …
South Africa’s Spirit of Ubuntu During Covid-19
By Zinhle Geluk This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 3 of VARSITY News. The current lockdown in South Africa, also occurring globally, is due to the Covid-19 pandemic. …
Online Learning: Privilege or Necessity?
By Connor McLaughlin This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 2 of VARSITY News. Heading into week three of UCT’s semi-planned vacation and the question lingering on students’ minds is …
“We are fed up and vulnerable…”
By Ntsako Mlambo (Child.of.Afrika) This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 2 of VARSITY News. A national lockdown being put in place has resulted in the restriction of people and …
Covid-19: A Pandemic for the Priveleged?
By Kwakhanya Max This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 2 of VARSITY News. Covid-19’s rapid and far-reaching spread has propelled many governments to implement intensive measures in order to …
When disaster strikes…
By Reabetswe Khutsoane This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 2 of VARSITY News. The Covid-19 epidemic has changed life as we know it. The government’s initial declaration of a …
GBV in the political space
By Bathandwa Magqaza This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 2 of VARSITY News. On Tuesday 18th February, during the State of Nation Address (SONA) debate, a war of …
Slashing at Potential
By Stefan Kirsten This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 1 of VARSITY News. Upon a leisurely flick through Instagram, you are bound to stumble upon a profile …
#Feminism: The Exclusionary Side of Mainstream, Online Feminism
By Martyn McGrath This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 1 of VARSITY News. The feminist movement has a history of powerful, subversive movement-building. From the founding …
Nigga Please
By Temwani Nyama This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 1 of VARSITY News. A reflective account on the problematics of language and the of assumption positionality …
‘Girl Power’ vs Actual Feminism
By Muvhusi Mmbara This article is exclusive to the Online Edition 1 of VARSITY News. I’m a feminist. I also kind of hate feminism. International Womxn’s Day forced …
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 …