“Victim Blaming” and some passive aggressive posters
In the middle of the year, just as exams were coming upon us, SU Campus Security thought it a good…
On “Victimhood”: the Realities and Fictions
On 16th November 2018, an opinion piece by Mariné Bothma was published on Netwerk24. In this piece, Bothma attributes the…
Mental Health Needs to be Prioritised on our Campuses, 2.0
A year later and nothing has changed – the deadly crisis is still developing on our campus with little to…
Facilitating the resistance at SU Leads 2018
To fully understand why I believe that the Rooiplein discussion that took place during the SULeads Conference should become the norm on the Stellenbosch University campus, I need to provide…Continue Reading →
Children of the soil: meet Aus' Agnes
Aus’ Agnes is that typically loud, extra, zero f’s given, neighbourhood tea spiller, Michael-Jackson-eating-popcorn aunt; who refers to everyone as…
Host a mental health event? Check.
Imagine this You wake up in an environment where the “alles vir die huis” (everything for the house) mentality means…
What and why is iLizwi?
I have been on campus for a relatively short time, but in that time I have realised a few things.…
Where are the thought leaders?
2015/16 were the years when leadership on campus was challenged, defined, redefined and when leadership was real. Campus issues became real not because campus suddenly opened it’s ears and understood.…Continue Reading →
On depression and ableism
Oftentimes when news break of someone having taken their life, we hear the same old self-centered rhetoric of “how could…
“Boys will be boys, right?”
Where do we draw the line between tradition and toxicity? A few weeks ago, I was sitting in my residence’s…