The Case for the Lillian Ngoyi Building
Stellenbosch University has recently announced that the Wilcocks building will be renamed. To say that this decision has been a…
Up-ending student leadership in our “new reality”
The past few months of 2020 have witnessed a flurry of opinion pieces written about this pandemic milieu in which…
The Achilles Heel of Conservation
Conservation globally is a challenging battle. Movements against climate change, plastic pollution and deforestation in the Amazon are on the…
A Queer-llaboration
The month of June is known globally as World Pride Month, a month that celebrates and brings awareness to the LGBTQIAP+ community. In South Africa, Pride Month takes place in…Continue Reading →
A tale of the past and present
I was five years old in a church when a woman stood to give the children a story. In the…
“We Are the World”
At the start of this year, I stood in my mother’s house watching the BBC report on the new virus…
Is anybody out there?
The quiet, unbearable loneliness of victimhood in an emotionally abusive relationship You know, it’s funny; when you look at someone…
The Truth About Wilgenhof
Walking into Wilgenhof’s courtyard is a strange experience. It is simultaneously reminiscent of both a calm old-Stellenbosch guesthouse and a slave-quarters. The latter effect is probably largely due to the…Continue Reading →
SU's alcohol ban has students divided
On Monday 27 January, Stellenbosch University students received an official email from Student Affairs Director Dr Choice Makhetha, announcing that…