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…
Gender-Based Silence
The Pragmatic Progressive There is a line in a Ryan Lewis and Macklemore song: “it seems we’re more concerned with being called racist than we actually are with racism”. Although…Continue Reading →
Yes, Die Matie, We can and We will Protest
In a recent editorial piece, Die Matie’s editor, Lian van Wyk, expressed some pointed criticisms of protests on campus, and…
Stellenbosch is desperate for a strong SRC
Earlier this year I described the dire situation of leadership on Stellenbosch University campus, specifically highlighting leaders dealing with mental…
Post Stellies Glow Up
Life on the outside is nothing like life in the colony Life on the outside is a breath of fresh…
5 shows to watch on Netflix this exam season
Exam season has arrived – a time for nothing but stress, textbooks and summarising of notes that you have not looked at since you (or a dedicated friend) jotted them…Continue Reading →
An open letter to the Socratic Society
“Should anemic epistemologies be allowed public purchase?” On the 10th of April, students packed into one of Pulp’s cinemas, ready…
The Sad State of Activism, Leadership and Ideology on Campus
2019 has already been a busy and exhausting year, packed with concerning events, decisions and activities that have been taking…