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October 9, 2018

Success for Purple Glove fight night

The night was sold out, with most of the tickets being sold on the day, “everyone wanted to just come …

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October 9, 2018

Boat race review: thrills and spills

The Kowie River in Port Alfred played host to the annual RMB Boat Race on the 13th to 15th September. …

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August 20, 2018

Radio presenter tell debaters to embrace their ignornace

Radio talk show host Eusebius McKaiser reassured students at the launch of a debate competition that there was no shame …

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May 23, 2018

Making invisible disabilities visible

This year’s Disability Week focused on disabilities that are not visible at first glance. The head of the task team …

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May 23, 2018

Aquaponics brought to Grahamstown

Sweet Waters Aquaponics, a 6-month-old farm based on an aquaponics system, has recently started distributing fresh organic vegetables to Grahamstown. …

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May 23, 2018

Interrogating the ‘Strong Black Female’ Stereotype

Talking about black womxn as being strong and enduring can be dangerous, Masters student Londiwe Mntambo told students at USKAR …

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May 23, 2018

Great Field Party Who?

After years of cessation, the Great Field Party is back with a bang, with good reason as to why it …

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October 31, 2017

WHO says sight is a big deal

With eye care awareness month coming up and World Sight Day rapidly approaching as well, it is only fitting to …

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October 23, 2017

Theatre in Motion 2017: Review

This year’s annual Theatre in Motion ran from 18 to 21 October. This programme sees UCKAR Honours and Masters student …

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October 4, 2017

Pride Week 2017: Erasure within the LGBTQ+ community

As part of Pride Week 2017, a panel discussion held on 5 September about erasure within the LGBTQ+ , was …

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