Does the South African Media Industry Have a Toxic ‘Hustle Culture’?
Earlier this year someone told me that I was not “hungry enough to make it in the media industry,” and if I was, I would be sacrificing a lot of…
Men’s Residences – Should they be abolished?
There was recently a whole exposé written about Wilgenhof, one of the oldest men’s residences at Stellenbosch University (SU). The piece contains detailed explanations of all its initiation practices and…
A letter to the graduate Class of 2019
Dear Class of 2019, The week of 30 March – 3 April 2020 was supposed to be a week of celebrating academic excellence. Celebrating all of you who overcame adversity;…
Take the 3-month Internship, at least it’s something
Your name gets called out; you walk across the stage, receive that scroll, and it’s official. You’re a graduate! The moment you’ve been working towards your whole varsity career. Everything…
What Does it Actually Mean To be a “Real Man” Anyway?
It’s a rule in society that if you’re a ‘sensitive’ man, who doesn’t like sport, have more female than male friends, and not dating anyone, you’re homosexual. There’s no other…