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Education
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Interesting Info On How People Voted By Age, Sex And Allegiance In The Recent Elections
17 Aug 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
As the local elections brought with it some surprise wins and now forced coalitions, the voter’s behaviours have been massively assumed – here’s some real data.
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Helen Zille’s UCT Tweet Everyone Is Talking About
04 Aug 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The #FeesMustFall movement may be in the news less these days, but send out a tweet like this and you’ll quickly see that the battle rages on.
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Shock As Local Textbook Makes It Clear Women Cause Their Own Rape
28 Jul 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
There’s only one thing that really, truly, concretely causes rape. It ain’t short skirts, it ain’t too many drinks, it’s a little something we call rapists.
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The Reasons Terrorists Keep Targeting France
15 Jul 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
France has been the victim of Islamic-based terrorist attacks since the 80s – but why? George Packer gives us some hard-hitting insight.
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School Fees In 2016 Are Completely Out Of Control – SA’s Top 10 Here
08 Jul 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Plan on having children some time soon? Well if this is what it costs now imagine when your young’un hits school age.
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So Where Exactly Is UCT’s Rhodes Statue Going Now?
07 Jul 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The removal of UCT’s Cecil John Rhodes statue was seen by many as a victory, but it could find a home somewhere else in the near future.
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UPDATE: Local Christian School Writes Demeaning Letter About Muslims – Twitter Is Very Angry
01 Jul 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A Gauteng school is under fire for a letter sent to parents by the head of student affairs, who had some unsavoury things to say about Muslims.
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Durban Private School Pupil Suspended For Instagram Rape Post
30 Jun 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Most adults generally understand that dropping rape references on social media doesn’t end well, and now this chap is learning that lesson too.
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The World’s Top Students Are In Cape Town To Learn From Local Guy’s ‘Boot Camp’
27 Jun 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Have you ever wondered why there are so many exchange students in Cape Town all of a sudden? This Boot Camp is just one of the reasons.
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UPDATE: Photo Shows Pre-School Separating White And Black Toddlers, Pre-School Responds
24 Jun 2016 by Sloane Hunter / 1 Comment
Who would have thought that cupcakes would be involved in a potential race row? Gosh, can we just get all the facts first?
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Everything You Need To Know About The Billionaire Who Just Gave R50 Million To Stellenbosch University
09 Jun 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Sitting at the 24th richest person in Africa, Jannie clearly has an interest in education with his latest donation making headlines.
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Two Videos Emerge Showing Violent Brawls At Well-Known PE Schools
06 Jun 2016 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Eastern Cape Department of Education are conducting an investigation after two videos have hit the news, both showing violent school fights.
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SA Students Relying On Ritalin To Pass Is Getting Out Of Hand
02 Jun 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
Come exam time everyone could use a little extra focus, but it appears the use of Ritalin on campus is quickly spiralling out of control.
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World Flips Over This Harvard Graduate Speech [Video]
31 May 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It usually takes something special between the ears in order to graduate from Harvard, and this chap has shown he has charisma to boot.
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A Maths Formula To Explain Why All Hipsters Look The Same
30 May 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Why are hipsters so annoying? Why are there so many of them? Why do they look the same? Apparently maths has the answer.
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Internet Loses Its Mind For This (Not So) Simple Water Bottle Trick [Video]
26 May 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Flipping a water bottle may seem easy enough, but when you’re as cool, calm, and collected as this dude, you might just win the Internet for a day.
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Kid In Durban Takes Bodyguards To School
25 May 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
South Africa ranks second in terms of violent school incidents, and this father was so worried he felt obliged to provide his son with protection.
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A Gauteng School Is In Big Trouble For These Test Questions Mocking Zuma [Images]
24 May 2016 by Kiernan / 5 Comments
Certain exam questions haunt students for many years to come, but this is one that the teachers will end up regretting.
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The Best South African Universities To Study Maths And Science
24 May 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
Some of our tertiary institutions hold up pretty well on a global scale, but which come out tops in the fields of maths and science?
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And The Best University To Study Business And Finance In South Africa Is…
19 May 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
A new report has ranked our local institutions regarding business and finance degrees, and it appears much has changed in the last 15 years or so.
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4 Minute MUST SEE Video – Life In The Cape Flats As Told By An 11-Year-Old
10 May 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
The Cape Flats is a war zone and it’s been like that for years. So why do we still live in a time when children can’t go to school?
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MTV Have Made A Doccie About Racism In South Africa – Here’s The Trailer [Video]
20 Apr 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
A new MTV documentary is asking the question: how has the idea of the “rainbow nation” evolved?
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It’s Getting Ugly At Rhodes University – Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets And Arrests [Videos]
20 Apr 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
The #RUReferenceList has sparked protests at Rhodes University, and the police have taken it one step further by inflicting violence.
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This Letter From Someone At Oxford University To The Rhodes Must Fall Movement Is Going Viral
14 Apr 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
The Rhodes Must Fall campaign has made its way across the shores to the land of the colonial master and people are not happy.
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Remember Chumani Maxwele? He Is Being Accused Of Beating A Woman At The Wits Protests [Video]
05 Apr 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The student who became the face of the Rhodes Must Fall movement is facing serious allegations, pictures showing him getting very physical.
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It’s All Happening At Wits University Again – Protesters Shut Down Lectures [Video]
04 Apr 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Wits University has once again been disrupted, some claiming that the EFF and other political parties are behind the protests.
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Here’s A Video Of Malema Getting His Degree
31 Mar 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Julius Malema has obtained his first degree from the University of South Africa, and celebrations were shared all over the country in solidarity.
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750-Pupil Hout Bay High School Going Ahead, Despite “Security Concerns” From Penzance Estate
30 Mar 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Cape Town City Council has just approved the building of a new school in Hout Bay, although some residents aren’t all that pleased.
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Latest Rhodes Mem Rape Victim Describes Harrowing Escape Ordeal Following Kidnapping
14 Mar 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The survivor of a kidnapping has told of the circumstances that led to her escape after a brutal 24 hour captive period.
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Something Out Of CSI – This Is How Brilliant Detective Work Managed To Snare The UCT Rape Suspect
14 Mar 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
The UCT rape suspect has been arrested following a weird chase using the tracking devices in the victims’ cellphones.
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