Covid-19 infecting queer students’ lives
Covid-19’s lockdown regulations have deprived students of spaces that provide them with a sense of community. (more…)
Social media ‘sbwling’ is sucking your savings dry
Tables of silver ice buckets filled with the finest top-shelf liquor: Bottles of Armand de Brignac Ace of Spades, Louis Roederer Cristal and Veuve Clicquot are standard features at the best clubs and trendiest hang-out spots, but they are for snaps only – then they’re all getting sent back. (more…)
Covid-19 lockdown: A silver lining for homeless youth?
A moment of rude awakening, perhaps the covid-19 restrictions can reshape policies and the response to homelessness in South Africa.
Covid-19 skews what it means to be a student
The covid-19 pandemic has completely flipped the once-vibrant student culture of universities on its head, impacting students’ social lives and identities in various ways. (more…)
Recovery halted for SA’s early childhood development sector
Sluggish government relief efforts are a further blow to the hard-hit early childhood development sector.
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Children’s healthcare takes back seat during pandemic
There has been a significant decline in children visiting hospitals and clinics during the covid-19 pandemic: Could children’s health be neglected in trying to manage the number of infections among adults?
SLICE: At first sight
FEATURE: Travel restrictions keep South Africans homebound
With regular changes to travel restrictions globally, the travel industry has had to take knock after knock as travellers alter and even cancel their plans.
FINANCE FEATURE: A different shade of the lipstick effect during covid-19
The desire to indulge still exists despite covid-19’s impact on incomes. (more…)
High school already hard enough without Covid-19
Covid-19 has made it difficult for students to remain consistent in school. (more…)
New vaccination site opens at Wits
A hall usually full of sweaty athletes will now be filled instead by students and staff with sleeves rolled up, ready for their jabs.
WITH INFOGRAPHIC: Varsities weigh mandatory policies, but urge students to get vaccinated
While considering implementation of policies and measures for a return to contact classes, some universities have moved to make the vaccination process easier for staff and students. (more…)
We Should Be Writing podcast
- IN-DEPTH: Translating Comprehensive Sexuality EducationOn this podcast episode, current female learners and students describe what they can remember being taught about Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) and how they translate that into their lived experiences as young adults. Parents also offer their understanding and perspectives on the purpose of CSE. This podcast episode is a part of the 2021 in-depth […]