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August 3, 2018

Seven tips for supporting victims and survivors at the silent protest

Words by Xiletelo Mabasa Throughout the course of today, many brave people have come together to protest rape culture in South …

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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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September 30, 2017

Cory FC fights back

With only a few games remaining, the race for the Rhodes Internal League title is still an open one. However, …

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September 30, 2017

Artists of the Eastern Cape: crowning day unplugged

On 23 September, various artists from around Grahamstown showcased their talents at the SSS Sports Bar. The “Crowning Day Unplugged” …

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September 29, 2017

Destigmatizing abortion: starting the conversation

In honour of International Safe Abortion Day on 28 September, the Critical Studies in Sexualities and Reproduction research programme hosted …

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September 25, 2017

Pad Drive party

Under new management, Stay Low, Keep Firing was hosted on Friday 15 September 2017. Lungile “Sickid” Hlungwani, Zakirah Jaffer and …

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September 20, 2017

A Celebration of Queerness

Nkoli-Fassie’s Drag Show took place at Prime on Friday, 8 September. In what is hoped to be an annual event, …

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September 6, 2017

Cult Clit Collective at the Box Theatre

A performance in UCKAR’s Box Theatre challenged the fact that some injustices womxn are facing are not discussed enough. While there …

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August 3, 2017

Remembering District Six

2016 marked 50 years since District Six was declared a white area. In 1968, over 60 000 people had their …

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