Queerphobia in Africa: colonial import or pre-colonial tradition?
The idea that queerphobia was a colonial import to the African continent has gained credence and popularity in recent...
Category: Gender
Queer-centred student event provides a roadmap for progress
Despite the progress that has been made to better the experience of queer students at Stellenbosch University (SU), areas...
Women’s Month initiative assists local safe house
A Stellenbosch-based cosmetics business is currently running an initiative that aims to assist women and children at a local...
SU initiative introduces student cards that represent all gender identities
An initiative that allows Stellenbosch University (SU) students to change their titles on their student cards to accurately represent...
The Wolf in the Proteas women’s cricket team
At the age of 19, Laura Wolvaardt had to decide between her two lifelong dreams: becoming a doctor or...
Ronelda Kamfer gesels oor ’n ander taal in ’n ‘accidental space’
Die skrywer Ronelda Kamfer het grootgeword in ’n kultuur van stories – stories wat spreek tot haar eie lewenservaringe,...
Stellenbosch University student pleads guilty to assault
A student staying in Lobelia Senior Residence at Stellenbosch University (SU) recently pleaded guilty to assaulting another resident. This...
Protest reignites conversations around gender-based violence
A group of Stellenbosch University (SU) students recently joined an anti-gender-based violence (anti-GBV) protest that took place outside the...
New task team evaluates the transgender experience at SU
A Transgender Task Team will be launched in April to investigate the experiences of transgender individuals at Stellenbosch University...
Stellenbosch University investigates alleged assault at residence
A Stellenbosch University (SU) student was allegedly assaulted at her residence by another student. The incident allegedly occurred at...