Cabinet of Curiosities: Inside the office of a brick classicist
Samantha Masters is an acclaimed academic and classicist who challenges the supposed dichotomy between study and play. She spoke...
Category: Features
‘Finding the North Star’ – Crispin Sonn on being driven by betterment
Crispin Sonn in his “happy place” – the family’s garden which he built. Here, he begins every morning with...
Bringing the sparkle back to the Diamond City
In 2023, the last entertainment centre in Kimberley in the Northern Cape, closed down. This left the Diamond City’s...
Filmmaker, Khanya Ndwandwe: ‘The story comes first’
Khanya Ndwandwe was nine years old when his mom enrolled him into a modelling agency. He started learning about...
The herder who loved maths
Mesias Alfeus is a rags-to-riches man who overcame personal challenges in the face of adversity. At 35, Alfeus, who...
‘The university as a patient’ Former rector Wim de Villiers reflects on his time in the hot seat
Over the last ten years, Stellenbosch University has had to deal with different challenges. The man steering the university...
She’s the only girl… in biocrusts!
Tallulah Rose Glasby fell in love with biology in high school and has since devoted her life to the...
Limpopo boy’s journey to academic excellence
Metji Makgoba’s political interest was sparked when reading Malcolm X’s autobiography. Today he is a writer, political analyst, lecturer,...
‘You just get chills’ – Bianca Augustyn on sporting the Springbok jersey
In 2018, Bianca Augustyn started playing competitive rugby. Four years later, she represented South Africa in the Springbok Women’s...
Zubin Pietersen’s collaboration of personalities
Zubin Pietersen, or “ZUBIN” as his fans know him, began creating music as a hobby during the Covid-19 lockdown...