Month: March 2026

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Arts and Entertainment

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: WHY WE CELEBRATE

Miné Fourie  @mine.fouriee   The 8th of March marks the day women are celebrated by the world for not only breaking glass ceilings – but for surviving challenges and succeeding despite them.   International Women’s Day commemorates a strike organised by Russian women in 1917 for “bread and peace” that helped set fire to the Russian Revolution. What was supposed to be a protest for the rights and living conditions […]

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Arts and Entertainment

NWU REGISTRATION: A RECURRING HEADACHE

Abygail Smit  @Abysmit06    With every new year at the North-West University (NWU), it seems that a new challenge emerges. This year, the main concerns revolve around registration, MySIS, and eFundi.   Students have been voicing frustration over ongoing registration issues, raising questions about whether the NWU registration and online systems are capable of supporting the large number of students and staff members attending the university. Some students have reported […]

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Sport

RAIN HALTS DRAGONS VS LIONS CLASH

Amilcar Xayiya @melkardascribe   In exciting fashion, the visiting DP World Lions looked primed to set a defendable total at the JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom. However, due to persistent rain and thundershowers, a match delay ultimately resulted in a “No Result” finish for both sides.   With the NWU Dragons having won the coin toss, they opted to bowl first, handing the batting duties to the Lions. With bat […]

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Arts and Entertainment

BCOM: DIE JAAR VAN DIE ROTTE

Amari Maré & Abygail Smit @amari.mare & @abysmit06   Dink aan lekker riffs, harde dromme, ’n baslyn wat deur jou bors klop en kitare wat dreun soos ’n enjin wat nie wil afsit nie. Meng dit alles saam en jy kry die nuwe band op ons almal se lippe — BCOM.   Op 21 Februarie 2026 het BCOM ons studentedorp met hul unieke klanke by Snowflake infiltreer, saam met Spoegwolf […]

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Arts and Entertainment

CANVAS 2026: TRADITION VS TOMORROW

Mhlengi Khumalo & Amari Maré @into.mbiyakwakhumalo & @amari.mare   “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.”   While Edgar Degas might not have known about the chaos of a Potchefstroom night, his words perfectly capture the spirit of Canvas 2026.   Year after year, the Amphitheatre walls shed their old skin to reveal something new. It is a scene of beautiful mayhem: residences clashing ideas, […]

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News

CAMPUS OUTRAGE GROWS OVER REPEATED VANDALISM

Mhlengi Khumalo & Abygail Smit  @into.mbiyakwakhumalo  & @abysmit06   On Monday, 2 March, students arriving for early classes discovered an act of vandalism at the campus Amphitheatre. The Pride flag — a symbol of inclusion — was defaced with the phrase “Nazi, Heil Hitler R.H.”, and a sticker from Kruispunt, a local church, was placed next to the phrase.   The incident has sparked significant distress across the student body, […]

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Sport

ORANGE ARMY ENDS EAGLES’ PERFECT RUN

Amilcar Xayiya @melkardascribe   After a nail-biting thriller of a game at the SWC Sportsfield in Johannesburg, the FNB UJ rugby team handed the visiting NWU Eagles their first loss of the season. Ending with a score of 35–29, the win gave the Orange Army their first victory against the Eagles in four years.   Entering the game, the Eagles were soaring high at number one on the Varsity Cup […]

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