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, […]

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 […]

Mhlengi Khumalo @into.mbiyakwakhumalo   Menstrual products used by millions of South Africans every month have been found to contain hormone-disrupting chemicals — even those marketed as “chemical-free” or “organic”. A groundbreaking study released this week by the University of the Free State (UFS) warns that long-term exposure to these substances could be an overlooked factor in reproductive health issues.   The research team, which included PhD candidate Janine Blignaut; Dr […]