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Surviving Oppikoppi: How not to become “that” girl

Going to Oppikoppi is, like I’ve stated before, something every person has to experience at least once. But, due to extremely dusty conditions and a 1:1000 shower ratio, going to Oppikoppi can get tricky for a girl. You can survive Oppikoppi and look great (for a prawns) with a few simple and easy hacks. Here

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Photo: Andrea Küsel

Market on Main – not just for hipsters

When most people think about going to the Pretoria CBD they see big red stop signs. Traffic, hooting taxis, people everywhere, no parking signs and mountains of noise instead of real mountains. Most people wouldn’t go to the city centre to relax on a lazy Saturday morning. But in the middle of this hustling and

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Photo: Andrea Küsel

My first time – When I broke my Oppikoppi virginity

There’s a certain time in a person’s life when they see the light for the first time. The world opens up to you, you experience it in all its wonder, you see all of the magnificent things in life, you see all of the less magnificent and slightly awkward things in life. The world tips

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Guitar case with cash

Wie sê Afrikaans is Dood?

Daar sak ‘n toenemende stilte oor die landskap van Afrikaanse rock en alternatiewe musiek neer. Luister hier na wat ‘n paar musikante oor dié saak te sê het.  

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REVIEW: Verafrikaans-(sing) – Musiekreis spog met fyn afronding

‘n Skakel na die resensie wat ek geskryf het oor die musiekblyspel, “Verafrikaans-(sing)”: https://grapevinetuks.wordpress.com/2014/07/23/review-verafrikaans-sing-musiekreis-spog-met-fyn-afronding/ Die resensie was deel van die Grapevine koerant, van die Universiteit van Pretoria se 2014 Joernalistiek klas. Die koerant was die media-vennoot van die UP Tuks Drama Departement se jaarlikse Krekvars Kunstefees.

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SELF-OBSERVATION. A girl looks at her reflection in

a mirror during a tap dance class at the Dance De’Art dance school in Hatfield, 

Pretoria. Her class mates are waiting their turn to showcase their dance routines. 

Photo: Andrea Küsel.
RADICAL. Jaco Oelofse, Ismael Isaacs and Iram Yusuf from EFF Tuks. They believe that radical changes need to be made to the university and its policies. “We feel the university is standing on top of its head, the world is standing on top of its head. The good actions have become bad actions, and bad actions have become good actions. People praise the bad and condemn the good. We are here to restore the order.” Photo: Andrea Küsel.