KENDRA CONNOCK Now that we are six weeks into our national lockdown, the novelty of lying on the couch all day has slowly worn off, and, having watched the entire Netflix catalogue, the need has arisen for new activities to occupy one’s free time. Between the three...
KENDRA CONNOCK A young black man sits beside UP’s own Dr Sithembile Mbete at Exclusive Books in Brooklyn Mall. His name is Phumlani Pikoli, he’s a Pretoria native and a multidisciplinary artist whose latest offering takes a look at South Africa’s young ‘born free’...
KENDRA CONNOCK BCOM is a band of young musicians from UP who are trying to make a difference in the South African music industry. Inspired by the writing style of Hunter Kennedy (Die Heuwels Fantasties) and the unique jazz-rock sound of Stellenbosch-based band Uncle...
KENDRA CONNOCK A child goes missing every five hours in South Africa. Approximately 30% of missing children are never found, while almost 50% of missing adults never re-emerge” according to the SAPS Missing Persons Bureau, 2013.It is this statistic and the many...
Kendra Connock Images of mentally ill people in films often fall into the stereotypes of maniacal and hysterical people who cannot be controlled; thus, feeding into the stigmas which exist around serious mental illnesses. Time to Change, a mental illness advocacy...
