Kirsten Minnaar
I’m Kirsten, a law student who loves writing, making spreadsheets and consuming an unhealthy amount of caffeine. I love writing about student issues and current events.
The Pretoria book thrifting guide

The Pretoria book thrifting guide

Everyone with a passion for literature knows exactly how expensive it can be to buy new books. Aside from the expense, buying new books is also not the most environmentally friendly pastime. The Guardian reported that a study “of the US book industry for a single year...

Toxic productivity and student culture

Toxic productivity and student culture

Toxic productivity, as Huffpost defines it, is the “unhealthy desire to be productive at all times, at all costs”. It is not hard to understand why this phenomenon is so prevalent among university students. Students are expected to push themselves to their limits to...

Finding your student society

Finding your student society

UP offers a lot more to students than only academics. Student life can be enriched through membership of a student society or structure, and there are a broad variety of options available at UP. PDBY breaks down some of the student societies on campus.   STARS...

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