Sam Mukwamu
Student sex stigma

Student sex stigma

SAM MUKWAMU In 1991, the Hip-Hop group Salt-N-Pepa released the chart topping single “Let’s talk about sex”, a song that essentially addresses the positive and negative aspects of sex in an age where people find it taboo to openly talk about sex. The song, which was...

Exam anxiety and how to conquer it

Exam anxiety and how to conquer it

SAM MUKWAMU For any UP student, June can be an incredibly stressful time. Most of your time is spent studying for, or worrying about your exams. The last thing a student needs is for all that stress and worry to build up and result in a panic attack during their...

Tesla leading the way to sustainability

Tesla leading the way to sustainability

SAM MUKWAMU Global carbon dioxide emissions from motor vehicles have been a major contributor to climate change over recent decades, prompting a need to move to cleaner sources of energy to power vehicles. Tesla has been one of the companies that has dedicated itself...

South Africa’s failing education system

South Africa’s failing education system

SAM MUKWAMU In January, London-based publication, The Economist, published a report saying, “South Africa has one of the world’s worst education systems”. South Africa’s education system has been in a dire state; with a lack of both quality education and educators, as...

The speech that changed the world

The speech that changed the world

SAM MUKWAMU “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin, but by the content of their character”. This is one of the most quoted lines from Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream”...

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