STEPHANIE COOKSON In the age of online learning, students are experiencing the downsides of spending extended periods of time sitting at the desk with a computer in front of them. PDBY spoke to Dr. Elzette Korkie from UP’s Department of Physiotherapy about some of the...
Recently, human trafficking has experienced an increased amount of attention in South African media, but along with more awareness, misinformation has also increased. It is important to know exactly what human trafficking is, and above all, what the warning signs are...
STEPHANIE COOKSON At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was widely circulated that in 12 to 18 months, a vaccine might be available. It became a general consensus that the public needed to push to the foreseeable future and that the vaccine would put an end to the...
While the issue of food insecurity among students in South Africa is well known, the University of Pretoria is home to food sustainability projects that hope to tackle it. PDBY spoke to the organisers of UP’s Community Engagement food gardens, as well as the Mamelodi...
STEPHANIE COOKSON In 2019, the South African Parliament created a committee focused on the amendment of Section 25 of the Constitution, this committee put forward a draft Amendment Bill that deals with expropriation without compensation. Despite being a heavily...
