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Most people connect internet espionage with terrorism threats and Wikileaks but South African journalists also experience the pressure. “Unfortunately there are very real indications that some state and private actors in South Africa have obtained the capacity to gain access to private information, and that journalists may be targeted illegally,” says Stefaans Brümmer, Manager from Mail & Guardian’s investigative unit, Amabhungane. The main point of concern for the investigative journalists is their sources and the possible breach of privacy.

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is a force to be reckoned with and is “leaping from strength to strength” according to Richard Poplak the author of Until Julius Comes. He was addressing an audience at Stellenbosch University’s journalism department yesterday and discussed his views on the prospects of the EFF as an opposition party in South African politics. Poplak explained that right now, the EFF will not be able to exist without its leader, Julius Malema, but that the structures are being put into place. “He has an extremely compelling presence like no other politician I’ve ever seen.”

Tygerberg Hospitaal is die amptelike bestemming vir Wes-Kaapse Ebola-pasiënte. Privaat- en staatshospitale sal ook gereed staan om pasiënte te ontvang. “Solank die hospitaal mense gemaklik hou en die regte beskermende oorpakke verskaf, sal hulle vir die siekes kan sorg,” sê dr. Jantjie Taljaard van die Sentrum vir Aansteeklike Siektes (SAS).  Tygerberg en SAS is al lank besig met onderhandelinge om te verseker dat Suid-Afrika se gesondheidsdienste paraat is om die Ebola-krisis en die verspreiding daarvan te keer.

I do not understand the fascination with marijuana and I did not support the legalisation at all, until now. After reading many articles, and yes they were academic and not some hippie’s journals, I found myself asking ‘why not?’ I am also not talking about only legalising it for medicinal purposes; I am saying legalise it for recreational use too.

STELLENBOSCH - South African journalists need to start appreciating and protecting the free flow of information in the country. Our media is not diverse and independent enough. On International Press Freedom Day, 2 May, Stellenbosch University Journalism department hosted a small conference to commemorate the day and 20 years of democracy. Johanna van Eeden from Volksblad spoke about the freedom and responsibility of journalists in the new South Africa. “Press freedom is the right which protects all other rights.” She said that the role of journalists should be “the voice for the voiceless”.

Lying in bed, your eyes want to close but your brain is not allowing slumber to take over. You have just reached that deep sleep, or so you think, and then you wake up for the fifth time that night. You are victim to sleep disorder. There are many people who have fallen victim to what they diagnose as sleep disorder and are now taking sleeping pills to get the rest they require. Focusing on students it is clear that sleeping pills have become more of a ‘preventative measure’ than a ‘cure’. The medical dictionary online gives the definition of sleep disorder as, “a group of syndromes characterized by disturbance in the patient's amount of sleep, quality or timing of sleep, or in behaviors or physiological conditions associated with sleep.”

Lack of sleep, sore muscles and minimal rest. The ballerina lets us peek behind the curtains to see what it takes to be a performing artist.  The theatre goes quiet and there is an array of “shh shh” heard as the music starts playing. The last few lit up cell phone screens disappear and then it begins. You sink back into your chair with the sounds of the violins and harps as the curtains open. As an audience member, one never quite knows what to expect from a show. Each performance holds something new and unique. The pitter patter of the pointe shoes on the stage is what reminds you that these people are dancing on their toes, on a piece of wood. Admiration may not accurately describe what you feel, ‘awe’ would seem more fitting. The curtains slowly open.