Articles in the Editorial Category

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[31 Jan 2012 | No Comment | ]

Student media, and student publications in particular, form the life blood of the South African journalism industry. Most of the student newspapers around the country have been around since before South Africa even became a republic.
This specific newspaper has been around for 74 years. This obviously means that Perdeby has seen a very wide spectrum [...]

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[31 Jan 2012 | No Comment | ]

As I type this I am sitting on the beach, on what should be the middle of my holiday. Unfortunately, it has been cut short by the machinations (I’ve always wanted to use that word, forgive me) of the idiot who decided to break into the Perdeby office in early January and steal our hard [...]

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[28 Mar 2011 | 2 Comments | ]
The Israel-Palestine conflict

In the edition published on 15 February, Perdeby ran a story covering the recently held Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW). In response, we received various letters about the article and the event.

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[21 Feb 2011 | No Comment | ]

I had an unsteady week last week, for various reasons

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[21 Feb 2011 | No Comment | ]

There are a couple of things I don’t want repeated in 2011, and a couple of things I want to spend more time on. For example, it would be great if everyone who thought mullets were cool last year realised the error of their ways.

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[2 Feb 2011 | No Comment | ]

Hey guys!
There’s not much to say really. Except that Perdeby is the source of all knowledge and you should listen to everything we have to say. I hope you enjoy this edition. We worked really hard on it (sacrifices were made, people were fired, drama ensued) so please support us. And read the next edition [...]

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[13 Oct 2010 | Comments Off | ]
From the Dean

Dear Tukkie

Welcome back to the final term of the year. The next few weeks will be crucial in determining whether you proceed to the next academic level or exit the university without a qualification or exit for the job market with a qualifi cation from this prestigious university.

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[13 Oct 2010 | No Comment | ]
Election concerns – Letter

The announcement of the Student Parliament election results with AfriForum Youth garnering the most votes and…

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[15 Sep 2010 | No Comment | ]
SRC election – (Letter)

It’s all around us; it’s as unavoidable as the morning after and is, at least to me, about as appealing as last week’s “fresh” fish that you discovered in the back of your car. I am talking about the election of the new SRC.

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[15 Sep 2010 | 11 Comments | ]
Racial devision – (Letter)

THE FIGHT AGAINST RACISM AT TUKKIES WILL BE FOUGHT ON THE DANCE FLOOR NOT IN THE SRC (This is a letter sent to Perdeby by a student)