Category Archives: Residence
Fedics Strike Update
Just a quick one to update everyone on whats going on. The strike is still in full effect, with the disgruntled workers currently ”picketing on the corner of Chapel and Main Road as they are now longer aloud on UCT property (See: Tugwell Invasion) The kitchens are currently operation normally, if not better than they did before the strike [...]
Tugwell Invasion
At about 12 o’clock today I was happily eating what was a surprisingly nice meal considering A, I was eating in res and B, all of the staff where striking. This is about the time that the striking Fedics workers decided that they had enough of being peaceful about their industrial action and came running into the Tugwell dinning [...]
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Fedics Catering Staff Strike
If you made it to breakfast today, you would probably have noticed that something was up. For one, if you are in Graca, your dining hall is closed, if you are in any of the other Residences you will have noticed that there where some new faces serving your food, you may have also noticed [...]
nogapsbetween
I don’t know how many of you follow the local music scene, but a new band, namely nogapsbetween, has been making waves! As the winners of the UCT RAG Launch Your Band Competition they are now the first confirmed band for Rocking The Daisies 2010 RTD has this to say about them: Big ups to nogapsbetween for winning the [...]
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The Anton Taylor Bandwagon
As any of you who have half a finger on the pulse of UCT current affairs gossip will know, Anton Taylor has been a bit of a hot topic of late. If you have been living in a bit of a hole, the basic story is: Anton wrote this article after we lost the Varsity Cup [...]
Jozi is for Softies!
Our good friend Mr Jeremy Clarkson summed up Joburg rather nicely for us over here. The article is defiantly worth a read if you even pretend to enjoy Top Gear, or for that matter and British Humor. My favorite part is: Every night, people in Mozambique pack up their possessions and set off on foot through the [...]
Ikey Tigers vs. Maties Varsity Cup FINALE
The final is tonight people! Get your tickets from Level 5 Steve Biko ASAP, they are selling out quick! See you there!
Stop following me!
I have a great desire to help all of you stalk follow my blog, soooooooo… I am on twitter! Have a bit of a search for @UCTStudent, or better yet! Click on the little birdie: In the interest of servicing the need of all of you who dont have Twitter (why oh why?!) I also have this [...]
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