Feminism in the 21st Century: Sinking or Swimming?

Kupa Matangira examines the current state of feminism and investigates the profound impact the collective can have. Is the world sexist? Or, are we sinking deeper and deeper into the tide of second wave feminism? The theme for the 2020 International Women’s Day: I am Generation Equality: Realising Women’s Rights raises a lot of questions:…

ByKupakwashe (Kupa) Matangira11 March 2020

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Wild Child

Whilst I was travelling in 2018, I met many interesting people but one in particular stood out to me: a boy named Baloo (name changed to maintain privacy). I met Baloo while visiting a centre for children with disabilities in Arusha, Tanzania, that my friend was working at. At first glance, he appeared to be…

ByZoe Latham21 February 2020

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Perfectionism in Sport

It’s 2020. An Olympic year. Come the end of July, the world’s attention will turn to Tokyo to watch the best of the best compete for Olympic glory. An estimated 11,000 athletes representing 206 nations are expected to compete.[1] But what does it take to reach such a high level of athletic achievement? Of course,…

ByZoe Latham21 February 2020

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The Climate Crisis: What it means for us

You know how back in primary school you would swing back on your chair, despite your teacher’s shouts not to? And sometimes you would go just a little bit too far - you would pass the tipping point and your life would flash before your eyes? Most of the time, you would be able to…

ByZoe Latham14 February 2020

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In Triumph and Disaster

Track and field isn’t a game. It’s not like rugby or tennis, it’s not something that you ‘play’. Track and field is high performance. It is sport in its purest, simplest form. In the 100m the margin between glittering success and heartbreak is often 0.01 of a second, a moment that defines your aptitude as…

ByRohan Browning10 October 2019

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Doping, don’t do it

Nobody likes a cheater. Growing up, we are taught the difference between right and wrong. We learn that good behaviours should be rewarded and that bad ones should be punished. We learn that it is wrong to cheat. Although we may start out with such moral codes engrained in our childhoods, not everyone lives their…

ByZoe Latham10 October 2019