Cobus Potgieter, a 23-year-old self-taught drummer, based in East London, is the most subscribed South African on YouTube.
Potgieter has a following of 100 000 and has already uploaded over 80 videos. He told News24 that he already has some recognition and enjoys the feedback from viewers. “Some local dudes know about it, but I’m also getting about 20 to 30 e-mails a day and it feels great to get some feedback that people like what I’m doing, you know.”
“They tell me what they think about the videos, and what …

Pretoria University’s new vice-chancellor has vowed to empower women on campus.
Cheryl de le Rey told The Sunday Independent that her commitment to transformation comes in the wake of a recent report which revealed that women found it difficult to find jobs and grow in academic positions at the university.
Since her appointment – de le Rey has prioritised the university’s provision of opportunities for women and black academics.  Pretoria University’s SRC chairperson Marias Alice says he feels proud that the university is in good hands.

The sky is the limit for Reinhardt van Zyl a third-year Jewellery Design and Manufacture student at the Department of Fine and Applied Arts.
The student from TUT has been named winner of the Pearl Essence competition, the world’s first-ever global pearl design competition.
van Zyl was the only competitor from Africa – defeating 644 designers selected from 10 countries. His design – a dazzling bangle – entitled Curvature – secured him the honours at a glittering event hosted at the Almas Tower in Dubai this month. He has also won a …

The official 2010 FIFA World Cup tickets are now available to the general public and FIFA World Cup ticketing centres in all nine host countries are packed to capacity!
500,000 tickets for 63 matches (including all host cities and all knock-out matches except the final) will be made available. Five different sales channels will be operating during this fifth and final sales phase, which runs as of today to the last day of the tournament (11th July 2010).
These sales channels include:
•    11 ticketing centres across the host cities open seven …

Check out how Student Village will be invading your campus this time around!

Scrutinize – Get the facts you need to know to flip HIV to H.I.Victory! Join us for an informative and explorative hour of live edutainment on campus with TV personality Fezile Makhanya and hip hop star JR. Be wise, eliminate the element of surprise and Scrutinize!
PPS – The PPS dream catcher is coming to your campus. Write down your wish list stand a chance to make all your wishes come true! You could also walk away with loads …

The word is out! The April / May issue of Village Voice – your number one campus magazine ROCKS HARD!
With a new Cover Page, the all new Village Voice brings you the latest campus news, debates and lowdown on when we’ll be bringing deals and steals to your campus!
In this issue you can look forward to:
Student Spending – Our Village Idiots recently spent time on campus finding out how responsible you all are when it comes to managing your money.
Student Experiences gives students a space to share their stories, …

By: Olwethu Mlotshwa
A SASCO vow to shut down nine universities failed to materialize yesterday, with little disruption to classes despite attempts at the University Of Johannesburg (UJ) to block students from entering the campus.
The SA Students Congress (SASCO) had earlier said it would shut down operations on campuses countrywide in protest to demand free education.
Apart from morning protests at UJ, where entrances to the Bunting road campus were barricaded with stones and burnt items, no serious disruptions were reported at any other tertiary institution.
SASCO’s Progressive Youth Alliance (PYA) leader …