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  • Nominations Now Open for the 2025/26 Executive Committee

    Posted on May 16, 2025

    The call for student leadership has begun! Nominations are officially open for the 2025/26 Executive Committee. If you’re passionate about community engagement and committed to serving the student body, this is your opportunity to lead from the front. Serving on the Executive...

  • Uplifting Young Women: A Successful Pad Drive at Vukani-Mawethu Secondary

    Posted on May 16, 2025

    In a powerful collaboration between UP RAG, Respublica Urban Nest, and Health House, a pad drive was successfully carried out to support the menstrual health and dignity of learners at Vukani Mawethu High School. What began as a simple call to action turned into a deeply impactful...

  • Shaving for a Cause – Living Beyond Limits

    Posted on May 14, 2025

    On the 13th of May, the Piazza came alive with colour, compassion, and courage as students and staff came together for the CANSA Shavathon, held as part of the Beyond Limits event hosted by Docendo Day House. The air buzzed with purpose as heads were shaved, hair was sprayed in bold colours, and...

  • Period Poverty Ends With Us: Join the Pad Drive Today!

    Posted on April 30, 2025

    Every month, millions of girls and women across the country face a harsh reality—missing school, skipping work, or staying home simply because they lack access to menstrual hygiene products. This is period poverty, and it's time we do something about it. At its core, menstruation is a...

  • Key Committees Unite for a Day of Fun

    Posted on April 27, 2025

    On Saturday, the 26th of April, the park came alive with energy, laughter, and spirit as UP RAG, Student Sport Committee and Student Culture participated in a Key Committee Fun Day organised by UP RAG - a vibrant celebration of Student Life and the future leaders who will carry it forward....

  • Inspiring Futures: Career Expo and Stationery Drive at Madisong Secondary

    Posted on April 22, 2025

    On 11 April, a bright and hopeful day, UP RAG had the privilege of organising in a dynamic Career Expo and Stationery Drive hosted at Madisong Secondary School. This impactful outreach initiative aimed not only to expose learners to a variety of career paths available at the University of...

  • RAG, Let’s Be Real: A Courageous Conversation on Mental Health and Sex

    Posted on April 15, 2025

    On Thursday, 10 April, UP RAG hosted a powerful and enlightening Transformation Seminar titled “RAG Let’s Be Real”. The event brought together students for an open, honest, and much-needed dialogue on two topics often avoided due to societal taboos — mental health and sex....

  • UP RAG's Heartfelt Visit to Dr. Fabian & Florence Ribeiro Treatment Centre

    Posted on March 17, 2025

    On 14 March 2025, UP RAG, in partnership with the Centre for Sexualities, AIDS, and Gender (CSA&G at UP), had the privilege of visiting the Dr. Fabian & Florence Ribeiro Treatment Centre in Cullinan, Tshwane. The visit was part of UP RAG’s ongoing efforts to support and uplift...

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