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Lia Snijman Lia Snijman

Lia Snijman is a journalism honours student at Stellenbosch University. She completed her undergraduate degree in Afrikaans and Dutch, English and French, also at Stellenbosch University.

Latest Work

Probe launched into claims of homophobia after Pride Month celebration at DF Malan school

LESSONS IN HATE

11 June 2021

Probe launched into claims of homophobia after Pride Month celebration at DF Malan school

By Lia Snijman Lia Snijman

4 min

U-turn: Stellenbosch post office retracts decision to disallow payments of Covid-19 grants

SOCIAL RELIEF

29 October 2020

U-turn: Stellenbosch post office retracts decision to disallow payments of Covid-19 grants

By Lia Snijman Lia Snijman

4 min

Same-sex couple demands R2m in damages for ‘impairment of dignity’

HUMAN RIGHTS

16 September 2020

Same-sex couple demands R2m in damages for ‘impairment of dignity’

By Lia Snijman Lia Snijman

5 min

Advocate launches fresh complaint over Judge Cameron’s appointment as Chancellor

Stellenbosch University

15 May 2020

Advocate launches fresh complaint over Judge Cameron’s appointment as Chancellor

By Lia Snijman Lia Snijman

4 min

Prohibition on Stellenbosch campus: A temporary solution for a long-term problem

ALCOHOL & VIOLENCE

17 February 2020

Prohibition on Stellenbosch campus: A temporary solution for a long-term problem

By Lia Snijman Lia Snijman

4 min

EFF, Ndlozi have twenty-four hours to pay damages to journalists

NEWSFLASH

24 January 2020

EFF, Ndlozi have twenty-four hours to pay damages to journalists

By Lia Snijman Lia Snijman

2 min

Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan, a case study: When your name is weaponised on Twitter

POPULIST DOG WHISTLES

23 January 2020

Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan, a case study: When your name is weaponised on Twitter

By Lia Snijman Lia Snijman

7 min

‘If there’s one cyclist who can come back, it’s Nic Dlamini’

SANPARKS AGGRESSION

17 January 2020

‘If there’s one cyclist who can come back, it’s Nic Dlamini’

By Lia Snijman Lia Snijman

4 min

POWER CRISIS

17 December 2019

Going off the grid is a costly business

By Lia Snijman Lia Snijman

3 min

Stellenbosch University rocked by disputes over language policy

EXPLAINER

13 December 2019

Stellenbosch University rocked by disputes over language policy

By Lia Snijman Lia Snijman

5 min

Protesters demand that poor communities have access to healthy food

Maverick Citizen

10 December 2019

Protesters demand that poor communities have access to healthy food

By Lia Snijman Lia Snijman

3 min

Load shedding escalated to Stage 4 and cuts 'likely' to be extended, warns Eskom

NEWSFLASH

6 December 2019

Load shedding escalated to Stage 4 and cuts 'likely' to be extended, warns Eskom

By Lia Snijman Lia Snijman

2 min

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Latest Work

Probe launched into claims of homophobia after Pride Month celebration at DF Malan school

U-turn: Stellenbosch post office retracts decision to disallow payments of Covid-19 grants

Same-sex couple demands R2m in damages for ‘impairment of dignity’

Advocate launches fresh complaint over Judge Cameron’s appointment as Chancellor

Prohibition on Stellenbosch campus: A temporary solution for a long-term problem

EFF, Ndlozi have twenty-four hours to pay damages to journalists

Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan, a case study: When your name is weaponised on Twitter

‘If there’s one cyclist who can come back, it’s Nic Dlamini’

Going off the grid is a costly business

Stellenbosch University rocked by disputes over language policy

Protesters demand that poor communities have access to healthy food

Load shedding escalated to Stage 4 and cuts 'likely' to be extended, warns Eskom