Official Student Newspaper
By Zandri van Greunen Dr. Alfred Schaffer, ’n bekroonde digter en ’n senior dosent verbonde aan die Departement Afrikaans en Nederlands aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US), is in Desember 2025 as die wenner van die Van Ewijk-stigting se prestasieprys aangewys.Read More
By Emma Giles More than four months after the election of the Student Representative Council (SRC), Ben Anderson was officially reinstated as a SRC member for the 2025/2026 term, following a ruling by the Student Court. The third respondent inRead More
Nationally, students are experiencing problems with student debt. SU students also face uncertainty regarding registration blocks and allowance disbursements. Die Matie reports that many of these problems seem to be a result of inconsistent NSFAS payments. By Tenisha Taylor, ZandriRead More
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By Tenisha Taylor and Leah Falcon Background Despite classes starting on 10 February in 2025 at Stellenbosch University (SU), the annual living and accommodation allowances (“caps”) for 2025 were only confirmed in April. The caps were confirmed by the NationalRead More
By Leah Falcon South Africa was silent at 12:00 on 21 November as thousands across the country lay together in solidarity with the women of South Africa who have been victims and survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide. TheRead More
Deur Nina Guy ’n Interessante gesprek tussen Ilse Salzwedel, Jolyn Phillips, Karin Schimke, Leonie Joubert en Frederik de Backer het op 13 Oktober by die Toyota Woordfees plaasgevind, waar die vraag: “Hoe maak ’n mens ’n bestaan uit skryfwerk?” bespreekRead More
By Savannah Farris Two cars were stolen from the Eendrag Men’s Residence parking lot on Victoria Street, on 20 and 24 September. Two thefts in the span of four days prompted Die Matie to investigate the extent of car theftRead More
By Emma Giles The Student Court of Stellenbosch University unanimously overruled the Student Electoral Commission’s (SEC) decision to disqualify Ben Anderson as a member of the Students’ Representative Council (SRC). Anderson received the top number of votes (2 703) inRead More
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By Nina Guy The 15th annual Dagbreek Straatmyl, part of the annual Woordfees, transformed Stellenbosch’s Victoria Street into an athletics track on Wednesday, 15 October. Each year, the event brings together athletes of all ages, experience levels and backgrounds. Anyone,Read More
Deur Nina Guy Die 15de jaarlikse Dagbreek-straatmyl, wat deel vorm van die Toyota Woordfees, het Woensdag, 15 Oktober, Stellenbosch se Victoriastraat in ’n atletiekbaan verander. Die byeenkoms bring elke jaar atlete van alle ouderdomme saam, van jong kinders tot ervareRead More
By Tenisha Taylor The Woordfees and Aardklop’s 2025 staging of Boesman en Lena proves that Athol Fugard’s 1969 masterpiece is far from history. Performed on 19 October at Idas Valley Primary School, the production confronts apartheid not as a distantRead More
By Anica Hattingh For eight years, the Stellenbosch University Facilities Management (SUFM) Green Living Awards have celebrated the environmental sustainability initiatives of students across the Stellenbosch University (SU) campus. The aim of the awards evening is to highlight the innovationRead More
Deur Jana Burger Karen Zoid het by haar Woordfeeskonsert, Zoid Psalms, twee goed bewys: Eerstens, dat niemand die mees lukrake liedjies so goed soos sy kan kombineer nie (Laurika Rauch en Radiohead het nog nooit so goed geklink nie). EnRead More
By Lilja Flohr and Emma Olivier During this year’s Woordfees, the famous Afrikaans play Boklied made a comeback 28 years after its first performance in 1998 at the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (KKNK) in Oudtshoorn. Its premiere had generated considerableRead More
By Jana Gous Every week in South Africa, over 60 viable organs go unused – organs that could have saved dozens of lives. But a group of Stellenbosch medical students are challenging this tragic statistic head-on. Through the creation ofRead More
By Anica Hattingh Professor Pierre Goussard, a professor at Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Department of Paediatrics and Child Health and Head of Clinical Units for Paediatric Pulmonology and Paediatric Intensive Care (PICU) at Tygerberg Hospital, has embarked on a remarkable mission.Read More
By Rebecca Rossouw Into Style has returned once again to end off the spring season in the already blazing hot Stellenbosch. It has been a year since the Into Style duo, Marize Mulder, a MPhil (Interdisciplinary Arts Studies) student, andRead More
By Anica Hattingh On 15 October, two of South Africa’s athletes were inducted into the South African Hall of Fame during the 15th official Dagbreek Straatmyl, in honour of their success in athletics. One thing these two athletes have inRead More
Deur Anica Hattingh Op 15 Oktober is twee van Suid-Afrika se atlete ingehuldig in die Suid-Afrikaanse Heldesaal tydens die 15de amptelike Dagbreek-straatmyl, te ere van hul sukses in atletiek. Een ding wat dié twee atlete in gemeen het, is dieRead More
Deur Nina Guy Tydens die Toyota Woordfees het Mia Spies van Netwerk24 ’n inspirerende gesprek met Bertus Basson gehad oor sy pad na sukses. Die bekende sjef en restauranteur het vertel van sy vroeë dae in Engeland en Londen, waarRead More