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Arleen Stone In 2015 Justine Palframan achieved world renown when she won gold in the 400 m sprint at the World Student Games in Gwangju in South Korea, setting a new personal best of 51,27 seconds. In the same yearRead More
Savanna Bosman Maties Netball has faced many challenges this year. Despite the transition to a new coach and many injuries complicating the team structure, they’ve shown good form during the early stages of Varsity Netball. “This year has been veryRead More
Annerine Snyman Om ’n erfenis by Maties te laat, asook om saam met spelers herinneringe te bou, is twee van Ryan Bailey, die nuwe hoofafrigter van Maties Krieket, se doelwitte. Dít en natuurlik om trofees te wen. Bailey is inRead More
Jana Greyling Charl du Toit (24), ’n BEd-honneursstudent, is ’n bekende gesig op kampus sowel as op die atletiekbaan. Hy het reeds aan verskeie internasionale atletiekbyeenkomste deelgeneem en het by die 2016 Paralimpiese Spele in Rio twee goue medaljes inRead More
Elze Goosen There are multiple theories about our nickname, Maties. The two most well-known being the following: We became known as Maties because of the maroon tops that our rugby players wore which, to our rivalries, made us look likeRead More
Lisa de Clercq Of dit nou fietsry, visvang of braai is, ’n mens kan baie dinge by jou pa leer terwyl jy grootword. Marcos Jordaan, tans honneursstudent in Bestuursrekeningkunde by Maties, het by sy pa geleer om fudge te maak.Read More
Tess Vengadajellum A night spent in the Square doesn’t have to mean the end of your favourite pair of white sneakers anymore. The Sneaker Bar, which is a business started by two students based at the University of Pretoria (UP), cleansRead More
Teboho Mokonyana The Maties Women’s Football team has made significant progress in the SASOL Women’s League. This league is the top league in women’s football in the Western Cape, meaning that the team has developed well in a competitive environment.Read More
Kara van der Berg Maties cricket player Kyle Simmonds has been selected to play for the Stellenbosch Kings in the T20 Global League. The T20 Global League allows only two under 23 players to be included in the eight competing teams’Read More
Dané Dooge The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) urgently needs donors to come forward, especially blood group O donors. SANBS announced last week that they are running low on stock. According to the official SANBS website, blood supply inRead More
Kathryn van den Berg “Think global, Act Local” is a phrase which 20-year-old Stellenbosch University student Kayla Arnold embodies. She was selected as the human rights youth ambassador of the United Nations of South Africa (UNASA). As a result ofRead More
Tess Vengadajellum Vensters will undergo another transformation next year: the MAD2 project will now be known as Connect. The Prim Committee has collectively decided to reshape Vensters by implementing a series of changes. The new project is more feasible and sustainableRead More
Rebecca Pitt The challenge most 21st century leaders face is an attitude of entitlement, said Nox Makunga at the Wimbledon and Rubix clusters’ talk. The 21st Century Leadership Talk, hosted by Eendrag men’s residence, was intended to start a conversationRead More
George van Dyk Stellenbosch University (SU) has placed higher on the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for 2018. It is now in the 351-400 category. In 2017, it was in the 401-500 category. In the BRICS (Brazil, Russia,Read More