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Studente se sakgeld streel Stellenbosch se ekonomie
TIVAN LEAK ’n Onlangse studie deur die Buro vir Ekonomiese Navorsing (BER) wys dat Stellenbosse studente weet hoe om behoorlik op te dok. Daar is beraam dat 20% van die Stellenbosch munisipaliteit, wat Stellenbosch, Pniel en Franschoek insluit, se ekonomieRead More
Rector sweats for #Move4food
KATHRYN VAN DEN BERG Prof Wim de Villiers – Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University (SU) –gave a “shout-out” to the supporters of #Move4Food who “took the problem to heart and acted. Well Done.” This was expressed in a shortRead More
Deep Learning Indaba bevorder AI
LEMUEL BLIGNAUT Die tweede Deep Learning Indaba het Vanaf 9 tot 14 September by die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) plaasgevind. Die Indaba was gefokus op die toekoms van masjienleer in Afrika, en die effek wat dit kan hê. Daar is spesiRead More
High spirits in Con Court over Marijuana ruling
NICHOLAS CARROLL Tuesday 22 September saw, amid celebrations in the public gallery, Zondo ACJ deliver theConstitutional Court’s unanimous judgment partially con rming a 2017 decision of the Western Cape High Court concerning the use, possession and cultivation of cannabis. TheRead More
Quality art pieces to buy on a tight student budget
ROXANNE MOONEYS Most students are familiar with the feeling of moving into a new room at residence or into a new flat and having no idea how to decorate the bleak and blank walls you will have to look atRead More
SRC 2018: What do the numbers say?
HELÉNE LEONARD The newly elected Student Repre-sentative Council (SRC) are aspiring to great heights with a new year lying ahead of them. So far, meetings regarding the election of the internal committee, as well as the chairperson of the SRC,Read More
Womxn Coalition demands changes to SU policies
LISA DE CLERCQ Stellenbosch Womxn’s Coalition held a meeting on Thursday 20 September to inform students of their aim to change Stellenbosch University’s (SU) policy on sexual violence. According to Inge Odendaal, Political Sciences Honors student and part of StellenboschRead More
Harry Potter Maraton by Pulp Teater
Lumos Maxima!Die Pulp-filmvereniging het Vrydag, 21 September hulle jaarlikse Harry Potter- marathon gehou. Die marathon het om 20:00 met die eerste fliek in die reeks, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, afgeskop waarna al die flieks in die reeks vertoonRead More
Multicultural festivities at fun Food Evening
MARIE MJACU The International Food Evening hosted by Stellenbosch University (SU) International was a festive and colourful evening full of tasty food and vibrant people. The event, which happens once a semester, is designed to allow international students a chanceRead More
Rum the Fox: Nuwe vos loop in die Bosch
HELÉNE LEONARD Die nuutste studentebesigheid, Rum the Fox, is ontwikkel deur twee Matie-studente, Clara Holm, ’n BSc-student, en Megan Muller, ’n BRek-student. Die twee studente het met dié nuwe minimalistiese klere-ontwerpbesigheid vorendag gekom nadat hulle ’n hemp met ’n jakkalsRead More
Green Matter: More than just a bursary programme
TALITHA JOUBERT Green Matter Fellowship encourages camederie, fellowship and peer excellence with people from di erent universities. While encouraging individual excellence, it is also about building contacts with people in the industry, building personal and professional relationships, having a mentorRead More
Koshuishokkie: Die dag breek oor ’n astro
LEMUEL BLIGNAUT Dagbreek se Badgers het ’n hok- kiestokkie voor die manne van Helderberg se drome in die winterkoshuisliga naal gesteek. Na ’n e ens swak vertoning in die eerste helfte van Donderdag 21 September se wedstryd, het Dagbreek ’nRead More
Former ‘Die Matie’ editor walks away with Africa Thesis Award in Holland
KATHRYN VAN DEN BERG Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Adriaan Steyn is not only the recipient of the Africa Thesis Award 2017, but is also completing a PhD in African Studies at Harvard University on a full scholarship. The award was presentedRead More