Established 1941
JADE KERCHHOFF When he was thirteen years old, Mhlengi Ngcobo was diagnosed with high blood pressure of which the apparent onset was because of his consumption of caffeine – especially in the form of coffee. He discovered that the caffeineRead More
LISA DE CLERCQ Let’s be frank. Sometimes life gives you lemons in a never ending supply. The story of Phumzile September – 48 year old, third year BA Social Work student at Stellenbosch University (SU) – proves, however, that noRead More
MARIE MJACU Let’s face it – exams have snuckup on most of us. One moment we were living our best silly-season lives, and the next we were moving into the bib and using up our entire COB quota on coffee.Read More
RENÉ ESTERHUYSE Dit is maklik om as ’n moeë student eerder bietjie later te slaap en om betyds daardie 08:00 klas te haal en ontbyt oor te slaan. Irene Labuschagne van die Voeding Inligtingsentrum van die Universiteit Stellenbosch (NICUS) meenRead More
CARLA VISAGIE Student feedback is a part of every lecture series or module at Stellenbosch University (SU). It enables students to evaluate their lecturers through the filling in of forms or the completion of questionnaires. The Centre for Teaching andRead More
LAUREN WESLEY-SMITH & RENÉ ESTERHUYSE In a massive musical collaboration at Stellenbosch University, musicians from all throughout Stellenbosch united to perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s epic Ninth Symphony in the Endler Hall. Joined together onstage were the University of Stellenbosch SymphonyRead More
CARLA VISAGIE For the Stellenbosch University (SU) Botanical Garden, 2018 held many memorable moments. These include its accreditation by the Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) in June, and another Accredited Conservation Practitioner in August. Another significant highlight was the recentRead More
ROXANNE MOONEYS October is Mental Health Awareness Month in South Africa. Stellenbosch University (SU) marked World Mental Health Day on 10 October with a series of programmes, events and talks on campus and radio. The Listen Learn and Live (LLL)Read More
ZOË HUMAN Maties Wi-Fi and its accompanying Inetkey seems to be getting the students of Stellenbosch University (SU) all worked up. Maties Wi-Fi and Inet- key acts as a staple for many Stellen- bosch students, especially those staying in universityRead More
ALLISON MATROOS A hundred years has passed for Stellenbosch University (SU). For many of these, student societies have been around to witness the growth and change of the university of which they form a part. Some have withstood the testRead More
MONTANNA ESSEY 553 students. These were the humble beginnings of Stellenbosch University. Now the number of students is nearly ten times that number with 5076 students in just the faculty of science alone.This faculty had equally humble beginnings – asRead More
Deslene Prins The Stellenbosch University (SU) Equality Unit hosted two guests from New York University’s Office of Global Inclusion, Diversity and Strategic Innovation: Dr. Lisa Coleman, the Senior Vice President, and Monroe France, the Associate vice president. The goal ofRead More