Official Student Newspaper
All you need to know about South Africa behind bars BY CARLA VISAGIE With the number of Coronavirus cases in South Africa rising to 402 on Monday, Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa, has announced extraordinary measures on Monday toRead More
BY BRYNLEY VAN AARDT An incidence of alleged negligence by a Metanoia House Committee (HK) member resulted in the said HK member handing in their letter of resignation. Five days later, this letter was formally rejected by Metanoia Prim, LeonRead More
BY EMMANUEL EKENE OKERE THE Men’s first-year 11-a-side tournament, which has been on going at the Lentelus Sportsground, has finally reached its climax with two popular residences – Simonsberg and Academia, set to go head-to-head against each other in theRead More
BY SIBELLA SWANEPOEL If your phone is full of gym selfies, or if you’re sick and tired of grass burns, perhaps you should give fencing a try. The Maties fencing club is well established and has been around for years.Read More
BY KARLA VAN DER MERWE DIE Kaapstad-Fietstoer, beter bekend as die Argus, het vanjaar sy42ste wedren op 8 Maart aangebied. Die wêreldbekende 109 km lange fietstoer was vanjaar egte op ’n unieke manier deur ’n groep Maties aangepak. Die Hippocampus-span,Read More
THE Blue Jeans Duo believes their music to be like a good old pair of jeans: versatile, timeless and, in the words of member, Jeannie Botes, “something that can be put on every day”. This dynamic duo consists of BernoRead More
This St Patrick’s Day is sure to be a memorable one with The Plastics, Dope Folks and Kontras taking over the stage at Aandklas on 18 March. Earlier this year The Plastics blessed us with the magic that is the BrightRead More
DEUR MARELI SWART * Vertaal deur Dominique Fuchs Dit was die een dag van die jaar wat Willows nie verantwoordelik was vir die geraas afkomstig van Wilgenhof se vierkant nie. Die 2020 Molassesêr-finaal het op Woensdag 4 Maart plaasgevind metRead More
BY WESSEL KRIGE There has never been a topic that has caused as much day-drinking and panic as Climate Change. In a world where young people are constantly confronted by the end of days, two Matie societies decided to teamRead More
TOM Janisch en Tom Grubb het onlangs talle studente se koppe laat draai toe hulle op die Rooiplein naamgenote gesoek het om by hul Tom-vereniging aan te sluit. Janisch vertel dat hy en Grubb verlede jaar in dieselfde seksie inRead More
BY GIUSEPPE GUERANDI I arrived in Stellenbosch in 2018, anxious and uncertain. As someone who had spent years cultivating confidence and assurance in my queer identity, my preconceptions of this environment were less than reassuring. As someone placed in anRead More
BY SEBASTIAN UYS THE Budget Speech delivered on Wednesday 26 February by our Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni, and was met with mixed responses from the South African public. Some were positive, thanking the treasury for avoiding tax increases andRead More
BY JACQUES BOTHMA It is inevitable that when one superstar is absent, another will rise to stardom. This was the case for Gardeo Isaacs, a third year BCom (Management Science) student who, in the absence of world champion Wayde vanRead More
BY KESIA ABRAHAMS Monday night saw the continuation of an age old rivalry between FNB Maties and FNB Ikeys at Danie Craven stadium. Luck was fortunately on Maties side as they ended off with a hard fought win, accomplishing theirRead More
BY AMERYN PETERS IN light of International Women’s day having been on 8 March, several events took place highlighting issues relating to gender and gender-based violence. One of these events included a collaboration between the Students for Law and SocialRead More
BY LESEDI MNISI The theme of the Ubuntu Learning Community (ULC) short course for 2020 is “We are because I am: Changing selves and communities”. This theme will be explored through the perspectives of law, literature, history, visual/performing arts andRead More
BY WILLIAM SEZOE PROF. Menán du Plessis, navorsingsgenoot by die Departement Algemene Taalwetenskap, is op 6 Maart vir die Hiddingh Currie-toekenning deur UNISA bekroon vir haar uitgebreide navorsing op die verlore Khoisan-taal Kora (of !Ora in die taal self). DitRead More
BY TOM LEE Prof Thuli Madonsela, the Law Trust Chair in Social Justice at Stellenbosch University (SU), members of the SU Student Representative Council (SRC) and certain student political organisations, officially launched the Action for Inclusion campaign at a specialRead More
BY MART-MARIE SERFONTEIN Die stof rondom Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se nuwe kanselier, Edwin Cameron, het steeds nie gaan lê nie. Kontroversie rondom sy verkiesing tot die posisie het voorverlede Vrydag weer kop uitgesteek toe daar op 28 Februarie ’n klagRead More
Thrifting has become a major trend, especially among younger generations, who often prefer a unique, pre-loved item to mass-produced clothing. We have already shown you the best thrift shops in Stellies in our previous edition (see Die Matie of 26 February 2020).Read More