Official Student Newspaper
By Louis Kruger “Classical music is pretty rock and roll, if you think about it,” says conductor and artistic director of the Winelands Philharmonic Orchestra (WPO) Reghardt Kühn, before leading the orchestra into Tchaikovsky’s “Marche Slave”. Indeed it can beRead More
By Liam Jean Pierre This year a “billion people” got to watch the light leave the eyes of Oscar nominees that didn’t quite cut it. Although the validity of the Oscars is annually called into question by some, that doesn’tRead More
By Brooke-Lee Jaftha Sonop Ladies Residence hosted their first First Thursday Market of the year on 5 March 2026. It was a marvelous night filled with music, food, clothes and the smiles of the ladies in yellow. Sonop tries toRead More
By Agnes Homwe For first-year BDatSci student Emile Badenhorst, the world of statistical learning isn’t the only place requiring intense focus and stamina. As a high-level equestrian athlete, Badenhorst has recently galloped into the spotlight. He serves as the captainRead More
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By Maia Scheepers “It is as if it was designed to be marketed as accessible, rather than designed to be used by people who rely on it,” said Cristen Koegelenberg, final-year LLB student. Wheelchair-using students at Stellenbosch University (SU) sayRead More
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By Nicola Reyneke The Maties Beer Appreciation Society (MBAS) has been bringing students with a shared love for beer together since around 2017, hosting weekly tastings every Tuesday. The society introduces members to a variety of beer styles and brews,Read More
By Jana Burger Effective from 1 March, the Stellenbosch Municipality has put Level 2 Water Restrictions in place. In a notice released on 1 March, they describe the implementation of these restrictions as “a responsible and measured intervention to manageRead More
Deur Nina Guy In Maart vanjaar het die mediamaatskappy, MultiChoice, aangekondig dat hulle hul stromingsplatform, Showmax, gaan sluit, wat die einde van een van Afrika se grootste plaaslike stromingsdienste ná meer as ‘n dekade beteken. Die besluit volg op ‘nRead More
By Nina Guy In March this year, MultiChoice announced that it would discontinue its streaming platform, Showmax, marking the end of one of Africa’s most ambitious local streaming services after more than a decade. The decision follows a strategic review ofRead More