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by Ané Havenga Sailing Both the first and second team competed at Teewatersdam winning silver. Maties Sailors, Chiara Fruet and Hamilton Slater ranking among the Top 6 USSA sailors for 2024. Golf After a tough week in Bloemfontein, Maties men’sRead More
Dress to impress [yourself] by Jani Roux Maybe you grew up in a town where self-expression wasn’t always an option, or perhaps you’ve hesitated to embrace your true style aesthetic. If that sounds familiar, take this as your sign toRead More
by Margaret Louw With the beginning of a new year, Stellenbosch is once again swarmed by lots of lost students beginning their first year. Whether in a residence or CSC, all newcomers in Welcoming will be shepherded around by aRead More
by Kezia Daniels Maties Women’s Rugby is set to enter an exciting new chapter under the leadership of its newly appointed head coach, Aneesah Adams. A passionate and experienced figure in the sport, Adams brings a wealth of knowledge andRead More
by Emma Olivier The annual welcoming of new comers to Stellenbosch University (SU) culminates in Vensters, a highly anticipated event and a chance for newcomers to get to know each other and celebrate a new chapter in their lives. ThisRead More
by Holly Clowes If you’ve managed to secure student accommodation amidst Stellenbosch’s ongoing housing crisis, congratulations – that’s half the battle won. Now, the next step is turning your new space into a comfortable and functional home. Whether you’re livingRead More
Laura Mutyambizi All the way from Zimbabwe, Bongani Tendai Percy Mashange is the first Visual Arts student in Stellenbosch University to upgrade his master’s dissertation to a PhD. Mashange’s focus was on contemporary jewellery that explores the different forms ofRead More
Rebecca Rossouw Januarie was ’n warrelwind van ’n maand vir Suid-Afrikaanse netbal. Die drie-toets Margaret Beckford-Sonskynreeks teen Jamaika het op 18, 22 en 25 Januarie 2025 plaasgevind. Met ’n opwindende nuwe ontwikkeling vir Netball South Africa het die SPAR BabyRead More
by Jana Gous and Eben Labuschagne Stellenbosch is a cool place, filled with cool people who live and breathe music. Holed up in bars across town, the Stellies music scene has nurtured an ever changing, ever hungry subculture based aroundRead More
by Grace Henderson The ascent from high school to university is a wonderfully overwhelming and busy amalgamation of opportunity, new-found independence, self-exploration, and inevitably navigating the reality that you are no longer a big fish in a small pond. ThisRead More
by Nina Goosen Kyla Raoult, a MSc Polymer Science graduate from Stellenbosch University, has made progress towards a non-hormonal, reversible male contraceptive. Raoult developed a hydrogel that, when placed up the vas deferens, would filter sperm out of seminal fluidRead More