Official Student Newspaper
By Nina Guy The 15th annual Dagbreek Straatmyl, part of the annual Woordfees, transformed Stellenbosch’s Victoria Street into an athletics track on Wednesday, 15 October. Each year, the event brings together athletes of all ages, experience levels and backgrounds. Anyone,Read More
Deur Nina Guy Die 15de jaarlikse Dagbreek-straatmyl, wat deel vorm van die Toyota Woordfees, het Woensdag, 15 Oktober, Stellenbosch se Victoriastraat in ’n atletiekbaan verander. Die byeenkoms bring elke jaar atlete van alle ouderdomme saam, van jong kinders tot ervareRead More
By Tenisha Taylor The Woordfees and Aardklop’s 2025 staging of Boesman en Lena proves that Athol Fugard’s 1969 masterpiece is far from history. Performed on 19 October at Idas Valley Primary School, the production confronts apartheid not as a distantRead More
By Anica Hattingh For eight years, the Stellenbosch University Facilities Management (SUFM) Green Living Awards have celebrated the environmental sustainability initiatives of students across the Stellenbosch University (SU) campus. The aim of the awards evening is to highlight the innovationRead More
Deur Jana Burger Karen Zoid het by haar Woordfeeskonsert, Zoid Psalms, twee goed bewys: Eerstens, dat niemand die mees lukrake liedjies so goed soos sy kan kombineer nie (Laurika Rauch en Radiohead het nog nooit so goed geklink nie). EnRead More
By Lilja Flohr and Emma Olivier During this year’s Woordfees, the famous Afrikaans play Boklied made a comeback 28 years after its first performance in 1998 at the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (KKNK) in Oudtshoorn. Its premiere had generated considerableRead More
By Jana Gous Every week in South Africa, over 60 viable organs go unused – organs that could have saved dozens of lives. But a group of Stellenbosch medical students are challenging this tragic statistic head-on. Through the creation ofRead More
By Anica Hattingh Professor Pierre Goussard, a professor at Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Department of Paediatrics and Child Health and Head of Clinical Units for Paediatric Pulmonology and Paediatric Intensive Care (PICU) at Tygerberg Hospital, has embarked on a remarkable mission.Read More
By Rebecca Rossouw Into Style has returned once again to end off the spring season in the already blazing hot Stellenbosch. It has been a year since the Into Style duo, Marize Mulder, a MPhil (Interdisciplinary Arts Studies) student, andRead More
By Anica Hattingh On 15 October, two of South Africa’s athletes were inducted into the South African Hall of Fame during the 15th official Dagbreek Straatmyl, in honour of their success in athletics. One thing these two athletes have inRead More
Deur Anica Hattingh Op 15 Oktober is twee van Suid-Afrika se atlete ingehuldig in die Suid-Afrikaanse Heldesaal tydens die 15de amptelike Dagbreek-straatmyl, te ere van hul sukses in atletiek. Een ding wat dié twee atlete in gemeen het, is dieRead More
Deur Nina Guy Tydens die Toyota Woordfees het Mia Spies van Netwerk24 ’n inspirerende gesprek met Bertus Basson gehad oor sy pad na sukses. Die bekende sjef en restauranteur het vertel van sy vroeë dae in Engeland en Londen, waarRead More
By Roosje Grobbelaar Tony Leon is the longest serving leader of the official opposition in the Parliament of democratic South Africa, and was also appointed by former president Jacob Zuma to serve the country as Ambassador to Argentina, Uruguay andRead More
Deur Jana Burger By wat net beskryf kan word as die feel good–konsert van hierdie jaar se Woordfees-vieringe, het “’n random band van Potch” op 16 Oktober in Jan Marais park kom optree. Die duo, Daniël Francois Marais en JohanRead More
By Nina Guy The Adam Small Theatre filled with smiling faces, from young children to seasoned dance enthusiasts, all excited to experience the masterpiece called SALT. The evening’s events moved between grace and surprise. The first act, “Reverie”, choreographed byRead More
By Anica Hattingh South African-born visual artist Zonia Nel-Scheffer has long captivated audiences with her distinctive paintings which delve into themes of solitude, identity and the human condition. Her work is marked by a sensitivity to emotional nuance and aRead More
By Kris Bence We’re at a tipping point; the threat of climate change and environmental degradation is the most prevalent it’s ever been. Our ecological realities in recent years have become defined by states of decay and the irreparable damageRead More
By Ella Bosman As spring has arrived in Stellenbosch, it seems fitting that it should be ushered in by the tune of African jazz. On Friday, 10 October, the Stellenbosch Conservatory spilled over with the enchanting melodies of Bheki Khoza’sRead More
Interview by Zara Leask Baggesen Following his memorable performance at Woordfees in Stellenbosch on 15 October, singer-songwriter Will Linley sat down with Die Matie to reflect on what felt like a true homecoming. The 24-year-old, who once called this townRead More
‘Binnerym van bloed’: Antjie Krog se afskeidswoorde Deur Jana Gous Daar is min skrywers wat so ’n groot impak op die Afrikaanse literêre landskap gemaak het soos Antjie Krog. Haar nuutste, en in haar eie woorde “laaste”, boek is ’nRead More