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BY LUCAS MEYER Stellenbosch’s newest conquest, Bucketlist Stellenbosch (@bucketlist_stellies), has been a hot topic amongst students since the start of the semester. This rumoured-to-be brother and sister duo, as confirmed by Ravell Frans, a second-year BDiv student, has created aRead More
Baie geluk met 75 onverskrokke jare! In my tyd as hoofredakteur het ons die mas verander. “Onder beskerming van die Studenteraad” het verander na “’n onafhanklike studentekoerant”. Lank mag dit voortleef. Die Matie mag nooit die spreekbuis word van ’nRead More
Die laat 80’s: ’n oorvloed dramatiese nuusgebeure en die laaste stuiptrekkings van die nasionalistiese partymasjinerie… Die laat 1980’s was opwindende tye in Suid-Afrika. Ná jare van onrus en protes teen apartheid was daar toenemend gerugte van toenadering tot verbande politiekeRead More
BY FLAVIA DAVIDS The Students for Law and Social Justice (SLSJ), in partnership with Aurora, Pieke, Eendrag, Metanoia and Minerva are tackling period poverty with its “Dignity, Period” campaign.* Period poverty is when people have limited or no access toRead More
BY ILA ALBERTS You can be a real lifesaver. This is the central message of Nicola Kassier, a Stellenbosch University alumnus who donated bone marrow in February 2010 after registering at the South African Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR). Her donationRead More
BY ILA ALBERTS Die Matie asked students around campus how they felt about the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as the government’s vaccination programme. These were their responses. Francois van Wyk, eerstejaar-BCom (Bestuurswetenskappe)-student. Nie ingeënt nie. “Ek voel Suid-Afrika moet definitiefRead More
BY MFUNDO MASHIYA Anika Pretorius, Masters student in the Science Faculty, is a high profile athlete at Stellenbosch University (SU). Her incredible story is an inspiration to many. Pretorius lost 90% to 95% of her eyesight when she was inRead More
BY CARMEN COETSEE Professor Jonathan Jansen is an esteemed academic persona; not only in the South African academic context, but also on the international academic scene. Jansen has won numerous awards, including the Education Africa Lifetime Achiever Award and theRead More
BY GIUSEPPE RAJKUMAR GUERANDI It’s the most queer time of the year: Pride Month is upon us. On the surface, this would typically mean a month filled with glitter, celebrations and the commercialisation of rainbows slapped on bottles of AbsolutRead More
BY EMMANUEL EKENE OKERE Maties Tug-of-War prepares for their biggest challenge yet since their inception. The maroon lads are competing in the regional club championship on 22 May in Malmesbury. Head coach, Petrus Frick, has been strategically practicing overcoming theirRead More
BY AURELIA MOUTON Monolith South African rock band Fokofpolisiekar hits the Stellenbosch stage once again – this time it is acoustic. The band released an accompanying live album, The Sound of Fokof Unplugged, on 14 May. Their new album wasRead More
By Tivan Leak & William Sezoe Imagine a world in which everything is singularly centred around efficiency. Anything that hinders efficiency is immediately dispensed. In such a world, there is no room for multilingualism, because multilingualism may be regarded asRead More
By Mardene van Schalkwyk The past year has been challenging, but Stellenbosch University (SU) student entrepreneurs have proven their resilience. Jacobina Kalunduka, a third-year BAcc student, and Katja Marsiglia, a second-year BA (Visual Arts) student, are two such business owners. Read More
By Aurelia Mouton Cape Town band, Soco, formerly known as the South Easters, are back with a bang as they kick off this year with their new single “Stuff and Things”. Formed in 2014 in their drummer’s garage, the five-pieceRead More
By Jacques Marais The Karlsruhe Concert Duo from Germany has travelled the world and has been to over 70 countries – on all seven continents. Reinhard Armleder, cellist, and Dagmar Hartmann, pianist, are the two members of this musical duo. Read More
Deur Francu Krüger Khanya Dilima is onlangs beloon met sy eerste smaak van eersteklas krieket nadat hy in die Boland-seniorspan opgeneem is. Dié prestasie is ná talle ure se harde werk op en van die veld af met sterk vertoningsRead More
By Marianne Stewart The act of sourcing pre-loved garments has become a major trend in the last few years. Students mainly turn to thrifting because it is an affordable way for them to create a unique look for themselves. ThriftingRead More
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