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Anke van der Merwe Four Maties Young Guns squad members were selected for the Junior Bok team that played on tour in the United Kingdom (UK). Daniël Jooste and Sazi Sandi played in the starting line-up in the Boks’ opening match against Scotland which took place onRead More
Adrienne van der Merwe & Dillon Henwood With 21 various sport clubs, Stellenbosch University (SU) aims to accommodate the array of sport interests of its students. Maties Surfing combines the elements of nature, sea, amusement and camaraderie. Maties Surfing was introduced inRead More
Elodi Troskie ’n Dosent aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US), Johannes de Villiers, se nuutste boek, Kalmte in die malle gejaag, is die afgelope paar weke nommer een op Exclusive Books se topverkoperlys. Sy boek handel oor mindfulness vir besige mense,Read More
Courtney Williams SecondNature is a project started by South African music producers Sebastian Kühne & Emil de Beer. The SecondNature sound is accustomed to a combination of aggressive basslines and driving drum work in their genre of club focused, Avant-Garde Electronic music. They have enveloped themselves in undergroundRead More
S.Z Minnaar Diegene wat verlede week verby die Thom geloop het, sou ’n paar kleurvolle karakters gewaar het. Dit was egter nie ’n weeklange huisfondsdans nie, maar die US drama-departement wat Raponsie op die planke gebring het. Raponsie is ’n kinderteaterstuk wat losweg op die verhaal van dieRead More
Jonathan Frost Stellenbosch University (SU) announced the election of four new members chosen to represent the University Council, two of which have served on the Council previously. SU is currently reviewing the statute which, amongst others, determines the composition of its legal bodies. This means the electorates will haveRead More
Lucy Bryant Following a post on the “Stellies Rage” Facebook page, which accused bouncers of violent conduct at the popular Stellenbosch nightclub, Catwalk, attention has fallen upon the nightclub and its bouncers. The post, anonymously created on 5 May 2018,Read More
Jonathan Frost & Dillon Henwood PSO membership dues at Stellenbosch University (SU) are causing controversy among inactive participants. Students residing in private accommodation are compelled to pay an annual membership subscription notwithstanding their participation status. The University states that aRead More
Dané Eloff “Ek is vir ewig dankbaar vir die oomblikke en die verhoudings wat gebeur.” Só beskryf dr. Suzanne Ferreira, dosent aan die departement Sportwetenskap en bekende afrigter van Paralimpiese atlete, haar reis met parasport. Ferreira kom van Patensie in die Oos-Kaap af “wat ’n baie klein plattelandse dorpieRead More
Kara van der Berg James Murphy, ’n HonsBCom (Finansiëlebestuur)-student, het ’n ver pad gekom sedert hy begin studeer het. Murphy het Stellenbosch toe gekom om hokkie te speel vir Maties, maar het as ’n Matie-rugbyspeler opgeëindig. “Ek is gevra om vir Academia in die eerstejaars toernooi te speel, maarRead More
Ananje Fourie I fell pregnant just after I got engaged and turned 21 years old. I know what you are thinking, I’m crazy! Since then I got married, Luca, my son, was born, I turned 22 and Luca is nowRead More
Wianda Gilliland Directors: Anthony and Joe Russo Running time: 156 minutes Genre: Fantasy/Science Fiction Age restriction: 13 LV The long wait is finally over. After 18 films leading up to it, the biggest superhero movie of the year, Avengers: InfinityRead More
Rebecca Pitt “Yes, we do have a new constitution in South Africa (SA), but are the laws and legislations actually being promoted? That is the crux of the issue,” discussed panellists at the talk on queer rights on 10 May 2018. A discussion on queerRead More
Courtney Williams & Dillon Henwood Two emerging Maties cricket team members, David Bedingham and Faye Tunnicliffe, impressed at the Annual Boland Cricket Board Awards. Bedingham was accredited Player of the Year as well as Three Day Player of the Year, and Tunnicliffe scooped awards for SA Women’sRead More
Elodi Troskie Mercy Kannemeyr (23) is stilweg besig om groot geraas in die dramabedryf te maak. Kannemeyer is tans met haar meestersgraad in toegepaste teater besig. Dit is teater met ’n spesifieke fokus op sosiale verandering en verbetering. In haarRead More
Ingrid Heÿdenrÿch This week a campaign surrounding mental health was launched by the SRC, UNASA and Queer US. It constantly gets pushed on us: Look after yourself, take care of your mental health, ask for help when it all getsRead More
KuKo recently announced that “Sêr” will now be referred to as “SU Acapella”. Hélene Leonard spoke to Maties to hear how they feel about the name change. “I think it’s more inclusive and it’s time for Stellenbosch University to startRead More
Elodi Troskie The honour of featuring on Style Indaba’s Instagram page is not one that has been bestowed on everyone, since only the best is good enough for their more than 1 500 followers. The fashion-forward curators of @style_indaba celebratedRead More
Tamunodein Princewell From the beginning of time the black woman has always had to endure more pain than any other socio-grouping. Pain that is both psychologically and physically manifested. In the socio-hierarchical structure of the world, men are placed aboveRead More
We are giving away five double tickets to the Wine and Craft Beer festival, presented by MFM. To enter, use the hashtag #DieMatieWinner on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter. The Wine and Craft Beer festival is taking place at Knorhoek Wine Farm on 19 May 2018 from 11am-10pm. TheRead More