Official Student Newspaper
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
Marie Mjacu & Dillon Henwood Huis Visser, a men’s residence at Stellenbosch University (SU), hosted an event for their “old boys,” former members of the residence, on 4 May which took a turn when these former residents started singing Die Stem. The event was ended when this happenedRead More
Gizellede Götz The Stellenbosch University Chamber Choir (SUCC) will be entertaining students for R20 with a fundraising concert this Thursday. The choir performed as Artist Choir in Residence to the World Youth and Children’s Choir Festival hosted in Hong Kong in July 2017. “SUCC was noticed byRead 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 ofRead More
Visting hours in residences have been a hot topic on Stellenbosch University’s campus. Hélene Leonard spoke to a few residents of various residences on campus, asking them what their thoughts are on their residence’s visiting hours. Munashe Matingo Eendrag VisitingRead More
Dillon Henwood I recently attended a wedding and witnessed two of my closest friends tie the knot. What made this particular wedding so beautiful to me wasn’t the sumptuousness or extravagance of the event; it was their ‘redamancy’ – aRead More
Lucy Bryant The Amnesty International Stellenbosch branch is hosting a clothes and blankets drive to distribute to those in need this winter. The drive commenced on 23 April and will end on 4 May (Friday). Ornila Serga, outreach coordinator ofRead More
Luke Smith PXLS take the shape and form of a five-piece permanently-evolving psychedelic punk band that is a little rough around the edges, but that is how they like it. The band is made up of Ruan Vos (lead guitar),Read More
Floral prints were all the rage at this year’s annual Cheese and Wine festival, and all the cool kids were seen sporting sunglass straps. Experimenting was definitely in style with some sleek all-white ensembles standing out from the crowd. Guys opted forRead More
George van Dyk Contrary to the lung disease their name references, Black Lung is breathing fresh new material into the South African psychedelic rock scene and aims to continue doing so for the foreseeable future. Birthed in 2012, the bandRead More
Ingrid Heÿdenrÿch It’s very easy to get down in the dumps about life. Tests are everywhere, food is expensive and sometimes it’s just too easy to get mad at people. During my conversation with Prof. Thuli Madonsela last week (readRead More
Lisa de Clerq Om terug te gee aan die gemeenskap is die idee wat sentraal tot die Bettie Harmsen-studiebeurs lê. Dit is ook wat die Maties Gardeo Isaacs en Justine Palframan, die eerste ontvangers van die studiebeurs, beplan. Bettie HarmsenRead More
Ingrid Heÿdenrÿch Former public protector on her childhood, the new president and Wim de Villiers. Being thrown back into an academic environment is a welcome break for the country’s former public protector, advocate and professor Thuli Madonsela. “The transition hasRead More
Anke van der Merwe Maties Sport se atlete is deesdae gereeld in die internasionale nuus. Die rede hiervoor is dat hulle so goed presteer en die koshuisligas is self nie agter as dit by talent kom nie. Vir daardie studenteRead More
Thembeka Ngwenya Maties res soccer provides a platform for male and female residences/PSOs at Stellenbosch University (SU) to play against each other and develop players’ potential. This is one of the benefits of the residence soccer league, said Ellroy Smith,Read More
Hayley Grammer Ten academic courses to be “decolonised” over the next two years. Stellenbosch University (SU) has made plans to decolonise several academic courses over the next two years without consulting student leaders and committees. The programmes to go under reviewRead More