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The number of international students on the Stellenbosch University campus is as high as ever. Jana Greyling asked these students how their campus lives in Stellenbosch are different from those at home. Dario Siegen, Switzerland, Media & Communication, University ofRead More
Ingrid Heÿdenrÿch When they had to decide where to end off their Wild Wild World tour, there was one country that stood out for Bastille: South Africa. According to Kyle Simmons, the the British band’s keyboardist, they had such anRead More
Die veelsydige Renaldo Schwarp (25) kan deesdae nie misgekyk word nie. As hy nie op die kassie tydens die weeklikse vermaaklikheidsprogram #GONS pronk nie, werk hy as programkoördineerder van Media24 se WeCan24-jeugprogram. Dan is daar ook sy laatnag radioprogram opRead More
Arleen Stone Veelbekroonde en wêreld-beroemde dosent en digter Marlene van Niekerk sal lesers eersdaags verras met iets wat hulle nie baie in die Afrikaanse letterkunde te sien kry nie. Dié professor in die departement Afrikaans en Nederlands aan die UniversiteitRead More
Arleen Stone A new and innovative online water saving campaign will soon aim to help Stellenbosch University (SU) to raise awareness amongst students around saving water. At the beginning of this month level 5 water restrictions were implemented in anRead More
Tess Vengadajellum Getting around in Stellenbosch while still taking the environment into consideration has become easier thanks to Poynt Bikes bicycle company. The company allows people to rent bicycles through an app. The bicycles can be picked up at differentRead More
Elodi Troskie Nicolaas de Jongh se kortfilm, Wilgerdal, is as honneursprojek gemaak en word in November bekendgestel. De Jongh is ’n honneursstudent in Drama en spesialiseer in regie. As deel van sy finalejaarsprojek, het hy C.J. Langenhoven se “Die BouvalRead More
Gizellede Götz With pink lips and free cupcakes, Venustia is helping PinkDrive support women diagnosed with breast cancer. Venustia has launched their ‘Pink Lip’ and ‘Donate and get a free cupcake’ initiatives on campus this week, encouraging students to raiseRead More
Ané van Zyl Student court has ruled that the 2014 version of the student constitution is valid and enforceable. This comes after Bernard Pieters, AfriForum Youth leader, approached the court alleging that the 2014 constitution (version 2.4) was never approvedRead More
George van Dyk The new residence head of Dagbreek wants to make Dagbreek a place where everyone feels at home. Grant Leukes, the previous assistant residence head of Metanoia, has replaced dr Johannes Albertus de Wet Strauss as the newRead More
Savanna Bosman With a brewery that kickstarted in 2007, Saggy Stone has introduced a beer and music festival taking place in February 2018. Based in the heart of Nuy Valley, the festival takes place from 10-11 February next year. In theRead More
Elodi Troskie Cape Town based electro band, Rumswinger, are soon starting their tour around South Africa and Namibia and will be bringing their “Nu Wave Electro Pop” to the Stellenbosch Craft Beer Festival in October. The band consists of CarlaRead More
Janke van Schalkwyk “Bly jy nog in die nuwe Suid-Afrika? Wel, dis super ou nuus!” ’n Groep tweedejaar drama studente van die US het met hulle debuutproduksie: Nuwe Republiek Van Die Nuwe Nuwe Suid-Afrika gewen by die Vrystaat Kunstefees asRead More
Arleen Stone In 2015 Justine Palframan achieved world renown when she won gold in the 400 m sprint at the World Student Games in Gwangju in South Korea, setting a new personal best of 51,27 seconds. In the same yearRead More
Savanna Bosman Maties Netball has faced many challenges this year. Despite the transition to a new coach and many injuries complicating the team structure, they’ve shown good form during the early stages of Varsity Netball. “This year has been veryRead More
Annerine Snyman Om ’n erfenis by Maties te laat, asook om saam met spelers herinneringe te bou, is twee van Ryan Bailey, die nuwe hoofafrigter van Maties Krieket, se doelwitte. Dít en natuurlik om trofees te wen. Bailey is inRead More
Jana Greyling Charl du Toit (24), ’n BEd-honneursstudent, is ’n bekende gesig op kampus sowel as op die atletiekbaan. Hy het reeds aan verskeie internasionale atletiekbyeenkomste deelgeneem en het by die 2016 Paralimpiese Spele in Rio twee goue medaljes inRead More
Elze Goosen There are multiple theories about our nickname, Maties. The two most well-known being the following: We became known as Maties because of the maroon tops that our rugby players wore which, to our rivalries, made us look likeRead More
Tess Vengadajellum A night spent in the Square doesn’t have to mean the end of your favourite pair of white sneakers anymore. The Sneaker Bar, which is a business started by two students based at the University of Pretoria (UP), cleansRead More
Teboho Mokonyana The Maties Women’s Football team has made significant progress in the SASOL Women’s League. This league is the top league in women’s football in the Western Cape, meaning that the team has developed well in a competitive environment.Read More