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By Flavia Davids To Idas Valley community leader Eon Hendrikse, activism is a way of life. Hendrikse and his co-founders Etienne Basson and Sylvin Thomas started the Idas Valley Community Trails Organisation, a non-profit (NPO), at the height of theRead More
By Flavia Davids Doctoral candidate Stanely Chindikani Msiska’s achievement at Camp 2030 made Stellenbosch University (SU) the topic of international acclaim. Camp 2030 is an innovation lab centred around realising the United Nations (UN)’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.Read More
By Flavia Davids The Maties’ Rugby 7s men’s team recently made Stellenbosch University (SU) proud by obtaining a bronze medal at the University Sports South Africa (USSA) tournament in Kimberly. The tournament took place from 24 to 25 September andRead More
BY FLAVIA DAVIDS A desire to create an affordable and easily accessible luxury brand for young people is what drove two Stellenbosch University (SU) students to start Cuban Fourth. Final-year BAcc student and Simonsberg Residence prim Simeon September, and MatieRead More
BY FLAVIA DAVIDS Stellenbosch University (SU) and South Africa (SA) will be represented in the upcoming Junior World Cup by star Maties hockey players Laylaa Davids and Caylin Maree. Davids and Maree were recently selected for the u. 21 AfricaRead More
BY FLAVIA DAVIDS Stellenbosch hip-hop band Dank Neighbourhood (DN) released their first single, titled “Tokyo Drift”, in September of last year. Two months later, the band’s producer and DJ, Thomas “Tee Sawce” Edwards (also known as “Sauce Side Up”) releasedRead More
BY FLAVIA DAVIDS In line with its mandate to serve the students of Stellenbosch University (SU), the Student Representative Council (SRC), in collaboration with the Academic Affairs Council (AAC), assisted students with outstanding debt by preparing appeals for readmission toRead More
BY FLAVIA DAVIDS 1985 – Anti-apartheid protest by Maties quashed by police and other students REVEREND John Green and Stellenbosch University (SU) student Lloyd Davids, who had been granted permission by Phillip Verster, the SU Student Representative Council (SRC) chairpersonRead More
BY FLAVIA DAVIDS Stellenbosch University (SU) has been catapulted into the world of scientific breakthroughs with the unexpected discovery of a potential cause of long-lasting COVID-19 symptoms (or “long COVID” as it is colloquially known). The Haematology Research Group, whichRead More
BY FLAVIA DAVIDS After weeks of caucuses, elections and campaigning, election season at Stellenbosch University (SU) is coming to a formal end. As the tenure of the 2020/2021 Student Representative Council (SRC) came to an end, new members were instatedRead More
BY FLAVIA DAVIDS The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way people interact with one another. This sentiment rings especially true for mentorship at Stellenbosch University (SU), a long-standing tradition of over 40 years. In order to gain insight into theRead More
BY FLAVIA DAVIDS Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Institutional Committee for Business Continuity (ICBC) has decided to focus on “academic integrity”, instead of student concerns with its decision to proceed with in-person assessments next week. This decision came after President Cyril RamaphosaRead More
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BY FLAVIA DAVIDS The University Sports South Africa (USSA) athletics competition recently made a champion out of Stellenbosch University (SU) athlete Sarah Copeland. The championship was hosted by the University of Johannesburg (UJ) from 13 -15 May. Copeland, a firstRead More
BY FLAVIA DAVIDS Just in time for Human Rights Day, Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Social Justice Team kicked off its year with a virtual first Social Justice Café meeting on Microsoft Teams. The atmosphere in the virtual room was jubilant asRead More