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By Kobus Erasmus In the auditorium of the Endler hall, surrounded by 500 other people all completely captivated, the Stellenbosch University (SU) choir delivered a tour de force of a performance. Effortlessly executing microtonal shifts and multiple key-changes in theRead More
By Ané Havenga Will Linley took the industry by storm with his hit single, Miss me (when you’re gone), and his EP, Kill all my feelings. His music is all over radio stations as he is quickly becoming a householdRead More
By Amber April From the Karoo, three men came together to share their love for music. What started as a band of two brothers called “Brother Brother” became a trio made up of three multifaceted individuals with one passion –Read More
By Ila Alberts Spioenasie, intrige en verbode liefde – onder normale omstandighede is dit ’n wenresep vir enige drama. Gooi egter geskiedkundige akkuraatheid en struggle-legendes daarby, en jy het draaiboek skrywer Paul du Toit se veelbekroonde The Unlikely Secret AgentRead More
By Anakin Curtis All roads led to Cloof Wine Estate on the weekend of 7-9 October as thousands of people made their pilgrimage to South Africa’s premier music festival, Rocking the Daisies. After an almost three-year covid-induced hiatus, festival goersRead More
By Kobus Erasmus Bongeziwe Mabandla’s musical journey is a decade in the making. The Johannesburg-based artist was born in Worcester and raised in the small town of Tsolo in the Eastern Cape. Mabandla explained the important role music played inRead More
By Lize Bekker Being a student is quite tricky, but balancing a degree and pursuing a singing career is way trickier. John Graayenstein, a third year BA(Drama and Theatre studies) student at Stellenbosch University, is doing exactly this. Graayenstein startedRead More
Deur Ané Havenga Angie Oeh se eerste tattoo was ’n smiley op haar gesig, haar antwoord op amper alles is Post Malone, en nee, sy is nie Yolandi Visser nie, maar tog is daar meer agter hierdie Pretoriaanse mumble rapper. Read More
Album Review By Lesedi Mnisi Beyoncé’s renaissance has begun, and she has shared her revival and artistic evolution with the world through her new album RENAISSANCE. The highly anticipated album, which is the first of a three-act project and theRead More
By Sibella Swanepoel The long-awaited quad party recently took place, and there was glitter—lots of it. The quad party, which was hosted on 5 August, is held every year to raise funds for the final-year visual arts students’ Graduate ArtRead More
By Ciara Shaye Seaman Dorp Bar’s weekly Comedy Nights were recently brought back with a line-up to honour Women’s Month. On Monday 1 August, a show of comediennes kept the audience entertained with an hour of laughter and self-deprecating advice. Read More
Jean-Miri Olivier Until feminist activists started the feminist art movement in the 1960s, many feminists felt that female creatives had been undervalued for decades. The movement shifted cultural attitudes and dismantled gender barriers in the creative industries. In honour ofRead More
Deur Bradley Grovers Die Première Teaterfees is terug nadat dit verlede jaar weens die COVID-19-pandemie aanlyn was. Die fees was vanjaar by die Adam Small Teater gehou met dramaproduksies wat vanaf Dinsdag 19 Julie tot Saterdag 23 Julie opgevoer is. Read More
By Emma Hamman The cold bite in the air won’t stop the fools from going to festivals. Fool’s Gold Social Bar is once again hosting a fun-filled festival, Fool’s Day Out, on 30 July and is bringing some of theRead More
By Jani Roux The Rupert Museum is preparing to cater for the art-loving Maties amongst us with its next Museum Saturday event. On the last Saturday of every month, the Rupert Museum opens its doors to the public at noRead More
Deur Emma Hamman Die gewilde Carry 6 Packer-afsluitingspartytjie is Saterdag 23 Julie by die Van Der Stel-sportgronde herleef. Wilgenhof-manskoshuis se weeklange “kwottie” (quad-krieket) en vyf-per-kant- sokkertoernooi is terug vir die eerste keer sedert die pandemie en die vieringe was groterRead More
By Anakin Curtis De Wallen is bringing its unique brand of “Dirty, Sexy Rock ‘n Roll” to the legendary Thursday band nights at Bohemia. Starting on 4 August, Bohemia will be hosting their latest concert series titled “Zamalekker Rock ‘n’Read More
By Skyla Thornton AS they limbered up, straightened their iconic red beanies and tuned their instruments for their next performance, Die Matie spoke to Murray.’s lead singer and guitarist, Leonardo Angelucci about the Cape Town-based band. With the inspiration behindRead More
By Kezia Daniels Freelance photographer Pierre Rommelaere is no stranger to the Stellenbosch nightlife and music scene. Rommelaere has been in the photography game since 2011, and started visiting bars and venues all over Stellenbosch and Cape Town in 2012Read More
By Ciara Shaye Seaman It is said that it takes Stellenbosch residents a month to settle into the chill of winter before going out regularly again, but why wait? Whether students want to support their peers or expose themselves toRead More