Official Student Newspaper
By Savannah Farris Two cars were stolen from the Eendrag Men’s Residence parking lot on Victoria Street, on 20 and 24 September. Two thefts in the span of four days prompted Die Matie to investigate the extent of car theftRead More
By Emma Giles The Student Court of Stellenbosch University unanimously overruled the Student Electoral Commission’s (SEC) decision to disqualify Ben Anderson as a member of the Students’ Representative Council (SRC). Anderson received the top number of votes (2 703) inRead More
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By Anica Hattingh For eight years, the Stellenbosch University Facilities Management (SUFM) Green Living Awards have celebrated the environmental sustainability initiatives of students across the Stellenbosch University (SU) campus. The aim of the awards evening is to highlight the innovationRead More
By Jana Gous Every week in South Africa, over 60 viable organs go unused – organs that could have saved dozens of lives. But a group of Stellenbosch medical students are challenging this tragic statistic head-on. Through the creation ofRead More
By Anica Hattingh Professor Pierre Goussard, a professor at Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Department of Paediatrics and Child Health and Head of Clinical Units for Paediatric Pulmonology and Paediatric Intensive Care (PICU) at Tygerberg Hospital, has embarked on a remarkable mission.Read More
By Emma Olivier The Student Representative Council (SRC) hosted the annual Student Transformation Indaba on Friday 3 October in the G.G. Cillié building. The event was opened by Prof. Nico Koopman, followed by a panel discussion with Stellenbosch University (SU)Read More
By Agnes Homwe At Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Engineering, innovation in teaching and learning is not merely encouraged; it is actively lived. This commitment recently earned the faculty the prestigious National University Teaching Award (NUTA 2025 Team Teaching Award), recognisingRead More
By Emma Olivier A mass of students dressed in black gathered outside Huis Russel Botman House last night, 11 November, in solidarity for victims and survivors of gender-based violence (GBV). This was in response to a video posted by aRead More
By Leah Falcon The 7th annual Social Justice Summit took place on 17 October and was organised by Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. This event took place following the SocialRead More
By Lilja Flohr At the 14th Annual Child Law Moot Court, Stellenbosch University (SU) competed in the national competition featuring top law schools across South Africa. The event took place from 19 to 20 September and was hosted by theRead More
By Eben Labuschagne Researchers at Stellenbosch University (SU) have identified three key proteins that could serve as a new target in the fight against Plasmodium falciparum. It is a parasite responsible for the high infectivity, survivability, and mortality rate ofRead More
By Leah Falcon, Kaylin Kotzee and Zandri van Greunen 7 October marks the second year of the current phase of the Israel-Palestine war, which forms part of a broader history of unrest that extends well before 1948. Student Action 4Read More
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By Lilja Flohr While most students were on their well-deserved semester break, the Stellenbosch University Choir (SUC) and its members travelled to Aarhus, Denmark, where they competed at the Interkultur 2025 Grand Prix of Nations European Choir Games. In total,Read More
By Leah Falcon On 13 August, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister, Mpho Parks Tau, published draft regulations in terms of the National Credit Act, and awaited comments from the public. The response was a mammoth rejection. The Department of Trade,Read More
Deur Anica Hattingh Die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) het op 1 Oktober ’n historiese oomblik gevier toe die 13de Rektor en Visekanselier, prof. Deresh Ramjugernath, ingehuldig is. Die seremonie, wat in die universiteit se Endler-saal gehou is, het universiteitsleiers, regeringsamptenare, studente,Read More
By Anica Hattingh Stellenbosch University (SU) inaugurated its 13th Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Deresh Ramjugernath, on 1 October. This historical moment brought together university leaders, government officials, students, staff and alumni into SU’s Endler Hall to celebrate the beginning ofRead More
by Mohammad Shabih What if the future of global communication was not only faster, but completely secure – impossible to hack or intercept? That’s the promise of the quantum internet, and researchers at Stellenbosch University (SU) have just brought usRead More
By Roosje Grobbelaar, Emma Giles and Emma Olivier on 24 September An interim SU Students’ Representative Council (SRC) will be inaugurated on 30 September, amidst unanswered questions about a candidate. On 29 August the election for the 2025/2026 SRC concluded. TheRead More
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By Tenisha-Kami Taylor With semester two in full swing, NSFAS (National Student Financial Aid Scheme) students are trapped in a crisis: no transport, no allowances for months, hungry for answers. Many say that they’ve been left in the dark, withRead More
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By Inge van der Westhuizen and Lilja Flohr On Thursday 14 August, at roughly 05:35, a fire started in one of the rooms of Irene Women’s Residence. Marina dos Santos, Vice Primaria of Irene, recalls, “I was sleeping when IRead More