Official Student Newspaper
TOM LEE Canapax, a cannabis franchise that has established itself throughout South Africa, has opened one of its stores in Stellenbosch. The store specialises in the trade of various medicinal indigenous plants, such as Buchu and other root extracts. However,Read More
RENÉ ESTERHUYSE & LAUREN WESLEY-SMITH This weekend saw the ninth iteration of the University of Stellenbosch Symphony Orchestra’s (USSO) Youth Concerto Festival. The Youth Concerto Festival takes place every second year and features some of the most promising young soloistsRead More
MARYNA ADSHADE Prof. Wim de Villiers, rektor van die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US), en Carli van Wyk, SR-voorsitter (2018/2019), het gedurende die September-reses hul fietse afgestof om geld vir beurse in te samel. Van Wyk en De Villiers, tesame met ChrisRead More
AMBER PAYNTER HUIDIGE en toekomstige studente aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) sal binnekort grade in die biomediese ingenieurswese-veld kan studeer. Die Instituut vir Biomediese Ingenieurswese (IBE) het op 4 September aangekondig dat hulle vanaf 2020 en 2021 vier nuwe nagraadseRead More
TOM LEE STELLENBOSCH University (SU) students, along with students of the greater Cape Town area, marched in solidarity at the Global Climate Protest on 20 September outside Parliament. The Global Climate Protest took place worldwide, with cities in 150 countriesRead More
Zahlé Eloff There have been many musings on the health benefits of Rooibos, but researchers at Stellenbosch University (SU) are currently doing a study to determine if these are mere speculations. The study, led by Dr Hanél Sadie-van Gijsen, SeniorRead More
Dominique Verster A newly established branch of the Extinction Rebellion (XR) organisation, XR Winelands, directed the movement towards Stellenbosch University (SU) on 27 August and decorated campus with various mysterious posters. According to the founder of XR Winelands, Caitlin Leatherby,Read More
BY CARLA VISAGIE The death and rape of Uyinene Mrwetyana, a University of Cape Town (UCT) student, was one of many events that sparked outrage and large-scale protest over gender-based violence across South Africa this past week. Stellenbosch University (SU)Read More
CATHARINA VAN DER MESCHT Residents of the Listen, Live & Learn (LLL) Village and supporters of the initiative have contested the decision made by Stellenbosch University management to convert the LLL Village into a senior residence in 2020. This comesRead More
TOM LEE & AMBER PAYNTER Chief Justice, Mogoeng Mogoeng, was invited by Shofar Student’s Society to speak at an event held on 23 August in the Conservatorium. Sias Le Roux, a pastor at Shofar Stellenbosch, first met Mogoeng Mogoeng atRead More
ANNERINE SNYMAN Die vuur wat op die aand van 12 Augustus in een van die kamers op Huis ten Bosch (HtB) se derde vloer uitgebreek het, het ál 164 inwoners tydelik sonder blyplek gelaat. In ’n verklaring, net meer asRead More
LOLITA DE ABREU Former Stellenbosch student Devin Osborne, who is now working with AGTech company, Aerobotics, gave a talk on 21 August in Lombardi 3001 about the future of agriculture under the assistance of Aerobotics. Osborn studied a BSc inRead More
AMBER PAYNTER & LARA VAN HEERDEN Coinciding with Women’s Month, an art piece celebrating the vibrancy and leadership of South African women was inaugurated on the Stellenbosch University (SU) campus. On 26 August, an opening event was held to launchRead More
BRYNLEY VAN AARDT With two new political societies on campus that have opposing views, Stellenbosch University (SU) has become slightly more decorated with various posters put up by both Progress SA and Students for a Democratic Society. Paul Joubert, aRead More
BRYNLEY VAN AARDT Two days succeeding the Progress SA posters that marked Stellenbosch University campus, new posters with counter-arguments were seen in their place. These posters were put up by a new political society called Students for a Democratic SocietyRead More
LIAN VAN WYK A fire has left all 164 residents of Huis ten Bosch Women’s Residence without a permanent roof over their heads. According to Wayne Smith, Fire Chief at the Stellenbosch Fire Department, the fire affected rooms 3020 toRead More
MART-MARIE SERFONTEIN Die klank van sirenes het nog nie eens behoorlik in Stellenbosch-studente se ore ophou weergalm weens die brand by Huis ten Bosch Maandagaand nie, voor die dorp Dinsdagoggend omstreeks 08:30 weer geloei het. Hierdie keer was dit naRead More
“Overwhelmed and grateful.” This is how Ella van Rensburg, recently elected prim of Huis ten Bosch for the 2019/2020 term, describes her feelings about the support given by the Stellenbosch community after the devastating fire that raged in the residenceRead More
ERIN WALLS During the first week of the third term tragedy struck Huis Visser men’s residence. Leandró Hopley, a first year BCom (Management Sciences) student, passed away after an alleged alcohol related incident. After a night spent in Huis Visser’sRead More
SZ MINNAAR Matie het nou nóg meer kursusse om van te kies. Die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) het Maandagaand amptelik ’n nuwe skool vir datawetenskap enrekenaardenke by die Stellenbosse Instituut vir Gevorderde Studie (STIAS) bekendgestel. Die skool beplan om kursusse oor onderRead More