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Deur Jan-Hendrik Pretorius Hugo Pienaar, oud-Matie en hoofekonoom van die Buro vir Ekonomiese Ondersoek (BEO) wat aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se Fakulteit Ekonomiese en Bestuurswetenskappe geaffilieer is, is onlangs as die ekonoom van die jaar aangewys. Volgens Netwerk24, watRead More
By Laura Mutyambizi The Central Disciplinary Committee (CDC) of Stellenbosch University (SU) recently found a student from Majuba Men’s Residence guilty of sexual misconduct. In a bulletin released by SU on 5 August, they announced that the student had beenRead More
By Slade van Rooyen The Stellenbosch University (SU) campus has been a hive of activity since the start of the second semester, which saw a return to fully in-person lectures and a revival of campus life. This has led toRead More
By Anakin Curtis According to ShanghaiRanking’s 2022 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS), various faculties and departments at Stellenbosch University (SU) have been placed amongst the top 500 in the world. “The GRAS rankings use a range of objective academicRead More
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By Ila Alberts It is election season and campus is buzzing. The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) elections will take place between 8 and 12 August. 15 candidates have put themselves forward for the council and made it through the academicRead More
By Slade van Rooyen Chants of “Fedics must fall” echoed down Claassen Street as Fedics employees engaged in lunch-hour protests against what they deemed to be unfair working conditions. Fedics is the catering division of Tsebo Solutions Group. One ofRead More
Deur Ila Alberts Die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se uitvoerende bedryfshoof, prof Stan du Plessis, het in ’n onlangse e-pos aan studente en belanghebbendes aangekondig dat kragopwekkers op kampus tydens landswye fase 4- tot 6-beurtkrag nie meer buite kantoorure aangesit gaanRead More
By Amber April Stellenbosch University’s (SU) independent Central Disciplinary Committee (CDC) recently gave their much anticipated verdict on the case against Theuns du Toit. This followed the disciplinary case made against Du Toit, who was filmed urinating on the possessionsRead More
By Kobus Erasmus Early last year, the Stellenbosch University Library opened the long-awaited Makerspace. The Makerspace is situated on the upper level of the library in room 1003. According to the library website, the facility features a wide range ofRead More
Deur Bradley Grovers Die Sentrum vir Studenteleierskap, Ervaringgerigte Opvoeding & Burgerskap (SSLEOB) se Leierskapsberaad vir Aspirante Leiers (LBAL) het onlangs plaasgevind en het studente, sowel as verskeie kundiges in hulle loopbaanvelde, bymekaar gebring. Die geleentheid, wat op 7 Mei plaasgevindRead More
By Hannah Theron The Faculty of Education recently celebrated their second annual Education Week on campus. The event, which took place between 9 and 13 May, was initiated last year by the Education Student Committee (ESC), as they believe thatRead More
By Aurelia Mouton and Alison Hermanus In what has been described as a “destructive, hurtful and racist incident”, a resident of Huis Marais Men’s Residence entered the room of another student and urinated on his belongings, according to an officialRead More
Flavia Davids and Lesedi Mnisi In line with Stellenbosch University (SU)’s revision policy, the SU Student Constitution was revised at the end of last year. The amendment of the Student Constitution—which, according to section 132(1), is to take place everyRead More
By Ansela Sloman While many students were enjoying a day’s break from classes on Freedom Day, the Muslim Students Association (MSA) of Stellenbosch University took the opportunity to give back to the Stellenbosch community by hosting a sandwich drive asRead More
By Holly Mellin Stellenbosch University (SU)’s Science Faculty has a long history of being a front-runner in global research and development, with its polymer science research department ranked first in Africa. This is according to Dr Ndumiso Sibanda who, alongRead More
By Lesedi Mnisi Of the 31 undergraduate residences on the Stellenbosch University (SU) campus, which houses approximately 6500 students collectively, only five are certified to serve halaal meals. These residences include Metanoia Residence, Irene Women’s Residence, Goldfields Residence, Harmonie Women’sRead More
By Bradley Grovers The Stellenbosch Muni-cipality recently unveiled a new municipal control room that will be central to improving the existing safety measures in place in the town. This is according to a press release published by the municipality onRead More
By Kulani Ngobeni After the recent release of a paper by Prof Aslam Fataar, a professor of research and development in transformation at SU, the university published an article on 2 March expressing the institution’s intention to position transformation atRead More
By Arshia Ramluckun It was recently announced that the Victoria cluster will be getting a hub by next year. According to the Stellenbosch University (SU) website, it is one of the university’s goals to provide each cluster with their ownRead More
Deur Danielle Joubert Olympus Privaat Studente Organisasie (PSO) se prim en onderprim is onlangs gevra om vanuit hulle posisies te tree as gevolg van die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se Higher Education Management Information System (HEMIS)-beleid. Dié leiers is in kennisRead More