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BY CLAIRE RANKIN Under Stellenbosch University’s (SU) proposed vaccine mandate, students and staff will be required to be fully vaccinated to continue their studies and employment at the university, unless they have been granted an exemption on valid medical orRead More
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BY CONNOR MONTAGUE As we all know, the world has been in the midst of an apocalypse for the past two years. Between the pandemic, conspiracy theories, natural disasters, lootings, taxi wars, and TikTok, 2020 and 2021 really said, “We’reRead More
BY LESEDI MNISI Dedicated to Nondumiso Lehutso Watching young people unite and fight against any and all injustices, is comparable to observing a fire burn through a veld. It is an exciting, exhilarating and oftentimes terrifying feeling which holds theRead More
BY GIUSEPPE RAJKUMAR GUERANDI It’s the most queer time of the year: Pride Month is upon us. On the surface, this would typically mean a month filled with glitter, celebrations and the commercialisation of rainbows slapped on bottles of AbsolutRead More
By Tivan Leak & William Sezoe Imagine a world in which everything is singularly centred around efficiency. Anything that hinders efficiency is immediately dispensed. In such a world, there is no room for multilingualism, because multilingualism may be regarded asRead More
By Tom Lee Upon a ridge of the north east facing slope of the Jonkershoek valley, sits an important feature of the reserve. The little green fire hut, which once overlooked the great green slopes of the Square Tower PeakRead More
BY SEBASTIAN UYS This article should be read alongside the first article of ’A critique of the use of term Toxic Masculinity’ This article will begin in the same manner as the first – lamenting the violence against women. No-oneRead More
BY SEBASTIAN UYS This is an article (1) of (2) addressing the two commonly-held root causes of GBV – Toxic Masculinity and Patriarchy. Violence against women is lamentable. The rape and murder of women within this Covid-19 lockdown has providedRead More
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BY DILLON HENWOOD There is a resounding fixation on police brutality and the protection of black lives following the death of George Floyd by police officers in the United States of America. Although the world is rightfully protesting the violenceRead More
BY SEBASTIAN UYS* I have written this article for 2 reasons. First , to offer support, care and stability to all those who read it so that you would walk away from this article feeling encouraged. Secondly, I desire toRead More
BY GIUSEPPE GUERANDI I arrived in Stellenbosch in 2018, anxious and uncertain. As someone who had spent years cultivating confidence and assurance in my queer identity, my preconceptions of this environment were less than reassuring. As someone placed in anRead More
BY SEBASTIAN UYS THE Budget Speech delivered on Wednesday 26 February by our Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni, and was met with mixed responses from the South African public. Some were positive, thanking the treasury for avoiding tax increases andRead More
BY TOM LEE The year of 2019 provided for traumatic scenes in South African history. The deaths of Uyinene Mrwetyana, Jesse Hess and many more young women, instilled an already felt fear into young women pursuing further education around SouthRead More
BY LOLITA DE ABREU When one thinks of Valentine’s Day, more often than not, what comes to mind is one’s partner, red roses, chocolates and maybe even one’s closest friends. Love is not the only thing in the air whenRead More
BY ALETTA SIMPSON Die volgende skrywe gaan oor my ervaring van Rape Culture. Dit gaan ook oor stories uit my lewe. Ek is wit en bevoorreg en ek kan nie namens slagoffers van seksuele geweld, swart vrouens of enige anderRead More
BY JOHAN LE ROUX I do not drink and have not done so for a number of years – this being for personal and religious reasons. One would think that I would be the first to make public my praiseRead More
BY JOHAN SCHOEMAN Contrary to the beliefs of many parents, being a university student is no piece of cake. Students have to balance their academics, extracurriculars and social lives on a daily basis while also trying to stay healthy andRead More
by TIVAN LEAK SEBASTIAN UYS wrote in the previous edition of Die Matie to explain that atheism is also a belief – just as believing in a deity is a belief. There are some flaws along the road to reachingRead More
by LAUREN WESLEY-SMITH When harassment starts in your own life, it can be imperceptible. Two years ago, I would never have dreamt that my new friend would become my stalker. Though I’m no professional, nor is my own case overRead More
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by NINA STEVENSON A SCENE any Stellenbosch student is familiar with: the outdoor, concrete, campus bins – always occurring in trios – all perpetually filled with coffee and iced-drink cups. In my time here I’ve had trouble understanding why universityRead More