Official Student Newspaper
BY LIYABONA MQINA This year’s Welcoming programme for the newcomers of Stellenbosch University (SU) started on 31 January but with most of the newcomers moving in on 2 February. Victoria Street was filled with cheerful individuals ready to embark onRead More
By Mabette van Heerden Stellenbosch University’s (SU) culture year is officially kicking off with the well-known Molassesêr event. This competition, where first years sing and perform all around campus for fellow Maties, begins on 29 March. Molassesêr is being conductedRead More
By Skyler Hendricks Local Stellenbosch band, Uncle Spike, has been hard at work over the past year creating their newest album The Year of the Rat. This album is a showcase of the visceral and raw emotion in Uncle Spike’s music and exhibits a variety of new musical influences and genres. In anticipationRead 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 William Sezoe South Africa’s first group of all female firefighters, known as Team Juliet, along with hundreds of other firefighters have managed to extinguish 99% of the wildfire outbreak in the Franschhoek and Stellenbosch area. In November 2019, DeanRead More
BY THOMAS 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 BRYNLEY VAN AARDT An incidence of alleged negligence by a Metanoia House Committee (HK) member resulted in the said HK member handing in their letter of resignation. Five days later, this letter was formally rejected by Metanoia Prim, LeonRead More
AMBER PAYNTER It’s no secret that students love a class-free day or mid-week public holiday, and some have no shame in taking extended long weekends. Here’s your heads-up if you weren’t aware that 8 May is yet another public holidayRead More
S.Z. MINNAAR WOORDFEES is van nou af tougherer. Nadat Toyata SA mede-naamborgregte vir Stellenbosch se “jool vir oumense” bekom het, staan die Woordfees nou amptelik as die Toyota US Woordfees bekend. Toyata is een van die maatskappye wat verlede maandRead More
BOOK SHOP BARGAIN HUNTING Patrick Moehrke browsing Pimp My Book. Pimp My Book in Die Neelsie has recently come under fire from Stellenbosch University (SU) students who are unhappy about how the second-hand bookseller deals with their money. Pimp MyRead More
What is a journalist? A journalist is the annoying person asking all the wrong questions, digging where they should not be digging, opening doors that are best left tightly shut. They hound and they harass, constantly on the prowl; lookingRead More
HOOR JY MY? Karen Zoid tydens ’n optrede by verlede jaar se Woordfees. RENÉ ESTERHUYSE EN SZ MINNAAR Wil jy weet waar die lekkerste musiekvermaak vanjaar gaan plaasvind? Stel dan Die Matie se lys musiekvenues op die proef. Die Jan Marais-natuurreservaat word sedert 2017 asRead More
CARLA VISAGIE Stellenbosch University (SU) have produced a variety of well-known actors and actresses over the years, such as Antoinette Kellerman, Casper de Vries and Margitte Meyer-Rödenbeck to just name a few, but most of them studied acting here. JaneRead More
CARLA VISAGIE The past four years proved that students would do anything to fight for that in which they believe. Here are the major movements over the last four years that got the most media coverage: 1.) Open Stellenbosch OpenRead More
NATASHA RUSCH The Maties Rugby 7’s Men’s and Women’s teams were undeniably victorious during the Inter-Varsity tournament held on Saturday 29 September. The Men’s team competed against UCT, UWC and CPUT, whilst the Women’s team competed against UCT. The menRead More
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