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BY NICOLE NASSON *Vertaal deur: Dominique Fuchs *regstelling van feite Alhoewel die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se taalbeleid op 10 Oktober 2019 deur die Konstitusionele Hof as grondwetlik geregverdig bevind is, het drie lede van die Universiteit se… read more

BY CARLA VISAGIE After allegations of sexual misconduct have been lev­elled against three mem­bers of the Stellenbosch Univer­sity (SU) Student Representative Council (SRC) when their term commenced in 2019, the Extraordi­nary Sexual Harassment Advisory Panel concluded that… read more

BY BRYNLEY VAN AARD Stellenbosch University (SU) students arrived back to some newly revised rules with regards to alcohol consumption on campus with SU Management deciding to tackle the so-called drinking culture by banning the sale of… read more

BY KIRSTY BUCHOLZ FIFTEEN Stellenbosch Univer­sity (SU) students and fifteen in­mates from Brandvlei Prison re­ceived SU-accredited competence certificates for completing the Ubuntu Learning Short Course on 8 October. It is the first interdisci­plinary short course held in… read more

BY NICOLE NASSON AFTER three years of legal proceedings, the Constitution­al Court of South Africa ruled that the 2016 language policy of Stellenbosch University (SU) is constitutionally justified. Jus­tice Johan Froneman handed down a unanimous decision in… read more

BY TOM LEE VERTAAL DEUR DOMINIQUE FUCHS  Die ou vervalle gebou langs Die Mystic Boer in Victoriastraat 7, bekend as die gewese Stellenbosch-kliniek, gaan ’n herlewing ondergaan. Die eens gemeenskaplike kliniek se deure het in 2008 gesluit… read more

BY CHRISTOPHER JOUBERT STELLENBOSCH based strawberry farm, Polkadraai, has become the first to legally grow marijuana in the Western Cape. The cannabis company, Felbridge, was issued a licence by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority following… read more

BY SEBASTIAN UYS  Five members of the 2018/2019 Students Representative Council (SRC) of Stellen­bosch University (SU), alongside official university staff, visited the University of Lagos from 14 to 18 October. The University of Lagos hosted its first… read more

BY BRYNLEY VAN AARD Huis ten Bosch women were recently informed that their home would not be ready for occupation until October 2020 due to renovations being added to the schedule alongside the neces­sary repairs. The majority… read more

Tom Lee had the honour of interviewing Stellenbosch University’s newly-elected Chancellor. Ex-Justice Edwin Cameron has quite an extraordinary story to share with us. Cameron speaks about the discriminative stigmas, opportunities and facing prejudice. Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Electoral… read more

CATHARINA VAN DER MESCHT THE CONSTRUCTION of Stel­lenbosch University’s (SU) new building, the Jan Mouton Learning and Teaching Centre, is scheduled for completion in the first half of 2020. Professor Stan du Plessis, SU’s Chief Operating Officer,… read more

MARYKÉ MÜLLER  Die Bishop Lavis- Rehabilitasiesentrum het aan die begin van 2019 ’n nuwe toevoeging gekry – ’n groentetuin. Die sentrum bied arbeidsterapie, fisioterapie, spraak-en gehoorterapie en dieetkunde aan, en die meerderheid van die dienste word deur… read more

MARYKÉ MÜLLER DERTIG TygerMaties gaan op 30 November vir eers hulle boeke opsy geskuif om 1000 km vanaf Namibië tot Agulhas per fiets aan te durf. Die Hippocampus-span is verlede jaar deur Breda Reed, Mias Marais en… read more

CARLA VISAGIE MEGHAN MARKLE, hertogin van Sussex en die beskermheer van die Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), het verlede Dinsdag aangekondig dat die ACU ’n bedrag geld van £1000 (ongeveer R18 500) aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US)… read more

CARLA VISAGIE Dagbreek Men’s Residence organised a silent protest from the entrance of the residence to the Rooiplein on Fri­day, 4 October. The approximately 30 protes­tors, dressed in black, had posters such as “STOP THE VIOLENCE END… read more

BRYNLEY VAN AARDT The Stellenbosch University (SU) Student Representa­tive Council (SRC) has had three of its newly elected members accused of sexual assault on social media. As a result, an extraordi­nary sexual harassment adviso­ry panel has been… read more

CATHARINA VAN DER MESCHT The Anti-GBV Student Movement of Stellenbosch started the new term by hosting a #TimeIsUp march during which a memorandum addressing men’s and mixed residences was handed over to the respective residences on campus.… read more

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… 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… read 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,… read more