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Breyten van der Merwe is a Stellenbosch student doing BSc Hons (Microbiology), who by chance discovered a new species of mushroom, now named Hericium ophelieae. “I was walking with my family in a forest in Knysna, and… read more

The Disability Unit (DU), in conjunction with Stellenbosch University (SU), will be revising the disability accessibility policy this year. As an effort to make the voices of the students affected most heard, the Students for Law and… read more

The executive committee (EC) of the Stellenbosch University (SU) Convocation remains at loggerheads with the wider Convocation and its members as it calls for the resignation of SU rector, Prof Wim de Villiers. The executive committee also… read more

Die uitvoerende kommitee (UK) van die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US)-Konvokasie bevind hulself in warm water na aantygings van magsvergrype vanaf lede van die wyer Konvokasie rakende die bevel vir summiere bedanking van US-rektor, prof. Wim de Villiers, en… read more

According to Statistics South Africa, every three in ten 18-year-old students dropout of high school. With only about 23% of 20-year-olds attending university. In part, these high dropout statistics are due to improper facilities, lack of decent… read more

Stellenbosch University (SU) has been rocked by controversy recently, as tensions between the Convocation executive council and the institution’s leadership have reached a fever pitch. The latest news centres around an attempt by SU Convocation executive to… read more

The Disability Unit (DU) at Stellenbosch University (SU), which provides services to students with disabilities, is currently running its Lead with Disability programme that focuses on disability awareness and sensitisation for students. This programme is run in… read more

Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Learning and Teaching, Prof Deresh Ramjugernath, issued a statement on Friday, 17 March addressing concerns on the Stellenbosch campus of SU that certain undergraduate men’s residences could become mixed-gender within the next… read more

Toco (tonnes of carbon) is a new digital currency that emphasises the inherent value of the natural environment as an economic asset through carbon offsetting. A single toco represents one tonne of carbon dioxide that has been… read more

By Lesedi Mnisi The Student Representative Council (SRC) of Stellenbosch University (SU) held a peaceful protest outside the offices of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) in Cape Town on Friday 10 February. This was in… read more

By Emma-Jane Metcalf On Thursday, 2 February, over 5000 newcomers descended upon the Danie Craven stadium for the first full welcoming since 2020. Neatly divided into their respective residences and PSO’s, the new Maties enjoyed singing and… read more

By Anakin Curtis  The first full scale Vensters, and first ever Maties Connect Festival (MC Fest) saw Stellenbosch University (SU) newcomers flood onto the Welgevallen Hockey Field on Saturday, 11 February. This was the first time since… read more

By Aurelia Mouton and Lesedi Mnisi Many National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) students, across South Africa, are facing an accommodation crisis due to the recently announced R45 000 accommodation funding cap. This cap was confirmed in a… read more

Two bodies have been extracted from the car of the missing couple, Ethan Kirkland (19) and Leila du Preez Lees (18). Kirkland, first year BSc Computer Science student at Stellenbosch University (SU) and his girlfriend, du Preez,… read more

Ethan Kirkland (19), a first year BSc (Computer Science) student at Stellenbosch University (SU), and Leila du Preez Lees (18)  were last seen, on street camera footage, at 23:45 on Friday, 21 October, driving onto Van Riebeeck… read more

By Flavia Davids To Idas Valley community leader Eon Hendrikse, activism is a way of life. Hendrikse and his co-founders Etienne Basson and Sylvin Thomas started the Idas Valley Community Trails Organisation, a non-profit (NPO), at the… read more

Deur Holly Mellin Vertaal deur Rentia Meyer Sophia Rabie, ʼn HonsBA (Antropologie)-student aan Universiteit Stellenbosch (US), het onlangs die Rhodes Prestigebeurs ontvang. Die Rhodes Prestigebeurs is in 1902 deur die testament van Cecil John Rhodes gestig. Volgens… read more

By Ila Alberts and Ansela Sloman The Ubuntu Learning Community (ULC) is an interdisciplinary short course offered to roughly twenty registered Stellenbosch students, and twenty incarcerated students at Brandvlei Correctional Centre, in collaboration between the University of… read more

By Ansela Sloman Four deaf storytellers and members of Stellenbosch University (SU)’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences recently created video stories in South African Sign Language (SASL). According to a media release by SU on 28… read more

By Flavia Davids Doctoral candidate Stanely Chindikani Msiska’s achievement at Camp 2030 made Stellenbosch University (SU) the topic of international acclaim. Camp 2030 is an innovation lab centred around realising the United Nations (UN)’s Sustainable Development Goals… read more