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deur Karla van der Merwe Die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se Studenteraad (SR) het onlangs op hulle Instagram-blad bekend gemaak dat hulle ʼn trans-taakspan gaan stig. Die advertensie, wat op 3 April op hulle Instagram-storie geplaas is, noem… read more

By Aurelia Mouton Vensters has been the highlight of Welcoming Week at Stellenbosch University (SU) for many years and Vensters 2021 promised to be no different. This year’s theme, “The Masks We Wear”, hit close to home… read more

By Karla van der Merwe Students arrived to The Neelsie on 17 March to find it shutdown by protests against registration blocks due to historical debt. Protesting students said that they would stay in the Neelsie until… read more

DEUR WILLIAM SEZOE Die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) is besig om links en regs vure te blus ná eerstejaarstudente in Minerva- en Irene-vrouekoshuise beswaar gemaak het oor die feit dat Afrikaans glo nie by dié koshuise welkom is nie.… read more

By Brynley Van Aardt For the first time in Stellenbosch University (SU) history, popular newcomer event, Vensters, will be held virtually which allows the event to continue in a time where large social gatherings have had to… read more

DEUR TIVAN LEAK Stellenbosch-munisipaliteit gaan moontlik die land se eerste munisipaliteit sonder beurtkrag word. Die Stellenbosch Munisipale Raad het einde Januarie eenparige goedkeuring verleen om ’n wetenskaplike ondersoek, aangaande die gebruik en opwekking van alternatiewe elektrisiteitsvoorsiening, van… read more

By Karla Van Der Merwe Na ’n lang afwagting op die voltooing van die oorsprong van al die werskaf langs die Neelsie, is die wag byna verby. Die Jan Mouton Leersentrum, wat as algemene leerfasiliteit vir studente… read more

By William Sezoe Die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) het onlangs bekend gemaak dat prof Arnold Schoonwinkel aan die einde van die jaar van sy posisie as Viserektor vir Leer en Onderrig (L&O) sal uittree. Schoonwinkel se posisie gaan vanaf… read more

By Megan Brink and Carla Visagie There is no doubt that for the majority of Stellenbosch students and townspeople Pulp Cinema is a flagship association with the Neelsie Student Centre, a cornerstone of the community. However, the… read more

DEUR WILLIAM SEZOE Die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) en die Studenteraad se jaarlikse Rektorstoekenning vir Uitnemende Prestasie is vanjaar op 1 Oktober vir die eerste keer sedert dit in 2008 begin is, virtueel gevier. Hierdie toekenning word aan… read more

BY KARLA VAN DER MERWE In ʼn persverklaring van Maandag 17 Augustus, het die Nasionale Studente Finansiëlehulpskema (NSFAS) aangekondig dat ʼn totaal van 5000 studente nie meer befondsing van die organisasie sal ontvang nie. Die besluit is… read more

BY CARLA VISAGIE & MEGAN BRINK Residence and PSO (Private Student Organisation) house corridors have been empty for the past five months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for the first time ever, all residence, PSO and… read more

BY BRYNLEY VAN AARDT Stellenbosch University (SU) students received an unexpected email from Prof Arnold Schoonwinkel, SU Vice-Rector, on Monday: Learning and Teaching, informing them that Huis Marais is going to make place for a new co-ed… read more

By Mart-Marié Serfontein Stellenbosch University (SU) is once again in the national spotlight, but this time it’s not for academic excellence. The appointment of the retired Constitutional Court judge, Edwin Cameron, as Chancellor of SU, has been… read more

BY BRYNLEY VAN AARDT Stellenbosch University (SU) Students Representative Council (SRC) elections have achieved new heights, according to ElectUS.  This will be the first time the SRC has gone completely digital. “I think with remote learning and… read more

BY ERIN WALLS A group, which describes themselves as a political organisation called “#JozitoStellenbosch”, organised an illegal protest on Wednesday. The group had planned to walk from Kayamandi to Stellenbosch’s CBD. However, the SAPS prevented them from… read more

BY CARLA VISAGIE Following the recent protests of businesses from the restaurant and hospitality industries countrywide minister of tourism, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, announced the easing of lockdown regulations on Thursday, 30 July, in her online media briefing. “To… read more

BY ERIN WALLS A group of municipal workers from the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) participated in an illegal strike on 27 July in Stellenbosch, where they demanded salary increases, which were recently denied by the… read more

DEUR WILLIAM SEZOE Die Opvoedkunde Studentekomitee (OSK) van die Fakulteit Opvoedkunde aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) het op Donderdag 16 Julie gesigmaskers en handsaniteerders aan verskeie plaaslike laerskole uitgedeel ter viering van Mandeladag. Dié dag word jaarliks… read more

BY KIRSTY BUCHOLZ The Stellenbosch University (SU) Library and Information Service has announced the new procedures for the use of library services from 6 July 2020 onwards. The new protocols act as preparation for the return of… read more