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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

DEUR DOMINIQUE FUCHS Die eerste 33% van Maties keer tans terug na kampus terwyl die res van die studente voortgaan met aanlyn-leer. Studente wat geprioritiseer word om terug te keer, sluit in studente wat verpligte akademiese werk… read more

DEUR WILLIAM SEZOE Onderwysstudente aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) het onlangs ’n Matriek Oorlewingshandleiding vrygestel met wenke en lewensadvies om die klas van 2020 te help. Die Matie het vroeër berig oor hierdie studente wat deel is… read more

BY CARLA VISAGIE Prof Stan du Plessis, Institutional Committee for Business Continuity Chair (ICBC), announced, in an email to students on 15 June, which categories of students will be allowed to return to campus. According to the… read more

DEUR DOMINIQUE FUCHS Die Covid-19-pandemie het die wêreld se ekonomie tot stilstand geruk. In Stellenbosch het talle besighede al hulle deure gesluit. Van studente se gunstelingrestaurante – Meraki en All Things Good – het beide onlangs hulle… read more

BY MEGAN BRINK With all intentions set on salvaging the 2020 academic year, and the highly anticipated drop to level 3, selected students have returned to campus as of Monday 1 June. During his speech on 23… read more

DEUR WILLIAM SEZOE Die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) is in rou gelaat na die afsterwe van die geliefde prof. Mary-Anne Plaatjies van Huffel, ook bekend as prof. MA. Sy was verbonde aan die fakulteit teologie, en was die… read more

BY BRYNLEY VAN AARDT The spread of COVID-19 across the country has resulted in the waiving of the National Benchmark Test (NBT) for Stellenbosch University (SU) applications for 2021. NBTs were previously used by SU, in their… read more

DEUR KARLA VAN DER MERWE Met COVID-19 wat tans ’n groter aanvraag op persoonlike beskermende toerusting vir mediese personeel plaas, bied die We Fight Back COVID-komitee, ’n studente-vrywilligersgroep op die Tygerbergkampus, ’n oplossing in die vorm van… read more

DEUR WILLIAM SEZOE Met onderwysstudente wat nie meer hulle praktiese ondervinding kan kry nie as gevolg van skole wat steeds gesluit is weens Covid-19, het onderwysstudente aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) onlangs gratis aktiwiteitspakkette vrygestel om steeds… read more

BY BRYNLEY VAN AARDT Stellenbosch University (SU) Management, along with the Institutional Committee for Business Continuity (ICBC), have made various arrangements so that the 2020 academic year can continue for SU students from 20 April via online… read more

BY MEGAN BRINK Stellenbosch University (SU) staff and students are preparing to enter unventured territory as 20 April looms closer. Prof Wim De Villiers, Rector and Vice Chancellor of SU, released a statement on 26 March stating… read more

All you need to know about South Africa behind bars BY CARLA VISAGIE With the number of Coronavirus cases in South Africa rising to 402 on Monday, Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa, has announced extraordinary measures… read more

BY AMERYN PETERS IN light of International Women’s day having been on 8 March, several events took place highlighting issues relating to gender and gender-based violence. One of these events included a collaboration between the Students for… read more

BY LESEDI MNISI The theme of the Ubuntu Learning Community (ULC) short course for 2020 is “We are because I am: Changing selves and communities”. This theme will be explored through the perspectives of law, literature, history,… read more

BY WILLIAM SEZOE PROF. Menán du Plessis, navorsingsgenoot by die Departement Algemene Taalwetenskap, is op 6 Maart vir die Hiddingh Currie-toekenning deur UNISA bekroon vir haar uitgebreide navorsing op die verlore Khoisan-taal Kora (of !Ora in die… read more