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By Jaime Watkins Upon arriving in Stellenbosch as a new student, newcomers are most likely to have been given advice on a number of topics. Mentors or senior students may provide newcomers with survival tips such as to walk homeRead More
By Anakin Curtis Matthew Proudfoot has entered the consultant head coach position at Maties Rugby following the departure of Norman Jordaan to the Western Province. The former Scotland prop led the Springboks alongside Rassie Erasmus on their historic 2019 RugbyRead 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 chanting as theRead 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 the pandemic forcedRead 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 media statement onRead 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, also a residentRead 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 Street in StellenboschRead 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 height of theRead More
By Nicola Davids With exam season just around the corner, Die Matie went around campus asking students for their personal study methodology. Here are some of the tips students gave. “Plan your work. Organise your work. Plan your study timeRead More
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Deur Emma Hamman Op die hoek van Bird- en Dorpstraat in die klein, wit Gallery van Universiteit Stellenbosch (GUS), het kunsliefhebbers bymekaar gekom om werke geïnspireer deur langsame intimiteit te vier. Met instapslag word jy verwelkom met opgewonde glimlagte, kleurRead More
By Skyla Thornton October celebrates Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Throughout the month, many healthcare providers and organisations run initiatives to encourage education and general awareness of breast cancer, specifically the various risks and preventative measures. Breast cancer is commonly associatedRead More
By Lesedi Mnisi The only “gay profeet” (who speaks truth) and the product of the NG (“Nogsteeds Gay”) Kerk, Tollie Parton, had a hilarious and wonderfully offensive show at the Daisy Jones bar on 15 October. The show was fabulous,Read More
By Kobus Erasmus In the auditorium of the Endler hall, surrounded by 500 other people all completely captivated, the Stellenbosch University (SU) choir delivered a tour de force of a performance. Effortlessly executing microtonal shifts and multiple key-changes in theRead More
By Hannah Theron Maties Water Polo is back for its second season of the year. The men’s first and women’s first and second teams participated in the inaugural Cape Town Invitational Tournament, which started Friday, 7 October and ended Sunday,Read More
By Dylan Schmidt Every year, the Kowie river in Port Alfred offers a challenge full of exciting racing, enthusiastic support and demanding conditions to University rowers from all over South Africa. This year the resilient Maties rowing team sent bothRead More
deur Jean-Miri Olivier vertaal deur Rentia Meyer Maties Netbal het teruggekeer ná hulle eerste oorwinning in 27 jaar by die University Sport South Africa (USSA)-netbaltoernooi en het sedertdien nie teleurgestel nie. Die standaarde is hooggestel en hulle moes hul titelRead More
Deur Ané Havenga Maties se vrouerugby-sewesspan het hierdie jaar ’n kaptein wat nie net haar stempel by Maties afdruk nie, maar ook op die internasionale verhoog vir haarself ’n naam maak. Bianca Augustyn, MEng (Siviel)-student, het op 19-jarige ouderdom inRead More
By Lesedi Mnisi The 2022 Maties cricket team has added a new trophy to their case. They are Stellenbosch University (SU) ‘s first cricket team to win the Varsity Cricket Tournament. The Maroon Machine bagged their first-ever Varsity Cricket championshipRead 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 hulle webtuiste isRead 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 Stellenbosch (SU) andRead More