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By Jani Roux Not so long ago cinephiles from all over Stellenbosch came together on 7 April for an open-air movie night at Dagbreek Men’s Residence. The event was hosted by the Pulp Film Society and was their first publicRead More
By Vicky Hendrikz Three Maties tennis players recently participated in the University Sports South Africa (USSA) tennis tournament alongside three players from the University of Pretoria (Tuks). The tournament, which would have taken place in December but was postponed, tookRead More
By Arshia Ramluckun My earliest memory of Formula 1 (F1) is sitting at home in front of the TV watching a race. Of course, six-year-old me, who had just started to read, pointed out that one of the drivers’ namesRead More
Deur Ané Havenga Die ondenkbare het gebeur: Maties het Ikeys in ’n wegwedstryd geklop, én Tukkies vir Shimlas, ook in ’n wegwedstryd. Dít was nodig vir Maties om op 25 April ’n tuiseindstryd te kan speel waar Maties vir TukkiesRead More
By Holly Mellin Stellenbosch University (SU)’s Science Faculty has a long history of being a front-runner in global research and development, with its polymer science research department ranked first in Africa. This is according to Dr Ndumiso Sibanda who, alongRead More
By Lesedi Mnisi Of the 31 undergraduate residences on the Stellenbosch University (SU) campus, which houses approximately 6500 students collectively, only five are certified to serve halaal meals. These residences include Metanoia Residence, Irene Women’s Residence, Goldfields Residence, Harmonie Women’sRead More
By Nina-Marie Anker Even for South Africans, it is possible to feel like a tourist in town when coming to study at Stellenbosch University (SU). The narrow, sometimes cobbled streets, the ever-changing restaurants, and the diverse cultures and religions—all livingRead More
By Bradley Grovers The Stellenbosch Muni-cipality recently unveiled a new municipal control room that will be central to improving the existing safety measures in place in the town. This is according to a press release published by the municipality onRead More
By Aurelia Mouton Across social media, a new viral hit has taken the Stellenbosch University (SU) campus by storm. From the book-laden halls of the SU Library come four fun-loving and innovative faculty librarians with a noble mission: to informRead More
By Kulani Ngobeni After the recent release of a paper by Prof Aslam Fataar, a professor of research and development in transformation at SU, the university published an article on 2 March expressing the institution’s intention to position transformation atRead More
By Arshia Ramluckun It was recently announced that the Victoria cluster will be getting a hub by next year. According to the Stellenbosch University (SU) website, it is one of the university’s goals to provide each cluster with their ownRead More
Deur Emma Hamman Vir die eerste keer in byna twee jaar is Maties besig om stowwerige rugbytoks uit koshuiskaste te haal – koshuisrugby is terug! Ná twee rondtes van uitklopwedstryde, en ’n semifinaal, sluit die finaal tussen Helderberg en HuisRead More
By Emmanuel Ekene Okere After initially struggling to find their feet, Maties Cricket have knocked it out of the park in the Boland Cricket premier league championship. Even with one more match to go, the team have already achieved anRead More
Deur Dylan Lee 1577 kilometer te fiets van Potchefstroom tot in Stellenbosch binne ’n kwessie van 14 dae. Dit is die uitdaging wat Janko van der Walt, vyfdejaar-BRekLLB-student, en Marais Basson, tweedejaar-BCom (Bestuursrekeningkunde)-student, vanjaar tussen 10 en 23 Januarie geneemRead More
Deur Ané Havenga Maties het met hulle weghol-sege van 52 – 19 teen Ixias oftewel Sentrale Universiteit vir Tegnologie (SUT) gewen wat dit drie-uit-drie gemaak het vir hulle laaste drie wedstryde. Op 14 Maart het Maties dié Bloemfonteinse span opRead More
Deur Ané Havenga Dit is heel gepas dat die Protea-vrouekrieketspan in Maart, die maand waarin Internasionale Vrouedag val, hulle wêreldbeker-veldtog afgeskop het. Die laaste paar jaar het vrouekrieket behoorlik vlam gevat. Regoor die wêreld neem vrouens ook deel aan bekendeRead More
By Aurelia Mouton In a collaborative event—the likes of which Stellenbosch has not seen since the 2020 lockdown—Aandklas hosted 10 bands and rocked for a cause. The “Rock for a Cause” event, a market and music fest, was hosted asRead More
Deur Danielle Joubert Olympus Privaat Studente Organisasie (PSO) se prim en onderprim is onlangs gevra om vanuit hulle posisies te tree as gevolg van die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se Higher Education Management Information System (HEMIS)-beleid. Dié leiers is in kennisRead More
By Bradley Grovers Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Student Representative Council (SRC) kicked off the year with a bang on Friday 11 March, when KuKo (the SRC’s arts and culture committee) hosted the annual Molassesêr finals at Wilgenhof Men’s Residence. Tygerberg wereRead More
Deur Lize Bekker Laatmiddae wanneer die son sak, sien die mense wat in Pleinstraat afgewandel kom net wemelende massas studente wat in bondels staan om by die nuwe kuierplek Penthouse in te kom. Dié kuierplek het op Vrydag 4 FebruarieRead More