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BY MARYNA ADSHADE Since their first post during the height of the pandemic last year, the Instagram page Maties Confessions (@ogmatiesconfessions) has become known for their anonymous confessions about Stellenbosch University (SU) students, their crushes, struggles, and any other university-relatedRead More
DEUR MART-MARIÉ SERFONTEIN Een van die bekendste jaarlikse geleenthede op die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US)-kampus gaan hierdie jaar voort, ten spyte van die COVID-19-pandemie en die daaropvolgende inperkingsregulasies wat alles amper in die wiele gery het. SU Acapella (voorheen bekend asRead More
BY MARDENE VAN SCHALKWYK Money may make the world go round, but caffeine is probably what keeps Stellenbosch University (SU) up and running. The constant hustle and bustle of the Neelsie coffee spots is the truest testimony to this theory.Read More
BY DANIELLE JOUBERT Stellenbosch’s first-ever annual Garden Week began last week on 30 September. It will be running until 10 October and offers fun-filled activities for the whole family. The week kicked-off with a Flower Parade on 30 September thatRead More
BY KULANI NGOBENI The vibe in Stellenbosch this season is markedly different from that felt this time last year as the charming and buzzing town grappled with finding its feet after the devastating pandemic. Aside from the steady influx ofRead More
BY MIA VAN DER MERWE Leruo Jando Theledi, a third-year BCom (Management Sciences) student, is the founder of Lucrativ (PTY) LTD, a social media marketing agency that helps other companies or individuals grow their social media engagement on Instagram. ThelediRead More
DEUR MIA VAN DER MERWE Die Universiteit Stellenbosch Botaniese Tuin het onlangs op hulle Instagram-blad (@subotgarden) aangekondig dat hulle ’n kalkoen op hulle gronde ontdek het. Die kalkoen is op 11 Augustus deur Bonakele Mpecheni, die botaniese tuine se grondbewaarder,Read More
BY MFUNDO MASHIYA Maties Football Club (FC) played their way into the ABC Motsepe League, which is in the second division of South African football, after winning the provincial playoffs that took place on 4 and 5 September. The teamRead More
BY KUHLE MANGANA The 2021 Varsity Netball final saw the end of the Maroon Machine’s winning streak in their game against the University of the Free State (Kovsies), with a final score of 39 – 55. This came after whatRead More
DEUR MARELI SWART Prof Amanda Gouws, bekleër van die SARChI-leerstoel in genderpolitiek aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se departement politieke wetenskap, en me Olivia Ezeobi van die departement ekonomie het in 2021 COVID diaries: Women’s experience of the pandemic uitgegee.Read More
BY MARDENE VAN SCHALKWYK As the end of the year draws near, so does the next exam season. Many dedicated students have already gotten into a groove with their study schedules, and Die Matie is here to help. We haveRead More
BY AURELIA MOUTON Hailing from the sunny Mother City, four-piece Cape Town indie-funk group Year of Dogs certainly have a metropolitan, easy swagger to match their music. Made up of brothers Alex Birns on drums and Dillon Birns on bass,Read More
DEUR KARLA DE BOD Die bekende musiekgroep Spoegwolf het blykbaar nooit ’n ruskans nodig nie siende dat hulle hul agste album, Silwer, op Vrydag 3 September vir luisteraars as ’n lentegeskenk bekendgestel het. Danie du Toit, hoofsanger van Spoegwolf, geselsRead More
BY FLAVIA DAVIDS After weeks of caucuses, elections and campaigning, election season at Stellenbosch University (SU) is coming to a formal end. As the tenure of the 2020/2021 Student Representative Council (SRC) came to an end, new members were instatedRead More
BY AURELIA MOUTON Inspired by the streets of Stellenbosch and a vet jol, comes the band The Glitter Tits in all their heartfelt, folksy glory. The five-piece group was born in COVID-19 lockdown and is, essentially, a bunch of friendsRead More
DEUR KARLA VAN DER MERWE “Wen R10 000!” – daar is min uitdagings wat só aanloklik klink. Dié uitdaging verwelkom Stellenbossers soos hulle die webwerf van die nuwe inisiatief, PRET, oopmaak om meer te leer van hulle eerste avontuur: Hidden TreasureRead More
DEUR MARYNA ADSHADE ’n Gekwalifiseerde hondehanteerder, LitNet se stigter en redakteur, iemand wat vier tale magtig is, redakteur van Die Matie in 1977/1978 was, ’n student wat allerhande “inkriminerende dokumente” van die veiligheidspolisie moes wegsteek, en deesdae ’n bekroonde skrywer:Read More
DEUR SIBELLA SWANEPOEL REBEL, sanger, skrywer en ikoon. Koos Kombuis het al talle romans, kortverhale en gedigte gepubliseer, maar is ook bekend om sy unieke lirieke en bydrae tot die Voëlvry-musiektoer. Hoe het jy by die Voëlvry-beweging betrokke geraak? EkRead More