Maties on Matters: Former President Jacob Zuma’s Medical Parole
BY MIA VAN DER MERWE
Out With The Old, in With The New
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
Glitter Tits out for Stellies
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
’n PRET-geleentheid wat Goud Werd is
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
Etienne van Heerden: ’n Skrywer Vol Stories
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
Koos Kombuis en die Rebellie wat Kampusse Gerock het
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
We Had Joy, We Had Fun, We Had Seasons in the Sun
BY MIA VAN DER MERWE University residences have been around for almost as long as the university itself. There are more than 30 residences on the Stellenbosch campus. The first and oldest residence is Wilgenhof men’s residence, established in 1903,Read More
Queer and We’ve Always Been Here
BY AURELIA MOUTON Copies of Die Matie were defaced and scattered around Stellenbosch University (SU) after the publication of a front-page photograph that featured two men kissing at the annual Soen In Die Laan (“Kiss in the Avenue”) event onRead More
Club Culture Through the Decades
BY KERSTIN LEE Club culture at Stellenbosch University (SU) is an integral facet of student life. It serves as a break from a rigid class schedule and demanding modules. It is a time for one to release their inhibitions andRead More
Nu’Bar Gereed vir Maties
BY DOMINIQUE FUCHS Talle Maties is vertroud met Nu’Bar en het al ’n paar wilde aande hier beleef. Daar is goeie nuus vir die kuierleiers: Ná ’n lang stilte in Pleinstraat is Nu’Bar weer reg vir aksie. Nu’Bar was weensRead More
Dank Neighbourhood – The New Kids on the Block
BY EMMANUEL EKENE OKERE This coming spring season will definitely be a busy one, as musical band Dank Neighbourhood (DN), comprising of 10 members of talented artists, gets set to release their first single on 3 September. A list ofRead More
VENUS & THE SNAKE: On Live Rock Legends and Vivid Dreams
BY AURELIA MOUTON Hard rock is making a comeback in Stellenbosch, and Venus & The Snake, a five-piece rock ensemble, is here to announce it. Like all good bands, this one has a story, harkening all the way back toRead More
SUJK: Profit Over Charity
BY LAURA MUTYAMBIZI The SU Just Kidding (SUJK) Instagram page (@sujustkidding) recently came under scrutiny after they requested on 20 July that students donate textbooks to help other less fortunate students. However, they seemingly planned to use the donated booksRead More
Shots and Prayers
BY CONNOR MONTAGUE As we all know, the world has been in the midst of an apocalypse for the past two years. Between the pandemic, conspiracy theories, natural disasters, lootings, taxi wars, and TikTok, 2020 and 2021 really said, “We’reRead More
BeWell and Be There!
BY FLAVIA DAVIDS The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way people interact with one another. This sentiment rings especially true for mentorship at Stellenbosch University (SU), a long-standing tradition of over 40 years. In order to gain insight into theRead More
To Vote or Not To Vote…
Who is the SRC and why does it matter? BY AURELIA MOUTON AND FLAVIA DAVIDS As August draws to a close, election season at Stellenbosch University (SU) is in full swing. Newly elected HK members and prims of various residencesRead More
Golden Week vir COVID-19 in Koshuise
DEUR ILA ALBERTS Koshuise op die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se kampus is bekend daarvoor dat hulle gons met sosiale aktiwiteite. Dit is egter die afgelope paar weke nie meer die geval nie, sedert rekordgetalle COVID-19-gevalle aangemeld is. Volgens Martin Viljoen,Read More
Stellenbosch Blom in die Lenteseisoen
DEUR KARLA DE BOD Soos die lenteseisoen vir Stellenbosch met nuwe bloeisels groet, groet die studentedorp se bloemiste terug met romantiek, kreatiwiteit en ’n opgewondenheid om te skep. Die Matie het met ’n wip in die stap plaaslike bloemiste inRead More
Reënwolf Besluit op Vir Ewig
DEUR MIA VAN DER MERWE Danie du Toit, hoofsanger van die musiekgroep Spoegwolf, en Melissa Bradshaw, wat tans haar PhD in sielkunde aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) voltooi, het op 20 Augustus via Instagram, op Du Toit se profiel @danie_reenwolf,Read More
Ranyaka CoCreate Hub
BY MART-MARIÉ SERFONTEIN The corner on lower Victoria Street, next to Die Mystic Boer, looks a little different. Where students and residents of Stellenbosch were once used to seeing an old structure standing vacant, frequently with a few vagrants sleepingRead More