Official Student Newspaper
DEUR JEAN-MARIE UYS ’n Nuwe koers van rigting en ’n vars begin kan miskien gevoelens van opwinding en entoesiasme meebring vir die nuwe student. Nietemin, is dit nie kort voor lank voordat die skaduwee van uitgawes, organisering en wat ditRead More
DEUR SIBELLA SWANEPOEL Stellenbosch se kroeë, klubs en restaurante bied studente verskeie geleenthede aan om ’n aand in die dorp deur te bring. Sodra die son sak, is daar ’n oorvloed van vermaak, musieksessies en live optredes ‒ en allesRead More
BY EMMANUEL EKENE OKERE The Stellenbosch University (SU) leadership team has collaborated with the Premier Soccer League (PSL) home side, Stellenbosch Football Club (SFC), to bring the action closer to the Stellenbosch sporting community. This is a promising development, asRead More
DEUR ANE HAVENGA By die onlangse Netball Quad Series het Nicola Smith haar buiging vir die Proteas gemaak. Dié toernooi het tussen 15 en 19 Januarie in Londen plaasgevind het. Hierdie vierdejaar-BEd (Intermediêre fase)-student het behoorlik as verdediger uitgeblink teenRead More
BY JAN-HENDRIK PRETORIUS The FNB Maties rugby team faced Tuks in a competitive clash to kick off their first Varsity Cup game of the year. On Monday 14 February, the two teams faced each other for the first time sinceRead More
DEUR ANE HAVENGA STELLENBOSCH and its surroundings are perfect for keeping one’s new year’s resolutions and hopes alive. Whether it is to be more active, get more fresh air or to see some Instagram-worthy views, the Stellenbosch hiking routes willRead More
BY LIYABONA MQINA This year’s Welcoming programme for the newcomers of Stellenbosch University (SU) started on 31 January but with most of the newcomers moving in on 2 February. Victoria Street was filled with cheerful individuals ready to embark onRead More
DEUR MARYNE ADSHADE Ná ’n paar maande se werk en gewag, kan die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se studente uiteindelik die Penseel-studentebundel van 2021 onder oë kry om die gedigte en kortverhale deur van hulle medestudente te waardeer. Dié bundel verskynRead More
BY ANSELA SLOMAN For the first time since COVID-19 hit, the first-years of Stellenbosch University were able to participate in Vensters in person at Coetzenburg Centre. The event on 12 February brought Welcoming Week to a close with a bangRead More
BY TIAAN BOOYENS After years of rumours and a hard blow to club culture during the first national lockdown, a new development project brought the last ever rounds to the Drostdy Square on Bird Street. Due to the lockdown regulationsRead More
BY FLAVIA DAVIDS Stellenbosch hip-hop band Dank Neighbourhood (DN) released their first single, titled “Tokyo Drift”, in September of last year. Two months later, the band’s producer and DJ, Thomas “Tee Sawce” Edwards (also known as “Sauce Side Up”) releasedRead More
DEUR SIBELLA SWANEPOEL Stellenbosch se kroeë, klubs en restaurante bied studente verskeie geleenthede aan om ’n aand in die dorp deur te bring. Sodra die son sak, is daar ’n oorvloed van vermaak, musieksessies en live optredes ‒ en allesRead More
What’s trending this year BY AURELIA MOUTON AND LAURA MUTYAMBIZI As the year kicks off, Die Matie considers the year past and the year ahead in trends! It is a new year, which means that there are new trends allRead More
DEUR ILA ALBERTS Die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) Biblioteek is gedurende die afgelope jaar opgeknap te midde van die COVID-19-pandemie. Luidens persverklarings op die biblioteek se webtuiste het die proses op 29 Maart verlede jaar begin en was beplan om finaalRead More
DEUR MARYNA ADSHADE Huis Marais-manskoshuis se inwonende hoof, dr Johan Groenewald, het onlangs glo die k-woord gebruik in ’n vergadering met die koshuis se studenteleierskap. Ná die insident het die leierskap hom by die eenheid van gelykheid aangegee wat ondersoekRead More
BY FLAVIA DAVIDS In line with its mandate to serve the students of Stellenbosch University (SU), the Student Representative Council (SRC), in collaboration with the Academic Affairs Council (AAC), assisted students with outstanding debt by preparing appeals for readmission toRead More
BY CLAIRE RANKIN Under Stellenbosch University’s (SU) proposed vaccine mandate, students and staff will be required to be fully vaccinated to continue their studies and employment at the university, unless they have been granted an exemption on valid medical orRead More
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DEUR MARDENE VAN SCHALKWYK Dit is die maand van liefde, en romanse blom in Stellenbosch. Van bergklim tot wyndrink is daar altyd iets prettig om met ’n pasmaat te doen. Daar is egter ’n paar dinge wat al amper tradisieRead More
DEUR KARLA DE BOD In die dae voor WhatsApp, Catwalk, Instagram DM’s en Tinder was daar slegs braaie, telefoonhokkies, danse en vertroue dat jou bewonderaar op die afgespreekte tyd gaan opdaag. Waar studenteverhoudings vandag staatmaak op sleutelborde om nuwe menseRead More
BY ARSHIA RAMLUCKUN As exams draw closer, many students find themselves preparing to hibernate amongst their textbooks and lecture videos. During exam season, these students spend countless hours in their rooms, deprived of sunlight and fresh air. However, Stellenbosch UniversityRead More