Official Student Newspaper
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
BY LUCAS MEYER Stellenbosch’s newest conquest, Bucketlist Stellenbosch (@bucketlist_stellies), has been a hot topic amongst students since the start of the semester. This rumoured-to-be brother and sister duo, as confirmed by Ravell Frans, a second-year BDiv student, has created aRead More
BY KERSTIN LEE Miré Reinstorf, a first-year BCom (Actuarial Science) student, continues to reach new heights with her second record-breaking jump at the World Athletics u. 20 Championships in Kenya on 18 August. This makes her the first South AfricanRead More
BY MARDENE VAN SCHALKWYK Campus is abuzz with this week’s hot topic: the COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccinations were opened to everyone 18 and older on Friday 20 August, 12 days earlier than initially expected. Stellenbosch University (SU) students wasted no timeRead More
DEUR WILLIAM SEZOE Die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) het verlede week die naam Krotoa op een van die geboue verwelkom. Dit is nadat die US op Woensdag 25 Augustus die nuwe naam vir die RW Wilcocks-gebou bekendgemaak het. Die gebou watRead More
Baie geluk met 75 onverskrokke jare! In my tyd as hoofredakteur het ons die mas verander. “Onder beskerming van die Studenteraad” het verander na “’n onafhanklike studentekoerant”. Lank mag dit voortleef. Die Matie mag nooit die spreekbuis word van ’nRead More
Die laat 80’s: ’n oorvloed dramatiese nuusgebeure en die laaste stuiptrekkings van die nasionalistiese partymasjinerie… Die laat 1980’s was opwindende tye in Suid-Afrika. Ná jare van onrus en protes teen apartheid was daar toenemend gerugte van toenadering tot verbande politiekeRead More
Reeds sedert die tweede jaar van Die Matie se bestaan was daar partye wat dié studentestem wou stilmaak. In ’n artikel van 15 Mei 1942 het Die Matie byvoorbeeld berig dat daar in ’n “Monstervergadering” ’n “belaglike mosie aangeneem is”Read More
BY AURELIA MOUTON From the sandy streets of Strand comes a force to be reckoned with. The Cape Town streetwear brand BRAhSSE opened the doors to its first pop up shop on 31 July 2021, proudly announcing a new eraRead More
BY FLAVIA DAVIDS The Students for Law and Social Justice (SLSJ), in partnership with Aurora, Pieke, Eendrag, Metanoia and Minerva are tackling period poverty with its “Dignity, Period” campaign.* Period poverty is when people have limited or no access toRead More
BY ILA ALBERTS You can be a real lifesaver. This is the central message of Nicola Kassier, a Stellenbosch University alumnus who donated bone marrow in February 2010 after registering at the South African Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR). Her donationRead More
BY EMMANUEL EKENE OKERE First-year BCom student, Corné Weilbach, received his first call up for the Junior Springboks on Friday 28 May. The good news was brought to Weilbach by coach Bafana Nhleko. Now, the young man in maroon willRead More
BY ILA ALBERTS Die Matie asked students around campus how they felt about the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as the government’s vaccination programme. These were their responses. Francois van Wyk, eerstejaar-BCom (Bestuurswetenskappe)-student. Nie ingeënt nie. “Ek voel Suid-Afrika moet definitiefRead More
Every Stellenbosch local, Matie, or Dorp Street market frequenter should be familiar with the old school tunes provided by DJ Paulie. Paul Fletcher, more commonly known as DJ Paulie, is best known for his unique take on DJing – withRead More
BY KERSTIN LEE There are many reasons to write in a journal. Journaling need not be rational, pretty or coherent. It just needs to be your pen on paper, and your slew of thoughts. As exams at Stellenbosch University creepRead More
BY FLAVIA DAVIDS Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Institutional Committee for Business Continuity (ICBC) has decided to focus on “academic integrity”, instead of student concerns with its decision to proceed with in-person assessments next week. This decision came after President Cyril RamaphosaRead More
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BY MFUNDO MASHIYA Anika Pretorius, Masters student in the Science Faculty, is a high profile athlete at Stellenbosch University (SU). Her incredible story is an inspiration to many. Pretorius lost 90% to 95% of her eyesight when she was inRead More
BY CARMEN COETSEE Professor Jonathan Jansen is an esteemed academic persona; not only in the South African academic context, but also on the international academic scene. Jansen has won numerous awards, including the Education Africa Lifetime Achiever Award and theRead More
BY MICHELLE KLEYNHANS Print and fill in the crossword to test your tennis knowledge! ACROSS 4. What is the name of the oldest tennis tournament in the world? 6. Which male tennis player is ranked #1 according to the ATPRead More
Anthea Myburgh from Ubuntu Healing hosted an experimental workshop on Saturday 12 June with a small group of horses and clay explorations. The workshop took place at Monte Cavalo Stud Farm and Livery, along the R44 near Klapmuts. Ubuntu HealingRead More
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