Official Student Newspaper
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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