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BY AURELIA MOUTON Monolith South African rock band Fokofpolisiekar hits the Stellenbosch stage once again – this time it is acoustic. The band released an accompanying live album, The Sound of Fokof Unplugged, on 14 May. Their new album wasRead More
BY BRYNLEY VAN AARDT Varsity Cup has looked somewhat different this year for the Maroon Machine that has suffered two losses in the tournament so far. They are currently in the third and final bubble of the tournament before theRead More
DEUR MARIANNE STEWART Die Suid-Afrikaanse musiekbedryf rou die dood van die bekende musiekfotograaf, Henry Engelbrecht (45). Engelbrecht is op 11 Mei dood aan COVID-19-verwante oorsake. Engelbrecht was bekend vir sy treffende foto’s van solomusikante en bands, soos onder andere aKING,Read More
BY TIAAN BOOYENS A local sister duo turned a candle-making hobby into a business. Marisol Candles is a student-owned candle business that aims to celebrate and represent their diverse customers through their products. They have amassed over five thousand followersRead More
BY BRYNLEY VAN AARDT Conversation quickly grew heated on the Rooiplein yesterday when Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Palestinian Solidarity Forum (PSF), along with SU’s division of the South African Students Congress (SASCO) and Amensty SU held a critical engagement to helpRead More
BY FLAVIA DAVIDS Just in time for Human Rights Day, Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Social Justice Team kicked off its year with a virtual first Social Justice Café meeting on Microsoft Teams. The atmosphere in the virtual room was jubilant asRead More
BY PIERRÉ MÜLLER The Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert Institute for Student Leadership Development (FVZS) celebrates its 10th anniversary with an honorary lecture on political governance in South Africa. The celebration of the anniversary will serve as a tribute to DrRead More
DEUR DOMINIQUE FUCHS Dr Willem Anker het al verskeie boeke en dramas gepubliseer wat groot opslae in die Suid-Afrikaanse letterkunde gemaak het. Sy nuutste roman Skepsel het die gesogte Universiteit van Johannesburg (UJ)-prys gewen. Dit is die derde keer datRead More
By Karla van der Merwe Recess began on a sombre note as news of the passing of Nomzamo Buthelezi (23), Chairperson of the Stellenbosch University (SU) Societies Council, broke early on Saturday morning, 1 May. As evident from her socialRead More
By Tiaan Booyens Die Heuwels Fantasties (DHF) will launch their new brand of wine at their first live show since lockdown at Nooitgedacht Estate on Sunday 18 April. The limited-edition Beloofde Land Chenin Blanc, exclusively available at Sunday’s show, wasRead More
By Tivan Leak & William Sezoe Imagine a world in which everything is singularly centred around efficiency. Anything that hinders efficiency is immediately dispensed. In such a world, there is no room for multilingualism, because multilingualism may be regarded asRead More
By Skyler Hendricks With the influx of Stellenbosch University (SU) students returning to campus, it has become a tricky venture to plan a fun night out. Due to COVID-19 regulations, some of the most popular pubs and bars in StellenboschRead More
By Mardene van Schalkwyk The past year has been challenging, but Stellenbosch University (SU) student entrepreneurs have proven their resilience. Jacobina Kalunduka, a third-year BAcc student, and Katja Marsiglia, a second-year BA (Visual Arts) student, are two such business owners. Read More
deur Karla van der Merwe Die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se Studenteraad (SR) het onlangs op hulle Instagram-blad bekend gemaak dat hulle ʼn trans-taakspan gaan stig. Die advertensie, wat op 3 April op hulle Instagram-storie geplaas is, noem dat aansoeke totRead More
By Aurelia Mouton Cape Town band, Soco, formerly known as the South Easters, are back with a bang as they kick off this year with their new single “Stuff and Things”. Formed in 2014 in their drummer’s garage, the five-pieceRead More
By Jacques Marais The Karlsruhe Concert Duo from Germany has travelled the world and has been to over 70 countries – on all seven continents. Reinhard Armleder, cellist, and Dagmar Hartmann, pianist, are the two members of this musical duo. Read More
By Sibella Swanepoel Multi-award-winning rock band, Prime Circle, brings a fresh set of performances for our current times with their upcoming Freedom Tour. The tour kicked off in Nature’s Valley and is now heading to the Cape. South Africa’s rockRead More
By Skyler Hendricks Kloudink, an indie-pop duo, originating in the Garden Route and advancing through Stellenbosch, prepares for a performance at Cape Town’s renowned Raptor Room on 8 April and at Aandklas on 14 April. Kloudink consists of two refinedRead More
Deur Tiaan Booyens “Dis soos ’n deurgangsritueel om in Aandklas te speel,” het Joshua Swanepoel, voorman van die musiekgroep Aflos, gesê voor hulle optrede by die kuierplek op Woensdagaand 31 Maart. Dié opkomende kwintet is vasbeslote om ’n goeie tydRead More