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Dagbreek Men’s Residence won the 2023 u/20 Campus rugby trophy in an epic clash against Helderberg. After an onslaught of near misses, they came back from being down 0 — 12 at the start of the second half to beatingRead More
Stellenbosch University (SU) has been rocked by controversy recently, as tensions between the Convocation executive council and the institution’s leadership have reached a fever pitch. The latest news centres around an attempt by SU Convocation executive to table a motionRead More
The Disability Unit (DU) at Stellenbosch University (SU), which provides services to students with disabilities, is currently running its Lead with Disability programme that focuses on disability awareness and sensitisation for students. This programme is run in six sessions overRead More
On 26 March the usual narrative of a quiet Stellenbosch Sunday afternoon changed when purveyors of the arts came together to celebrate their love for theatre at the 58th annual Fleur Du Cap Theatre Awards. This prestigious event was heldRead More
Veni, vidi, vici – Maties’ women’s rugby team came, saw, and conquered the very first Women’s Varsity Cup. On 13 April Maties met University of Johannesburg (UJ) in the finals at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) Sports Stadium.Read More
Hierdie jaar is die fokus op vrouesport. Kaapstad het gasheer gespeel vir die eerste vrouekrieketwêreldbeker in Afrika in Februarie, en later dié jaar word die eerste netbalwêreldbeker in Afrika ook in Kaapstad gehou. Boonop sal die eerste vrouerugbywenners hierdie weekRead More
On Friday 18 March a volleyball tournament was hosted on the grass of the engineering faculty. Although the day was dampened by a light drizzle, spirits remained high amongst the players. Although the annual event was previously reserved for engineeringRead More
I watch the pianist’s fingers waltz over the keys of black and white: swiftly and elegantly, with a certain adamancy. Through their search for an honest melody, they seem to reveal more about the artist than the music itself. WithRead More
Esports has unofficially been a part of the Stellenbosch student community since 2017, but only became an official society of Stellenbosch University (SU) at the start of 2022. After a long wait and years of talk, the esports society hasRead More
Riding on the success of DJOL, the app that swept through Stellenbosch University (SU) campus last year, a new app aiming to better the lives of students has arisen — Stellenbooks. An in-depth dive is taken into the process undergoneRead More
Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Learning and Teaching, Prof Deresh Ramjugernath, issued a statement on Friday, 17 March addressing concerns on the Stellenbosch campus of SU that certain undergraduate men’s residences could become mixed-gender within the next year. Dagbreek, HuisRead More
With the Rooiplein as their runway, many a Stellenbosch student struts their stuff across campus in outfits worthy of the glossy pages of Vogue. While some can afford to buy the latest, trendiest clothes off the rack, Drip Markets offersRead More
If you’ve recently found yourself in a bar watching a loud, gaudy, balls to the wall indie act throw down a performance worthy of its own song, then chances are you witnessed Kloudink doing what they do best: knocking theRead More
20 February was a historical day for Maties Women’s Rugby, as the team played the first ever Women’s Varsity Cup game against University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). Despite the fact that most Varsity Cup (VC) supporters came to watch the Men’sRead More
This year Ramadan will run from approximately 24 March to 21/22 April. The Islamic calendar is based on the lunar calendar. Hence, the dates of each month, including Ramadan, are based on the moon sighting and will change every year. Read More
Klim en klouter was aan die orde van die dag toe die Maties-rotsklimklub op 3 Maart die nuwe klimjaar afgeskop het. Tydens die opwindende geleentheid kon ervare klimmers en heel beginners die klub se splinternuwe, handgemaakte houthouers beproef. Sodoende konRead More
Toco (tonnes of carbon) is a new digital currency that emphasises the inherent value of the natural environment as an economic asset through carbon offsetting. A single toco represents one tonne of carbon dioxide that has been credibly removed fromRead More
Breyton Poole, 22 year old athlete, is making waves in the sporting scene after recently reaching the season’s best result at the Boland senior athletics championship on 3 and 4 March 2023. He obtained a gold medal for his HighRead More
When the Canadian duo Neon Dreams’ “Life Without Fantasies” started taking over the South African music scene, after failing to garner much success in Canada, there was no doubt that they had to make the journey to Cape Town. “IRead More
Layla Gouws, second-year BCom (Management Science) student, has successfully started her own cake business called Imperfect Bakery. Gouws’s bakery is a student-run business for the student budget. Gouws always had a long-term dream of starting her own bakery, right here inRead More