Official Student Newspaper
AMBER PAYNTER & LARA VAN HEERDEN Coinciding with Women’s Month, an art piece celebrating the vibrancy and leadership of South African women was inaugurated on the Stellenbosch University (SU) campus. On 26 August, an opening event was held to launchRead More
BRYNLEY VAN AARDT With two new political societies on campus that have opposing views, Stellenbosch University (SU) has become slightly more decorated with various posters put up by both Progress SA and Students for a Democratic Society. Paul Joubert, aRead More
BRYNLEY VAN AARDT Two days succeeding the Progress SA posters that marked Stellenbosch University campus, new posters with counter-arguments were seen in their place. These posters were put up by a new political society called Students for a Democratic SocietyRead More
GABRIELA VILJOEN Balancing your academics, social life and health is a tall order for most students, yet a small group of students manage to achieve the extraordinary: run their own business in Stellenbosch. Caroli Burger and Jessa-Lyn Matthews, two MetalRead More
ZAHLÉ ELOFF LECTURES can be quite tedious some days. Especially those 08:00. classes after a long night – be it from jolling, studying, or simply binge watching. The lectures late in the afternoon aren’t any more appealing. It’s in thoseRead More
KATHRYN VAN DEN BERG When the name Shakespeare is brought up, reactions will be mixed depending on your experience with the Bard. Regardless of your opinion of Shakespeare, watching the Stellenbosch University (SU) drama department’s production of A Midsummer Night’sRead More
KATHRYN VAN DEN BERG As the end of the Semi-final round of the competition took place on Sunday evening, everyone now impatiently wait for the arrival of the 2019 SU Acapella (SUAC) final round. Only twelve out of the thirtyRead More
GABRIELA VILJOEN Ashley Walters’ current exhibition, Parallel, intrigues and changes perspectives as he employs optical illusion and utopian concepts in his photography and sculpture pieces. The multi-award-winning artist and widely publicised South African artist, inspires next generation artists, by teachingRead More
CHRISTOPHER JOUBERT YES, this article is about the existence of a deity (God or gods). Just bear with me for a second because I’m not here to convince anyone of anything. We’re just having a friendly chat. Stellenbosch has aRead More
PAUL JOUBERT A general sentiment I have noted among progressive activists on campus is hopelessness. I myself am becoming weary of trying to effect institutional change at an institution that seems adamant to oppose their students at every opportunity. IRead More
TAMUNODEIN PRINCEWILL THE 9th of August is celebrated nation-wide as Women’s day. In commemorating the tenacity of the women that helped shape current day South Africa, it dawned on me that the strength of these women lay in their self-assertiveness.Read More
Nicole Nasson spoke to Muis Maleka, a budding philanthropist, about building a brand, her charity work and not being able to sleep Innovator, pageant winner, ambassador, radio presenter and motivator. These are just a few of the words used toRead More
LAUREN WESLEY-SMITH LAST Saturday saw the Maties Ballroom and Latin Dance Society (MBLDS) dance their way to victory at this year’s Intervarsity (IV) Ballroom and Latin Dance competition. This year, Stellenbosch competed against the University of Cape Town (UCT), NelsonRead More
Maties Netbal het vanjaar se Varsity Netbal-seisoen met ’n groot oorwinning begin. Die span het die NWU-Pukke Maandagaand van die baan afgespeel en ’n 54–38 oorwinning behaal. Dít is volgens Nicholé Taljaard, Maties-kaptein, nie hoe dit vir die spelers opRead More
Gita Fourie Two years ago, Inès Mars, a final year BAcc LLB-student, browsed around the Societies fair on the Rooiplein and decided to put her skills to the test on the rowing machine. She had no prior rowing experience. TodayRead More
PRIYANKA GOVENDER For those of you who have been living under a rock these past two years, the major theme running from October 2017 to the present has been big vagina energy. And it starts with a black woman, likeRead More
TIVAN LEAK Die mediabedryf, nie net in Suid-Afrika nie, maar oor die wêreld heen, verkeer onder toenemende finansiële druk. Dit is hoofsaaklik die gevolg van sosiale media wat digitale inligting makliker en goedkoper toeganklik gemaak het. Mediaplatforms moet meeding metRead More
LIAN VAN WYK A fire has left all 164 residents of Huis ten Bosch Women’s Residence without a permanent roof over their heads. According to Wayne Smith, Fire Chief at the Stellenbosch Fire Department, the fire affected rooms 3020 toRead More
MART-MARIE SERFONTEIN Die klank van sirenes het nog nie eens behoorlik in Stellenbosch-studente se ore ophou weergalm weens die brand by Huis ten Bosch Maandagaand nie, voor die dorp Dinsdagoggend omstreeks 08:30 weer geloei het. Hierdie keer was dit naRead More
KESIA ABRAHAMS Have you got some old books at home collecting dust on the shelf? Why not give them a brand new home through the Stellenbosch University (SU) Language Centre’s book drive: Book Tsunamis. SU’s Language Centre is planning toRead More