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On Friday, 16 February, I was invited to the State of the Nation Address delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa, the interim President of the Republic of South Africa. All Western Cape SRC Presidents or Chairpersons, as we call them hereRead More
Kathryn van den Berg Local and international thought leaders are being honoured by Stellenbosch University as part of their 100 years celebrations. The University’s centenary tribute will ensue with honorary doctorates awarded to fourteen individuals during the 2018 March graduation ceremonies. Some of these individuals include Trueman Goba,Read More
Kathryn van den Berg The current water crisis affecting Stellenbosch has given two final year engineering students a platform for a unique business: a waterless car-wash cleaning service. With their professional and accessible service ‘Keep it Clean Waterless Car Wash’, these students have made sure that theRead More
Prospective Maties visited Stellenbosch to get a taste of the student life at SU’s open day. Annerine Snyman asked some of the future Maties about their opinions of Stellenbosch and why they are choosing SU. Tivan Leak took photos. Shannon GovenderRead More
Lucy Bryant Protestors gathered outside Cape Town High Court on 19 Febraury to protest against a plea bargain of the alleged murderer of Robyn Pearce. Pearce, who was a student at Stellenbosch University (SU), was murdered by an intruder in her mother’s Cape Town flat inRead More
George van Dyk MyTherapy, a medication reminder and health tracker app developed by health software development company, smartpatient, is designed to tackle the issue of medicine being taken incorrectly by assisting the public in the pursuit of responsible medication. Tracey Ruff, marketing intern for South Africa at MyTherapy,Read More
Tivan Leak Emile Jansen, beter bekend as Emile YX?, het al in meer as 16 lande saam met kunstenaars soos Duran Duran, K’naan en Brenda Fassie opgetree. Hy is ook ’n stigterslid en die mentor van die groep Mixed Mense. Mixed Mense het ontstaan nadat vierRead More
We don’t give men nearly enough credit for putting together a stylish outfit and looking good from Monday to Friday. Bringing back the retro trend definitely deserves bonus points. Janique Oliver gave them their due, so you can gush for aRead More
Adrienne van der Merwe Jeremiah Brimstone Band has been around the block. As told by Dr Dawid de Villiers, an English Studies lecturer at Stellenbosch University (SU), the band was casually formed in 1999. It started off as jamming sessionsRead More
For a young boy who was mainly interested in motorbikes, bicycles, being outside in the veld and getting into just the right amount of trouble, David Ellis has led a more than exhilarating life up to now, all while finishingRead More
Rebecca Pitt Together with former Springbok cyclist, Carinus Lemmer, and a team from Kayamandi, Wim de Villiers, rector and vice chancellor of Stellenbosch University (SU), will participate in the Cape Town Cycle Tour in order to raise funds for studentRead More
Anke van der Merwe Maties se krieketkaptein het nie alleen vir Namibië by die ICC World Cricket League Division Two-toernooi uitgedraf nie, maar hy het van sy beste syfers in sy internasionale loopbaan behaal. Gerhard Erasmus, LLB-finalejaarstudent, verteenwoordig Namibië alRead More
Elodi Troskie Twee van die bekende Spoegwolwe is deesdae op ’n ander verhoog aan die werskaf. Du-Toit-broers Danie en Moskou, onderskeidelik hoofsanger en dromspeler van die Afrikaanse band, Spoegwolf, het onlangs hul fynproewersrestaurant in Stellenbosch oopgemaak en hulle het gróótRead More
Gizellede Götz & Ingrid Heÿdenrÿch A manipulated photo of Stellenbosch University’s (SU) website did the rounds on WhatsApp groups and social media on 22 February. The picture showed the heading of an article that was published on SU’s website, but with altered text instead of the originalRead More
Janke van Schalkwyk Daar word gereeld gespot dat die Republiek van Helderberg die beste manskoshuis in Somerset-Wes is, maar vanjaar se Repfees was beslis die trippie werd. Repfees, waartydens die ses verskillende seksies van Helderberg vir ’n week lank teenRead More
Adrienne van der Merwe Jeremiah Brimstone Band has been around the block. As told by Dr Dawid de Villiers, an English Studies lecturer at Stellenbosch University (SU), the band was casually formed in 1999. It started off as jamming sessions among De Villiers, Hendré Retief, theirRead More
Lian van Wyk Eendrag, despite the severe South African drought, has one of the best-looking quads around. Green grass and luscious trees make the residence’s inner space look like something entirely unrelated to the parched world outside.What is the secret to this isolated utopia? Simple –Read More
Carla Visagie Feesgangers sal meer wyn moet drink, aangesien waterbesparing een van die hoof prioriteite is by die US Woordfees in 2018. Daarom het die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) in samewerking met die Woordfees besluit om verskeie maatreëls in plek te stel om water tydens dieRead More
Lian van Wyk Vlak 6B waterbeperkings het in Stellenbosch, nes in die Moederstad, posgevat. Dit beteken dat elke persoon slegs 50 liter water per persoon per dag kan verbruik. Dit kom in die nasleep van ’n hernude poging deur plaaslike owerhede om die dreigende Dag Zero verderRead More
Dané Dooge & S.Z. Minnaar Die welbekende HB Thom-teater, die tuiste van die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se dramadepartement, gaan moontlik ’n nuwe naam kry. Dié teater is in 1966 geopen en is na die toenmalige US-rektor vernoem. Dit kom nadat prof. Petrus du Preez, voorsitterRead More