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Ingrid Heÿdenrÿch & Kathryn van den Berg Day Zero looming over the head of the Western Cape, it is unclear what concrete plans Stellenbosch University (SU) has for when the water runs out in Stellenbosch. Martin Viljoen, SU spokesperson, saidRead More
Courtney Williams More than 15 000 supporters filled the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch last night for the 11th annual FNB Varsity Cup where Maties beat Shimlas 56-21. Despite last week’s victory against Tuks, the defending champions, the Maties outfit provedRead More
Tivan Leak Selfmedikasie, Fokofpolisiekar se eerste album na 11 jaar, neem ’n nuwe benadering, maar tog het dit steeds die Fokofpolisiekaressensie waarvan so baie mense hou. Selfmedikasie bevat dertien liedjies en is ’n mengsel van filosofie, kopskud en oorweldigende rustigheid. Die album stel ’nRead More
Wianda Gilliland Spring has sprung and the daisies are about to rock. Each year students from all over the country flock to the Darling-based music festival, Rocking the Daisies, which is famous for great fashion, better music and all-round goodRead More
Annerine Snyman Matthew Mayne will share his knowledge about rocks at the “Young Persons’ Leadership World Lecture Competition”, in October. This earth sciences PhD student was chosen as the South African representative for the competition and is the only competitor that specialisesRead More
Elze Goosen Daar is nog 80 dae oor om ’n bydra vir die #US99-veldtog te maak waarvoor R99 999 ingesamel moet word. Dié veldtog, wat poog om R99 999 in 99 dae in te samel, is op Woensdag 20 September ingelei en word deurRead More
Of jy hul klasse interessant of vervelig vind en of jy hulle vir pred of 75% smeek, dosente speel ‘n belangrike rol in jou tyd as student. Dané Dooge het met ‘n paar dosente gaan gesels. Prof. Geo Quinot Dosent in AdministrasieregRead More
Jy dink nog jy het ’n paar cool uitrustings in jou kas, maar Dané Dooge het dié kiekies gaan neem as bewyse dat ons universiteit se dosente beter styl het as jy. Sy het elke dosent gevra om hul styl teRead More
Oluchi Nwagboso Travelling to another country always has a sense of adventure and excitement associated with it: different cultures, new experiences and great stories to take home to friends and family. That was the mindset I had as I packedRead More
The number of international students on the Stellenbosch University campus is as high as ever. Jana Greyling asked these students how their campus lives in Stellenbosch are different from those at home. Dario Siegen, Switzerland, Media & Communication, University ofRead More
Ingrid Heÿdenrÿch When they had to decide where to end off their Wild Wild World tour, there was one country that stood out for Bastille: South Africa. According to Kyle Simmons, the the British band’s keyboardist, they had such anRead More
Die veelsydige Renaldo Schwarp (25) kan deesdae nie misgekyk word nie. As hy nie op die kassie tydens die weeklikse vermaaklikheidsprogram #GONS pronk nie, werk hy as programkoördineerder van Media24 se WeCan24-jeugprogram. Dan is daar ook sy laatnag radioprogram opRead More
Arleen Stone Veelbekroonde en wêreld-beroemde dosent en digter Marlene van Niekerk sal lesers eersdaags verras met iets wat hulle nie baie in die Afrikaanse letterkunde te sien kry nie. Dié professor in die departement Afrikaans en Nederlands aan die UniversiteitRead More
Arleen Stone A new and innovative online water saving campaign will soon aim to help Stellenbosch University (SU) to raise awareness amongst students around saving water. At the beginning of this month level 5 water restrictions were implemented in anRead More
Tess Vengadajellum Getting around in Stellenbosch while still taking the environment into consideration has become easier thanks to Poynt Bikes bicycle company. The company allows people to rent bicycles through an app. The bicycles can be picked up at differentRead More
Elodi Troskie Nicolaas de Jongh se kortfilm, Wilgerdal, is as honneursprojek gemaak en word in November bekendgestel. De Jongh is ’n honneursstudent in Drama en spesialiseer in regie. As deel van sy finalejaarsprojek, het hy C.J. Langenhoven se “Die BouvalRead More
Gizellede Götz With pink lips and free cupcakes, Venustia is helping PinkDrive support women diagnosed with breast cancer. Venustia has launched their ‘Pink Lip’ and ‘Donate and get a free cupcake’ initiatives on campus this week, encouraging students to raiseRead More
Ané van Zyl Student court has ruled that the 2014 version of the student constitution is valid and enforceable. This comes after Bernard Pieters, AfriForum Youth leader, approached the court alleging that the 2014 constitution (version 2.4) was never approvedRead More
George van Dyk The new residence head of Dagbreek wants to make Dagbreek a place where everyone feels at home. Grant Leukes, the previous assistant residence head of Metanoia, has replaced dr Johannes Albertus de Wet Strauss as the newRead More
Savanna Bosman With a brewery that kickstarted in 2007, Saggy Stone has introduced a beer and music festival taking place in February 2018. Based in the heart of Nuy Valley, the festival takes place from 10-11 February next year. In theRead More