Official Student Newspaper
Eendrag’s Damestouch is an anual event which includes girls’ residences playing touch rugby, with an after party. Natasha Rusch and Deslene Prins asked some Maties what they think. Cara Van Heerden B.Eng Chemical, 2nd year “I love Damestouch. ItRead More
SANDRA MBATHA Ziningi izindaba ezisematheni futhi ezihlasimelisa umzimba kulezinsuku. Yilezi zokushiswa kwezitimela nezindlu eMlazi, ezokunyuka kukaphethiloli eNingizumu Afrika kanye nezokudlengulwa kwomntwana oneminyaka eyisithupha eGoli. Izindaba ezingiphatha kabi kakhulu yilezi ezokuhlukunyezwa kwabantu besifazane nezingane. Kuhlukunyezwa abasancele amabele omama kanye nezalukaziRead More
JANA GREYLING Cape Town based singer-songwriter Elle E is a self-taught musician who initially started her solo career as a side project to her two already existing bands – Two Stroke and Catwalk Trash. Now that Ellenie Eloff, aka ElleRead More
ROXANNE MOONEYS Now that Stellenbosch is finally experiencing some spring weather it seems like the perfect time to embrace change. That is exactly what Grassy Spark have done. The band is releasing a new single,‘The Candy’ and an accompanying music videoRead More
LISA DE CLERCQ With the year drawing to a close, the somewhat ‘crazy’ aspects of student life seem to increase with every assignment that is squeezed in. The Spirituality, Philosophy and Yoga Society (SPYS) of Stellenbosch University provide students withRead More
SAARAH ABRAHAMS We’re all guilty of having bad study habits, whether we’re aware of them or not. With the long dreaded final examslooming over us, it is time we evaluateexactly how to get rid of them. Or pick up aRead More
LIAN VAN WYK Sport by die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) blyk die volgende fokuspunt van vanjaar se Eeufeesvieringe te wees. “Sport, Krag en die Samelewing,” is die naam van ’n driedaagse konferensie wat van 9 tot 11 Oktober deur die DepartementRead More
ALLISON MATROOS & ROXANNE MOONEYS Dr Rehana Malgas-Enus, a lecturer and researcher in the Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science at Stellenbosch University (SU), received the National Research Foundation Excellence in Science Engagement Award on 26 September 2018. The award recognisesRead More
CARLA VISAGIE If a walk underneath the scenic trees in Victoria doesn’t give Maties enough reason to study here, Stellenbosch University (SU) has once again been ranked under the top universities in the world. SU was ranked between the topRead More
CARLA VISAGIE The Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies (STIAS) has yet again proven itself as a leading research establishment. In September 2018 they wereinvited to be the first research institutein the Southern Hemisphere to collaborate with an elite international researchRead More
TIVAN LEAK (English to follow) Die Laboratorium vir die Ekonomie van Afrika se Verlede (LEAP) word gereken as een van die top instellings in die navorsing van geskiedenis in Afrika. LEAP is in 2015 gestig en is verbonde aan dieRead More
JONATHAN FROST Guide dogs are trained to lead the blind around obstacles- this is known to many, but emotional support animals (ESA) might be a new concept to some. An ESA is a companion that is advised by a therapist, psychologist orRead More
KATHRYN VAN DEN BERG Scattered with locks of hair, and highlighted with dye of every colour, the Rooiplein was clearly the host of the Shaveathon organized by CANSA along with Groomed Academy. Friday 28 September saw Maties sitting excitedly onRead More
JADE KERCHHOFF Everything Dreads is the name of an emerging business founded by second year BSc (Mathematical Sciences) student, Hamese Houston Thapelo, that renders the service of, yes, you guessed it, dreadlocks! Taught by a friend of his, Hamese hasRead More
LIAN VAN WYK Matie-studente kan hul klasgelde met soveel as 7% sien verhoog in die nuwe jaar. Volgens die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se webtuiste word ’n 7%-verhoging in klasgelde deur die universiteit voorgestel, met die hoër onderwys prysindeks as riglyn.Read More
NATASHA RUSCH The Maties Rugby 7’s Men’s and Women’s teams were undeniably victorious during the Inter-Varsity tournament held on Saturday 29 September. The Men’s team competed against UCT, UWC and CPUT, whilst the Women’s team competed against UCT. The menRead More
ZOE HUMAN Chances are, if you have ever seen a dog on Victoria Street, trailing no more than 3m behind is a bright-eyed student who’s closest encounter with an animal is the rats outside Boho’s. If you have never seenRead More
Got a crush? Write a letter and submit it to the Die Matie Office (Office 4, top floor, Neelsie) or submit it via e-mail and we’ll publish your letter – keeping your identity a secret. Your secret is safe withRead More
NICHOLAS CARROLL Equality Court proceedings launched on behalf of Hendri Herbst by the Stellenbosch University Law Clinic have ended in a settlement being reached with Durbanville Hills winery. The winery has admitted to discriminating against the Paralympian in 2014 whenRead More
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