Official Student Newspaper
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
Gizellede Götz & Ingrid Heÿdenrÿch Oproer is verlede week veroorsaak nadat Rapport berig het dat Frederik van Dyk, prim van Helshoogte, meen HK’s somtyds te bang is om Afrikaanse musiek by sosiale geleenthede te speel. Van Dyk het egter aan Die Matie gesê dat hy nie bedoelRead More
George van Dyk BRYNN is a promising folk rock band stepping onto the scene. This five-piece alternative/folk rock band based in Cape Town, recently released their debut single, ‘About Time’, from their forthcoming debut album. It is set to be released in March 2018. The bandRead More
Kathryn van den Berg “I solemnly swear that I am up to no good” is a phrase that the up-and coming Harry Potter Alliance Chapter in Stellenbosch does not take seriously at all. The goal of this society is to give fans of the HarryRead More
Tivan Leak Die SR het studente uitgenooi om aansoek te doen om te dien op ’n disiplinêre komitee. Volgens ’n e-pos wat gestuur is aan studente van die SR se amptelike eposadres af, sal die komitee opgemaak word uit vyf lede waarvan twee SRlede en twee regstudenteRead More
Wianda Gilliland The name says it all – The Pretty Blog’s Instagram is filled with all things pretty. Based in Stellenbosch, this Instagram account has over 80 thousand followers and more than 4000 posts. And every picture is absolute goals. The popular lifestyle and fashion blog’s creator, ChristineRead More
George van Dyk For an artist who doesn’t necessarily enjoy the nightlife and the things that come with it, Mason Makt sure knows how to bring the energy that makes the nightlife so attractive. Ewild Rist, aka Mason Makt, is a Dagbreek resident currentlyRead More
Ingrid Heÿdenrÿch A lecture that was supposed to be held by Dr Lobsang Sangay, the President of the Central Tibetan Administration (the Tibetan government in exile), was cancelled due to push back from, amongst others, the African National Congress (ANC). On 8 February, a small group of protestersRead More
Surviving the heat whilst looking stylish can be a challenge, but don’t let it defeat you. Though we expected to see a lot more plakkies, some guys just can’t let go of their favourite kicks. All’s well since these students proveRead More
Wianda Gilliland Aan die einde van 2019 sal Maties weer plek hê by die Neelsie om te parkeer. Die konstruksie van ’n massiewe nuwe leersentrum tussen die Neelsie en die Polimeerwetenskappe gebou, sal meer studente kan akkommodeer as enige ander huidige onderrigruimte op kampus. Dit sal naRead More
Ingrid Heÿdenrÿch Culture on campus is turning over a new leaf this year. Sêr, Toneelfees and debating are all undergoing changes. Blaine Josephs, chair of KuKo, the culture committee of the Student Representative Council, said that it is important to constantly try new things, especially when it comes toRead More
Annerine Snyman Cato Louw helped newcomers by picking some of campus’s sport stars to share their wisdom. Cato Louw is one of MFM’s most recognisable voices. She has always had a passion for sport and her sport science degree hasRead More