The Stellenbosch streets were alive with ghosts last Friday, as Halloween was celebrated five days early on 26 October, just a few hours after classes officially ended; and before the nightmare of exams began. Students took the window of opportunity between classes and exams to get dressed up and hit one of the various annual […]
Author: Lauren Dold
Students find stress relief playing with puppies on Animal Day
“At the end of the day, they are living beings, they have a soul, they have a heart just...
#Move4Food campaign reaches million rand milestone
Students, faculty members and even Stellenbosch University (SU) Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Wim de Villiers “moved for food” this...
Stellenbosch Municipality steps up for Arbor Week
In the spirit of Arbor Week, the Stellenbosch Municipality planted trees in a number of Stellenbosch communities this week....
Stellenbosch Academy boasts only winner from Africa at Adobe Awards
Alena Gelen (28), from the Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography (SADP), was the only student from the continent...
The decline of Die Braak
The paint on St Mary’s Church is chipped and flaking. The tiny Anglican church has been standing since 1852...
800th adoption for ‘WOOF’ project at Root 44 market
“Our goal is to home them all,” says Joanne Lefson, founder of dog adoption organisation Oscars Arc. Over 40...
Uncritical thinking is dangerous, says Socratic Society
“The way things are, doesn’t mean that’s the way things should be,” said Paulu Joubert (22), Masters student in...
Student-led Paw Parade funds fifteen sterilisations
Over 150 walkers showed up at the Animal Welfare Society on Sunday to walk the dogs at this shelter....
Jacques Pauw: ‘Nobody raided me during the apartheid years’
The President’s Keepers author Jacques Pauw participated in a discussion in Stellenbosch this morning, detailing the events leading up...