Stellenbosch

Write the future with young adults

Article Zukiswa Wanner - 19 Aug 2019

Leaders of this continent need to pay attention to the intellectual need of the majority of the population.

Two murders, two crime strategies

Article Lester Kiewit - 7 Jun 2019

Authorities are accused of taking violent crime in the Western Cape’s rural areas more seriously than on the Cape Flats, writes Lester Kiewit

The Wine Guy

Article Tamsin Oxford - 24 Apr 2019

Trailblazing Stellenbosch

A tale of two dorpies in the Varsity Cup

Article Luke Feltham - 22 Feb 2019

A clash between Tukkies and Maties somehow depicts the alienating energy of the capital city

Malema: Farming must continue ‘uninterrupted’, but ‘idle’ land must be redistributed

Article Mahlatse Mahlase - 1 Mar 2018

Malema also emphasised that there was no turning back on their call for the state to own all the land in the country

South Africa’s first black female winemaker shakes up industry

Article Sibongile Khumalo - 31 Jan 2018

The emergence of a crop of new black players is changing the makeup of the industry that is among the world's top 10 wine producers

Why Afrikaans doesn’t qualify for special treatment at universities

Article Aj Van Der Walt - 9 Dec 2015

Those who don't want English as Stellenbosch's main language have invoked SA's Constitution, but the assumptions underlying their arguments are false.

Terroir’s earthy taste of winter

Article bogdan TagDiv - 31 Jul 2015

Brent Meersman explores the elegantly casual Terroir restaurant's European inspired cuisine and its sweet deals for winter.

Western Cape floods claim woman’s life

Article Sapa - 16 Nov 2013

At least one person has died, and another is missing following heavy rains which caused flooding across the Western Cape.

Off the “paraffin grid”

Article bogdan TagDiv - 5 Jul 2013

Khaya Power wins the Community Renewable Energy Award sponsored by Eskom.

Water department in tricky legal waters

Article Sipho Kings - 12 Apr 2013

Water affairs is suing Stellenbosch municipality for pollution with only a draft protocol to guide it.

Quiet please, academics advancing

Article Peter Vale - 24 Sep 2010

The Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study is an enclave for research where scholars can explore ideas, think -- and get a good lunch.

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National

State capture commission granted a 13-month extension

Kiri Rupiah - 24 Feb 2020

Judge Wendy Hughes says this is the final extension because finality is "owed to the nation"

National

eThekwini commuters pay for council’s contracts

Greg Ardé - 24 Feb 2020

Perhaps a commission of inquiry can shine the spotlight on public transport in Durban, where bus and taxi passengers have to contend with fare increases and disrupted services

National

Bishop Emeritus Rubin Phillip: The guerilla priest

Carlos Amato - 23 Feb 2020

From his adventures with Steve Biko to his support for shack dwellers in KwaZulu-Natal, Bishop Emeritus Rubin Phillip has always walked the talk of radical Christianity

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Achieving the litmus test of social relevance

Derek Davey - 24 Feb 2020

The HSS Awards honours scholarly works based on their social relevance and contribution to the humanities and social sciences

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Response to the report of the independent assessors

IT Web - 17 Feb 2020

VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.

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