Stellenbosch student elected as local ward councillor
A Stellenbosch University (SU) student was selected as a ward councillor for Stellenbosch Muncipality during a recent by-election. Tamryn...
Category: politics
Mmusi Maimane’s path to politics
Fuelled by his exposure to political activism during his childhood in Soweto and his work at a non-governmental organisation...
Student-leader experience at center of recent student parliament hearing
A perceived abandonment of students by their student leaders was a significant topic of concern during a recent public...
Servest workers protest for higher wages
Servest landscaping and cleaning workers based at Stellenbosch University, recently held an organised protest in collaboration with the Independent...
Electoral commission conflict within SU Student Parliament
Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Student Parliament held their second ordinary sitting on 30 April. During this session, the question of...
SASCO’s Stellenbosch wing discusses access to education
Over 100 students, members of the public, and members of the South African Students Congress’ (SASCO) Tsietsi Mashinini branch...
Conscious Voter seminar held in time for 2024 elections
A student from Stellenbosch University recently organised a seminar aimed at informing and educating the community about voting. Rolien...
Lights back on at Cloetesville Sports Grounds
The floodlights at the Cloetesville Sports Ground were recently upgraded after it had previously been vandalised. This was according...
Posters defiled after peaceful protest in support of Palestine
Posters that were put up in Stellenbosch as part of a protest in solidarity with Palestine were vandalised and...
Active citizenry needed to rebuild SA
South Africa’s democracy is vulnerable as citizens are not sufficiently educated regarding the government’s constitutional mandate; as such active...