Die Matie spoke to several key role-players in the perpetual debate of whether there is a drinking problem in Stellenbosch, and whether it is affecting the health and studies of students.

REEDS in die 2011-Jaarverslag van die Biblioteek- en Inligtingsdiens aan die Universiteit van Stellenbosch (US) word die rigting wat die biblioteek in die toekoms sal inslaan opgesom deur ’n aanhaling van S.J. Bell: “What can we do as academic librarians to better prepare ourselves for what is certainly an uncertain future? We just have to think more entrepreneurially and look for these opportunities.”

The proposal to implement tolls on the N1 and N2 en route to Stellenbosch has been met with opposition by the Municipality.

STUDENT cyclists have until 24 May to comment on the recently drafted regulations for the safety of road cyclists in the Western Cape. According to the Western Cape Ministry of Transport and Public Works “failure of a driver or a cyclist to adhere to any provision of the regulations will be an offence and will be liable to a fine if found guilty”.

DIE BEWERING dat die primarii van koshuise en die huise self gekonsul­teer is in aanloop tot die goedkeuring van die Koshuisplasingsbeleid, is “a great work of fiction”. 

Joe Smit, IT Director: Users and Support Service, and Johann Kistner, IT Director: Information Systems, have revealed three critical contributing factors in the IT crisis currently plaguing the University of Stellenbosch (SU) in response to enquiries by Die Matie. 

Brett Keyser, Head: Water and Wastewater Management at the Stellenbosch Municipality, confirmed on Sunday that the municipality is still waiting for the National Prosecuting Authority to decide whether it will follow up the case made against it by the Department of Water Affairs.

An interactive graphical representation of registered students at Stellenbosch University in 2013.