Hunting the wild mushrooms of Stellenbosch
In the rainy months of winter, the forests of Stellenbosch are filled with many combinations of light and texture....
Category: Education
Cloetesville Primary first school in SA with electrical conservation award
A primary school in Stellenbosch recently became the first school in South Africa to receive an Electrical Performance Certificate...
SU theatre production scheduled to run during second semester
A theatre production by Stellenbosch University (SU)’s drama department had to be rescheduled after SU’s new Covid-19 regulations for...
Information day helps Kayamandi youth with university applications
The youth in Kayamandi often get left behind when it comes to pursuing tertiary studies, as they are not...
SU’s class of 2020 rises to online occasion with graduation record
Despite the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, Stellenbosch University (SU) last year recorded its largest number of graduates ever.
Stellenbosch Municipality empowers locals through culinary training
A group of 12 young people from the Stellenbosch municipal area recently graduated from a four-week culinary training programme...
Humble beginnings inspire educational platform
Dacod Magagula grew up attending an under-resourced school in the rural outskirts of Mbombela. Having experienced the power of...
Local organisation raises funds for Jamestown school’s playground
A local non-profit organisation (NPO) is currently running a fundraising campaign with the intention of renovating the grade R...
Dreams of an unsung hero
Shafiek Jacobs, the principal of Pieter Langeveldt Primary School in Cloetesville, dreams of uniting South Africa. And he believes...
Community news is a balancing act
Writing community-based stories might be easy to write, but can be hard to find. For community-based newspapers like the...