‘Ons is almal bang’ – rotte teister inwoners van Cloetesville
Inwoners van Cloetesville vrees vir hul gesondheid ná ’n rotteplaag hul huise oorstroom het. Marius van Stade, ’n GOOD...
Category: Environment
SU professors skeptical about real impact of new world map
![“It is nice that [the Equal Earth projection] has been formally adopted, but in scientific circles and in progressive NGO's/societies, the Mercator has not been the preferred projection for a long time. For instance, National Geographic has been using a projection that tries to balance accurate area and shape since the late 1980’s,” says Dr Suzanne Grenfell, a professor in the department of geography and environmental studies at Stellenbosch University. PHOTO: Grace Henderson](https://i0.wp.com/www.smfnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/globe-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1)
SU lecturers believe the newly passed Equal Earth projection will be largely inconsequential. The United Nations (UN) General Assembly...
Simultaneous developments under construction on lower Dorp Street
The Stellenbosch Municipality is expanding lower Dorp Street to diversify the precinct by including retail, commercial and residential spaces....
Four years on, Eerste River walkway opens
Four years after the Stellenbosch Trail Fund (STF)’s initial plan was formed, a new walkway opened on the southern...
A failed trial run? Bike facility has little traction six months after launch
Stellenbosch Trail Fund’s (STF) new bicycle parking facility was meant to cut theft and ease congestion, said Ernst Gouws,...
Concerns Blaauwbosch Estate development may threaten Jamestown farmers’ water security
A PR councillor has accused the Stellenbosch Municipality of breaking a 2019 promise that it would not develop Jamestown’s...
Maties Equestrian mounted patrol aims to make Coetzenburg trails safer
The Maties Equestrian club did its bit to make the Coetzenburg trails a little bit safer during National Women’s...
Babylonstoren se dr. Ernst van Jaarsveld gesels oor 50 jaar as tuinboukundige
Volgens hortoloog dr. Ernst van Jaarsveld is plante en mense baie dieselfde. Ná meer as 50 jaar se werk...
‘A storm makes winter’: Stellenbosch scientists explain the rain
A “big cold front” caused the recent heavy rainfall in Stellenbosch, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) told SMF...
Tree planting project aims to curb the spread of beetle infestation
Stellenbosch Municipality is working with a local non-profit organisation (NPO), to curb the spread of the Polyphagous Shot-Hole Borer...