Shock And Fury As Stellenbosch Councillor Is Gunned Down In Cold Blood

The circumstances surrounding his death are currently under investigation by police.
Stellenbosch’s Dorp Street Market Axed After “Constant Red Tape And Obstacles”

The organisers claim they’ve been stonewalled at every turn, with unseen forces seemingly working against them.
Hot Damn! Cape Town’s Hot Air Balloon Trips Should Be On Your Bucket List

Cape Town has an exhilarating sunrise experience that doesn’t seem to get as much attention as it deserves: hot air ballooning.
Tuesday Morning Spice

What other countries tell their citizens about crime in South Africa, Harrods settling more than 250 sexual misconduct claims, Bitcoin flirts with $70 000, and Fibre warning for complexes and estates.
Paul Roos Tops The Southern Hemisphere’s School Rugby Top 20

We expect to see some of these laaties in green and gold in the next few years.
Tuesday Morning Spice

The Emmys 2024: What you didn’t see on TV, Laugh and dine with Rob van Vuuren, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrested in New York, and Sinkhole causes Sea Point swimming pool to shut down.
Four Farmworkers Die After Drinking ‘Expired Alcohol’ On Stellenbosch Wine Farm

They had previously been cautioned that if they drank of the concoction again, they would go blind and die. Tragically, this is exactly what happened.
Thursday Morning Spice

Violent protests erupt in Argentina, Elon Musk drops OpenAI lawsuit, Boeing sales tumble, ConCourt rules against Zuma’s MK Party, and Biplanes are back.
Cape Winelands Brewery Wins Best Beer In Africa Award

“The beer scene across Africa has developed beyond following global beer trends, and we’re now setting some trends of our own.”
Alex De Bruin Plays Cricket At Groot Drakenstein, Or Is It Valhalla?

We played cricket at Groot Drakenstein again last month. Our opponents were the Danish Vikings, on tour from Copenhagen.
Stellenbosch University’s SRC Says ‘House Of Horrors’ Res Rooms Discovered In 2020 Already

News broke last week of several secret rooms at one of Stellenbosch University’s male residences, containing a disturbing selection of drawings and photographs that appeared to show decades of assault and sexual abuse.
Leather Is In Fashion This Year, Just Like Every Year

Fashion fads come and go, but there are a few that seem to endure–and leather is one of them.
Thursday Morning Spice

Black Coffee receiving medical attention after accident on flight, Scientists discovered the first new antibiotics in over 60 years using AI, Smartphones to look forward to in 2024, Gaming voice actors blindsided by ‘garbage’ union AI deal, and Morocco dashes South Africa’s UN Human Rights Council presidency hopes.
This Is How To Put The ‘Cool’ Back In Cooler Bag This Summer

What you need is something a bit sexier than a moulded plastic coolbox.
Tuesday Morning Spice

Rescuing Hout Bay harbour seals, the Panama Papers of the drug world, WCG hopes to establish its own company to buy cheaper power, Hollywood actors are back and busy, and China is using the world’s largest known online disinformation operation.
SPCA Uncovers ‘Grave Animal Welfare Concerns’ At Eagle Encounters at Spier

The Inspectors confiscated six birds of prey, three snakes, and an Egyptian goose from the facility.
Burgundy Collective’s Founder Veldskoen – I’m Never Taking These Vellies Off Again!

I’m never taking these shoes off again. And I’m from the Karoo, so I know the difference between a proper veldskoen and those pleather vellies you buy at Access Park.
Another Urinating Oke In Stellenbosch Caught Wet Handed Inside Student Centre [Video]

Looks like Stellies needs to introduce AA meetings on every corner as well as porta-potties.
Supersport Commentator Makes Fun Of “The Okes”

Stereotyping people is wrong, and if you ask any athleisure-wearing vegan cougar who drives a Porsche Cayenne, she will tell you the same.
EXCLUSIVE: Everyone In Stellies Is Using Toco, So We Asked Their CEO Why

We are told from a young age to clean up after ourselves, and this is probably the most effective way of mitigating your own carbon footprint there is.
Security Officers Filmed Assaulting Man In Stellies [Video]

The assault took place outside Eikestad Mall at around 1AM this past Sunday morning.
Images And Videos Of The Hectic Stellenbosch And Franschhoek Fires

In just a week, a massive fire raging in the mountains and veld above Stellenbosch and Franschhoek managed to spread to three municipalities.
Security Guard Run Over In Stellies Road Rage Attack [Video]

A video doing the rounds on social media shows a security guard mowed down by an angry driver, who is struggling to park outside a Stellenbosch SPAR.
Uproar Over Stellenbosch University Paper Linking “Coloured Women” To Low Cognitive Functioning

A study titled ‘Age- and education-related effects on cognitive functioning in colored South African women’ has been widely labelled as racist and offensive.
Here’s What Happened When Jack Parow Delivered Food To Students In Stellies [Video]

In an effort to spread some gees during Stellenbosch exam time, Jack Parow hopped in a car and delivered some chow. As you can see, peeps were stoked.
Two People Dead Following Stellenbosch Bar Shooting

In the early hours of Saturday morning, a shooting occurred inside Stellenbosch’s Cubana when a man ran into the club to avoid being killed.
Stellies Facebook Video Goes Viral – Man Allegedly Called A ‘Hotnot’ And Punched In The Face

A night out in Stellies turned into a nightmare, when Terence Makapan confronted a group of students he says verbally abused him.
They’re Comparing South Africa’s Current Pessimism To 1985’s State Of Emergency

Given Bell Pottinger and State Capture and the Guptas and Jacob Zuma and, and, and. … well, it’s fair to say there’s quite a bleak outlook at present.
Four Stellies University Murders That Have Grabbed National Headlines

In the past decade or so, there have been four reported murders of women from Stellenbosch University. Here’s a look at who they were and what went down.
Someone Has Been Putting Up Nazi Propaganda Posters At Stellies

Stellenbosch University has a “New Right” group, and they have used their Photoshop skills to update Nazi propaganda posters for their recruitment campaign.