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It seems as if Cape Town is the place to be when you want to make it into the music industry.  We’ve seen the likes of Jody Williams the former Idols winner and Jack Parrow making waves in the music industry.  Now however, there’s once again talent sprouting from Bellville.  Jax Panik the new South [...]

Imagine that it’s the middle of October and you have just received some dreadful news. It’s not something that you were expecting and it is something that’s going to turn your entire world upside down. The person you are closest to in this world has just been diagnosed with leukaemia. What do you do? You [...]

25 June 2009, this is a day which no Michael Jackson fan would forget, as their biggest fear became a reality. The King of Pop had passed away and the music world lost a big icon. This was a few weeks before he would perform at his first of 50 come-back concerts at the O2 [...]

Each week we say goodbye to one of our idols. Tuesday only left us with 4 idols and the competition is at its toughest. The remaining idols are Dave, Crushanda, Freddie and Mark and all four of them are brilliant in their own way. Crushanda and Dave were however the top two contestants for this [...]

At some point in your student life you will embark on a December adventure to Thailand. Before your varsity career is up you have to take a trip to South East Asia-so you might as well organize it sooner rather than later. And I am just putting it out there-watching the Hangover 2, drinking a [...]

Challenges facing students are many and varied; from too much work to too little sleep and the pinch of a student budget. Finding oneself sitting a few days before an important examination without sufficient notes on the subject is probably at the very top of student trials. A group of Stellenbosch University students have come [...]

Michelle Jones Education Writer ACADEMIC Rhoda Kadalie has resigned from the Stellenbosch University council because she said it was racist in its appointment of a new dean of the Faculty of Military Science, chosen by a two-thirds majority. Kadalie refused to identify the losing candidate, but Die Burger identified him as a Dr Baker, attached [...]

Imagine having a pet that loves and recognises you, without having to fork out for expensive animal food, or having to clean up after it. Two engineers linked to Stellenbosch University didn’t just imagine it. They went out and built it. Professor Johan du Preez and former student Dr Ludwig Schwardt have spent the past [...]

Pierre David Guetta would be the real name of this French born DJ.  Guetta was born in Paris, France in 1967 and is famous for his House, Electro House and Hip House music.  He began producing music in 1984, but only became famous for his music in the early 00’s.  His first album was produced [...]

With less than three weeks to go until National Braai Day, a local comedy pop duo has posted an apt National Braai Day parody of Rebecca Black’s infamous viral video hit, Friday – adding a distinctly South African flavour. Nicholas Smal and Gareth Allison, also known as ‘Derick Watts & The Sunday Blues’, posted the [...]

I have always been the kind of person who says what everyone is thinking but is always too afraid/ashamed/kind to say… Some people think that this is one of my most amusing traits, however, a large percentage of my tiny circle of acquaintances find me terribly rude and rather blunt. Unfortunately this talent (or downfall) [...]

(super) STYLE FOR LESS * Fashion has never been this accessible! Jo’burg has fully and beautifully embraced the splendour of Spring, and with the lure of summer times around the corner, I decided I needed to spoil myself and headed off to do some wardrobe updating – out with the boots and in with the [...]

Public schools, Stellenbosch University and degrees in commerce or law. Judging from the academic background of the 20 richest people in SA, having some or all of these credentials seems to be a winning formula for getting rich. More than half of the top 20 on the latest Rich List attended public high schools. At [...]