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Cloetesville-inwoners leef in vrees vir rotte wat hul huise binnedring – maar die munisipaliteit sê hulle is nie bewus van ’n grootskaalse plaag nie. 📝Gio Anthony Lees meer www.smfnews.org/ons-is-almal...

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Many Stellenbosch businesses are being forced to move further out of Stellenbosch central, with increasing rent prices being the major driving force. 📝Britannie Hohls Read more here www.smfnews.org/rental-price... #property #stellenboschcentral #rentals #community #local

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A second-year Stellenbosch University engineering student was robbed at gunpoint last week, and said SAPS were less than helpful in aiding in the situation. 📝Celeste Rabie Read more here www.smfnews.org/su-student-r... #stellenbosch #saps #robbery #borcherdstreet

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A waiter was fired from The Fat Butcher after posting a WhatsApp status accusing his boss of racism. While the CCMA did not clear the waiter of misconduct, it ruled there were unfair payment practices at the restaurant. 📝Janco Botes Read more here www.smfnews.org/fat_butcher_...

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Songo hosted its first Mini Champions Race at the Kayamandi Sports Field on 24 September. 📝Bulela Sikithi Read more www.smfnews.org/mini-champio...

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The United Nations General Assembly swapped Mercator for the Equal Earth projection on 4 September. Lecturers at Stellenbosch University have said it’s a fairer view of landmass, but not necessarily a “correct” map. 📝Grace Henderson Read more www.smfnews.org/su-professor...

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Winner winner chicken dinner! Adam Jack is well on his way to completing his challenge of eating a whole chicken for 75 days in a row. 📝Brigid Taylor Read more here www.smfnews.org/winner-winne...

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Kylemore-rugbyklub het koning gekraai by vanjaar se Presidentsbeker-uitspeelkompetisie, na ’n naelbyteindstryd teen hul buurdorpspan, Pniël Villagers-rugbyklub, op 19 September, op City Park-stadion in Athlone. 📝Dylan Lackay Lees meer www.smfnews.org/kylemore-rug... #Kylemore #Pniel #Rugby

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A total of 38 new oak trees have been planted in Stellenbosch thanks to the Plant an Oak project. What do you think about this initiative? 📝Nerine Pienaar Read more here www.smfnews.org/38-new-trees... #stellenboschoaktrees #plantanoak #stellenboschtrailfund

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After nearly six months since the heavy rainfalls in April, many residents in Kayamandi, Stellenbosch, have been without shelter. 📝Nomndeni Ndlovu Read more here www.smfnews.org/kayamandi-fl... #kayamandi #stellenbosch #heavyrainfall #floods #community

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Stellenbosch University students took part in a solidarity walk and femicide vigil against gender-based violence this past Friday, 18 September. 📝Jade Wainwright Read more here www.smfnews.org/hundreds-of-... #stellenboschuniversity #togetheragainstgbv #stopthesilence

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The Maties Women in Sport Tournament returned with an expanded format, growing from two sporting codes in 2025 to five this year. Students competed, tried new activities and connected with each other. 📝Hae-Won Boesack Read more www.smfnews.org/women-in-spo... #Maties #WomeninSport #sportingcodes

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Historiese silwer vir Maties-vroue by die USSA-bootwedren in Port Alfred! 📝Krotoa Felix Lees meer www.smfnews.org/eerste-silwe... #Maties #USSA #roeiklub

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Businesses already feel the impact as the construction of Van Rijn Meent is underway in lower Dorp Street. The municipality is also changing lower Dorp Street into a multiple lane carriageway. 📝Kwanda Mkhonto Read more www.smfnews.org/simultaneous... #construction #stellenboschmunicipality

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Due to recent funding cuts, the hospice in Stellenbosch is looking for new, accessible ways to raise funds, involving the Stellenbosch community, according to Jennilee Geduld, general manager at Stellenbosch Hospice. 📝Laura Stettner Read more here www.smfnews.org/funding-cuts...

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SMF News @smfnews.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

La Motte RFC paid their own taxi fare to away games. Now they're in the Boland Super 10 for the first time ever. 📝Yusuf Kosadia-Hassen Read more here www.smfnews.org/from-small-c... #CommunityRugby

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Admin A renovations at Stellenbosch University, originally due May 2026, now pushed to April 2027 and the university says even that could shift. Students say clearer communication regarding timelines and operational alternatives is needed. 📝Bulela Sikithi Read more here www.smfnews.org?p=331397

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SMF News @smfnews.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

HearUs, hou ter viering van hulle 25ste bestaansjaar en 40 jaar sedert die eerste kogleêre inplanting in Suid-Afrika, op 5 September in die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) konservatorium. 📝Lené Vorster Lees meer www.smfnews.org/hearus-vier-...

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SMF News @smfnews.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Simoné Kruger, a discus and shot put athlete, won the Sportswoman of the Year with a Disability award at SA Sports Awards. Kruger has won the award for the third time in a row. 📝Nomndeni Ndlovu Read more www.smfnews.org/simone-kruger/ #simonékruger #paralympics #sports

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SMF News @smfnews.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Measles cases are on the rise in Stellenbosch and the surrounding Cape Winelands area as confirmed by the Western Cape department of health and wellness. 📝Amahle Thabethe Read more here www.smfnews.org/measles-case... #measles #vaccination #stellenbosch

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Die Black Pumas-netbalklub van Cloetesville verbreed hul horisonne, en neem vir die eerste keer aan die Kleinmond-sporttoernooi deel – ’n mylpaal vir plaaslike sportontwikkeling. 📝Krotoa Felix Lees meer www.smfnews.org/kleinmond-sp... #sport #netbal #cloetesville #sporttoernooi

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The polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB) beetle is threatening Stellenbosch’s iconic oak trees. SMF News spoke to professor Francois Roets, a leading expert on the topic. 📝Nerine Pienaar Read more here www.smfnews.org/stellenbosch... #stellenboschartmile #PSHB #borerbeetle #conservation

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Hoërskool Stellenbosch (HSS) se teaterproduksie, Die Kandidaat, is op 1 September aangewys as een van 10 finaliste in die ATKV-Tienertoneel kompetisie. Die finaal vind vanaf 28 September tot 3 Oktober by die Kunstekaapteater in Kaapstad. 📝Dylan Lackay Lees meer www.smfnews.org/hoerskool-st...

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After two rounds of marketing, the Stellenbosch market and wine emporium Root44, which closed in June this year, is still for sale. 📝Helene Wessels Read more here www.smfnews.org/root44-still... #root44 #stellenboschmarkets #route44

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Casual Day 2026 is this Friday. SMF News spoke to disability advocates across Stellenbosch about stigma, transport access, and what the day really means to the people it is meant to support. 📝Jade Wainwright Read more www.smfnews.org/casual-day-2... #casualday2026 #beatasone #disabilityinclusion

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Stellenbosch’s municipal manager contract has been extended by three months. With November’s local government elections determining the municipal leadership, the city faces transition changes. 📝Zeta Soule Read more here www.smfnews.org/municipal-ma... #MunicipalGovernance #LocalGovernmentElections

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SU students and supporters marched to the Equality Unit on Monday, demanding transparency around how the university handles GBV cases. 📝Mophethi Mabeba Read more here www.smfnews.org/march-organi...

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38 Kayamandi families received title deeds for their properties. This follows the Stellenbosch Municipality's drive to transfer property ownership from government to the beneficiaries who never received the title deeds. 📝Kwanda Mkhonto Read more here www.smfnews.org/kayamandi-re... #titledeeds

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The new Richard de Villiers Riverway on Suidwal Street opened last week. Planning for the project commenced in 2022, however, Stellenbosch Trail Fund had to overcome a few hurdles along the way. 📝Celeste Rabie Read more here www.smfnews.org/four-years-o...

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Park and Walk" facility hoped to cut theft and ease congestion, said Ersnt Gouws, an STF director. Yet, a combination of bad timing, bad weather, and free alternatives nearby, have made public usage minimal. 📝Grace Henderson Read more www.smfnews.org/a-failed-tri... #STF #StellenboschTrialFund

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Fuel prices are increasing from Wednesday, 2 September. Petrol 93 and 95 will rise by R1.34 per litre, while diesel will increase by up to R3.14 per litre. For those who spend their days on the road, every litre counts. 📝Hae-Won Boesack Read more here www.smfnews.org/fuel-price-i... #Petrol

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A soup kitchen in Kylemore feeds up to 300 people a day, but more when farm work dries up. A small community donation drive just helped it stretch supplies through a whole month. 📝Ella Bosman Read more here www.smfnews.org/community-ra...

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After receiving “generous” financial support from their communities on the crowdfunding platform, BackaBuddy, three master’s students from the department of microbiology at SU could attend a major conference in New Zealand. 📝Helene Wessels Read more www.smfnews.org/community-do...

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SA wine exports to the US fell 64% between 2023 and mid-2026. Chile: 21%. A 12.5% tariff landed in July after Washington ruled SA among 60 countries failing to enforce forced-labour import bans. 📝Yusuf Kosadia-Hassen Read more www.smfnews.org/sa-wine-losi...

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Stellenbosch is twice as golden, after two of our own establishments took home first place prizes in Kfm 94.5’s Best of the Cape awards. The Meeting Place won first prize and Skêr Barber Co. came out on top. 📝Brigid Taylor Read more www.smfnews.org/stellenbosch...

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GOOD Stellenbosch says the municipality broke a 2019 promise not to develop the Jamestown farmland, but the proposal for a new gated residential community, Blaauwbosch Estate, says otherwise. 📝Hae-Won Boesack Read more here www.smfnews.org/concerns-bla... #Webersvallei #BlaauwboschEstate

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Second-year accounting students shine in the Stellenbosch round of the Monsoon Cup, an AI auditing competition. They will compete nationally in Johannesburg in October. 📝Janco Botes Read more www.smfnews.org/su-teams-sec... #aiinaccounting #accountingeducation #stellenboschuniversity #accounting

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An initiative was launched by the Maties Equestrian club to patrol the Klein Bergpad in Coetzenburg for women’s month in August. 📝Britannie Hohls Read more here www.smfnews.org/maties-eques... #Coetzenburg #matiesequestrianclub #mountainpatrol

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