Growing up in Eldorado Park, Tyrese Human learned early that being different often comes at a cost – but he refused to let others define who he could become. The final-year education student has risen through Stellenbosch University's (SU) student leadership structures while remaining committed to helping others find their voice and sense of belonging.

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Tyrese Human wil hê elke kind moet weet hulle behoort

Tyrese Human het op agtjarige ouderdom 'n dapper en kragtige aankondiging aan sy gesin gedoen. Eendag, het hy verklaar, gaan hy oorsee trek, 'n limousine en 'n...

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PhD student Keenen Gilbert has spent nine years at Stellenbosch University turning opportunities into acts of service.From food drives and tutoring to student leadership and wellbeing initiatives, he has dedicated much of his university journey to helping others thrive.

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Keenen Gilbert omskep deernis in aksie by US

Keenen Gilbert sê graag grappenderwys sy bloed is maroen en goud. Ná nege jaar aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) met vier grade en ontelbare...

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• Having grown up across several countries, Hannah Sieberhagen learned early how to navigate uncertainty, adapt to different cultures and find connection in unfamiliar places.

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Hannah Sieberhagen omskep idees in gemeenskappe

 

Hannah Sieberhagen het vir 'n groot deel van haar kinderjare 'n lewe gelei waarmee min studente aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) kan identifiseer. Haar...

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Final-year MBChB student Joy Schoor survived cancer as a teenager and is now pursuing her dream of becoming a doctor. The recipient of the CEFF-Chancellor’s Bursary hopes to specialise in haematology after experiencing lifesaving care firsthand.

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Joy Schoor se tweede kans op die lewe bring hoop vir ander

Joy Schoor is op 14-jarige ouderdom gedwing om iets te konfronteer wat die meeste tieners nie eers kan begin om hulleself in te dink nie: die moontlikheid om te...

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Master’s student Risuna Risimati has become one of SU’s most impactful student leaders through her work in governance, constitutional matters and student advocacy. The recipient of the Rector’s Award for Excellence in Leadership says young people have the power to shape what South Africa’s future looks like.

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Risuna Risimati help om toekoms van US-studenteleierskap te vorm 

Lank voordat Risuna Risimati in die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se Raad gedien het, voorsitter van die Akademiese Belangeraad was of as hoofregter van die...

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Through his Get Active Project, Adam Venter has raised more than R20 000 for charities while promoting mental wellbeing through sport and exercise. Venter believes community is built through everyday acts of kindness, connection and service.

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Adam Venter glo gemeenskap word deur daaglikse dade van vriendelikheid, verbintenis en diens gebou

Toe ʼn klomp rugbybeserings Adam Venter se sportambisies skielik tot stilstand gedwing het, kon hy maklik gefokus het op dít wat hy verloor het. In plaas daarvan...

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Klein Suid-Afrikaanse duo wat groot landboubelofte inhou

Weggesteek onder die grond van Suid-Afrika se graanlande, het wetenskaplikes van die Landbounavorsingsraad ’n merkwaardige insek-parasitiese rondewurm (...

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From left at the launch of the Unity Movement Collection at the Stellenbosch University Library on 22 May 2026 are Basil Brown, Leslie van Rooi, Ellen Tise, Pakama Ncume, Shaun Viljoen, Allan Zinn, Mickey Titus, Felicity Titus, Nico Koopman, Lungisile Ntsebeza, Mimi Seyffert-Wirth, Lincoln Jacobs and Denise Zinn.

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Nuwe argief by die US stel ’n verwaarloosde bevrydingsgeskiedenis in die kollig

’n Belangrike argief wat een van Suid-Afrika se invloedrykste bevrydingstradisies – wat nietemin dikwels verwaarloos word – dokumenteer, het ’n tuiste by die US...

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Dr Panashe Chigumadzi, a historian and writer, was the speaker at Stellenbosch University’s 8th Annual Africa Day Lecture.

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‘ ’n Misdaad vergaan nie’: Afrikadag-lesing vra vir radikale slawerny-reparasies

Die slawerny van swart Afrikane was ’n “wêreldvernietigende misdaad” wat vandag steeds wêreldwye ongelykheid, soewereiniteit en mag vorm – en die tyd is nóú ryp...

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Leer by !Khwa ttu: Die herverbeelding van die wildverwante ekonomie deur inheemse kennis

Op Saterdag 11 April 2026, het ’n groep spanlede van die African Wildlife Economy Institute (AWEI) besoek afgelê by !Khwa ttu, dikwels beskryf as die ‘embassade...

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