​​Prof Wim de Villiers, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University, has been in the Rector's chair for one year this month. Read his reflections on the past year below. ---------------------------- A year has passed since I first...

Who can take part? 1) Male or Female of age 18-35. 2) Regularly running but with low mileage of ~ 10km/ week 3) Wanting to improve your running fitness and performance. 4) Are currently using GPS and a heart rate monitor to train, 5) No...

​The Rector and Executive Mayor's Forum has strengthened discussions on promoting Stellenbosch as the Innovation Capital of South Africa. It recently held its third meeting since the inauguration of Prof Wim de Villiers as Stellenbosch...

Steinhoff Maties Hockey's Tarryn Glasby made her senior international debut for the national women's hockey team in the recent Private Property Summer Series. Glasby played her first test against Scotland and scored her first goal in only...

The relationship between chronic inflammation and the onset of type 2 diabetes will be the subject of collaborative research between scientists from the Department of Physiological Sciences at Stellenbosch University and the Centre for...

​Janine Truter, who previously worked for the Shoprite Group, is a registered industrial psychologist and started as USB’s new Career Services manager on Friday, 1 April. About her plans for USB’s Career Services she says: “I want to make...

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Coetzenburg was the stage for top-of-the-log Western Province Grand Challenge clashes for both Steinhoff Maties Hockey teams this weekend and the action did not disappoint. Both teams played against strong title contenders WPCC. The Maties...

Stellenbosch University (SU) has long taken a firm stance against all forms of sexual misconduct and violence against women. The Rector's Management Team (RMT) has therefore noted with concern recent complaints about a rape culture at the...

Maties Parasport members are currently competing in different competitions abroad in a last bid to secure a place in the 2016 Paralympic team to Rio. Maties Parasport cyclists were well represented in the South African team competing in...