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Opinion and features

What story did you leave behind this year?

One of my happy places is the beautiful seaside town of Stilbaai. Here I breathe and relax. And go for walks on the beautiful beach where you can get lost in...
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Water Saving Campaign 2026

Media release

Every Drop Counts: Help To Save Water on Campus

Do you remember 2018, when we all worried about “Day Zero”? Headlines warned that Cape Town might become the first big city to run out of water, and many people...

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GreenX Engineering

Media release

SU Spinout GreenX Engineering Issues EPC to Boland College

Stellenbosch University's (SU) Spinout Company GreenX Engineering, a certified Electrical Performance Certificate (EPC) inspection body, issued Boland College's...

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CDIS

Media release

Supporting the Places Where Learning Happens: Facilities Management Changes Name to Campus Development, Infrastructure and Services (CDIS)

Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Facilities Management Division (SUFM) adopted a new name: Campus Development, Infrastructure and Services (CDIS), a title that...

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Antoinette van der Merwe

Opinion and features

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough!

As the year draws to a close, it’s time to pause, reflect, and celebrate a chorus of achievements that show just how far we’ve come together.

From the approval...

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Anita Nel

Opinion and features

You made us the benchmark in the sector!

Dear Innovation and Commercialisation Colleagues,

Before anyone accuses me of exaggeration, let me state clearly: during 2025, you have yet again set incredibly...

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Nicolette van den Eijkel

Opinion and features

You need the right amount of pizza!

I’m writing this on National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day. Apparently, the use of fermented fish dates all the way back to Ancient Rome — but...

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