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Nondumiso set on helping youngsters
Through her work at Stellenbosch University (SU), Nondumisa Phenyane hopes to impact the lives of many young people. Growing up in the dusty streets of Kwa Debeka in KwaZulu-Natal, Nondumisa had no idea her life would be what it is...
“Team effort needed” to tackle top priorities to conserve South Africa’s natural heritage
In three recent papers, South African biologists and environmentalists have listed pertinent research priorities for the next decade. These could help steer the protection of the country's plant and animal wealth, and that of the Cape...
#Researchforimpact: SU is a key driver of local economic activity
SU has a significant impact on the Stellenbosch Municipal area, a recent study by the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) found. The aim of the study was to provide a credible and rigorous assessment of the economic contribution of the...
Prof Michael le Cordeur on the language policy court judgment
On 19 October 2019, Die Burger published an op-ed by Prof Michael le Cordeur, Chair of the Department of Curriculum Studies the Faculty of Education of Stellenbosch University (SU), on the recent Constitutional Court judgment about SU's...
WOW Spelling Festival delivers the country's top spellers
The top spellers in the country are from the Western Cape. In the national finals of the 2019 Sanlam WOW Spelling Festival held on 19 October at Stellenbosch University, 11 of the 30 winners were from the Western Cape and five from the...
Doyenne of Afrikaans literature receives top prize
Prof Louise Viljoen has been named as this year's winner of the Jan H Marais prize for outstanding contributions to Afrikaans as an academic language by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South African Academy for Science...
Revised SU Statute takes effect
The new Statute ( click here) of Stellenbosch University (SU) has taken effect, having been published in the Government Gazette on 16 August 2019. It was adopted by the SU Council in November 2018 and signed by the Minister of Higher...
Annie watches the SA Agulhas II closely
Most people find the sounds of steel creaking to be highly irritating. However, for mechanical engineer Prof Anriëtte “Annie" Bekker, that's what life is all about. She leads a research programme at Stellenbosch University that examines...
Midlevel workers: Africa’s unsung health heroes need more support
This article was originally published on The Conversation . Read the full article here . Midlevel health workers can play an important role in addressing shortages of health professionals and improving access to care. This is especially...
Edwin Cameron new Stellenbosch University Chancellor
Justice Edwin Cameron, academic, jurist, author and recently retired Constitutional Court judge, was elected to the office of Chancellor of Stellenbosch University (SU) today (25 September 2019). An electoral college comprising members of...