Thousands of graduands to receive degrees, diplomas and certificates during SU's March graduation week. The ceremony brings the total number of graduates for the 2025 academic year to a record number of 10 160 qualifications. SU will also...

What started as a hobby to cope with pain evolved into an academic journey. Living with a chronic illness led Annie de Villiers to find solace in birding. She has travelled extensively to share the so-called ‘crane gospel’ about the...

Sunelle Hanekom, a long-serving staff member at Stellenbosch Business School, graduated with an MPhil in Science and Technology Studies. After starting her career as a typist and a PA, she returned to formal study later in life and...

Delayed but never deterred, Caitlin Leigh Sampson has overcome adversity to graduate cum laude. She graduates just three weeks after giving birth. Sampson hopes to inspire her two sons to rise above obstacles in pursuit of their dreams.

Blessed Muyanga has graduated with a bachelor's degree in science. His plight during his studies sparked a fundraising campaign that has raised more than R180 000 for science students in need. First-year lecturer Dr Marietjie Lutz started...

Twins Divano and Diego Blankenberg grew up in Atlantis, in an area affected by gangsterism and crime. Being at the same university and in the same faculty helped them overcome challenges and strive for success. They credit their parents...

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Siboniso Mcobothi's research for his Master's degree in education at Stellenbosch University (SU) sheds light on an issue that is often overlooked in South Africa's education crisis. Where headlines often spotlight learner struggles...

​​​Three best friends walk into a wine bar. All of them are lawyers. One is Xhosa, one is Afrikaans and one is Indian… If this sounds like the beginning of a joke or a riddle, you haven't been to Stellenbosch recently. Last week, the three...

​​Dubbed the “Queen of Mathematics" when at Parel Vallei High School in Somerset West, maths whizz Danielle Kleyn has been named the winner of Stellenbosch University's prestigious Chancellor's Medal for 2024. Kleyn received the medal...