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Leka overcomes life-threatening illness to earn Master’s degree
Early one Sunday morning in 2024, 26-year-old Leka Mhlophe, a Master's student at Stellenbosch University (SU), woke up to do her laundry, as she usually does. But this Sunday morning would be different. Just as she came back from putting...
Mathematical Statistics graduate honoured with coveted Chancellor's Medal
Jean Durand, a Mathematical Statistics graduate with focal area Data Science, is the recipient of Stellenbosch University's (SU) coveted Chancellor's Medal for 2022. The medal is awarded annually to a final-year or postgraduate student...
Prof. Thuli and supporters sweat for #Action4Inclusion
Prof. Thuli Madonsela, the first director of the newly established Centre for Social Justice at Stellenbosch University, and a group of supporters for the #Action4Inclusion (#A4I) campaign on Saturday (3 February) endured the scorching...
Prof Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela receives third honorary doctorate
Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, Research Chair in Studies in Historical Trauma and Transformation at Stellenbosch University (SU), received an honorary doctorate from Rhodes University in Grahamstown on Friday (12 April 2019). This was...
From Namibia and Tanzania to Ghana – discovering Africa as an economic geologist
With a doctoral degree in economic geology from Stellenbosch University in his pocket, Dr Stephan Dunn has already travelled far and wide on the African continent – first for his research on gold mineralisation processes in Tanzania, and...
Prestigious medal for SU alumnus and business leader
Stellenbosch University's (SU) prestigious Pro Bene Merito Medal was awarded to Mr Desmond Smith for his contribution to the University. He received the medal during graduation week at the Chancellor's Dinner at Lanzerac on Wednesday, 15...
Minister Mbombo welcomes first cohort of Bachelor of Nursing graduates to healthcare system
The nursing profession requires you to use not only your hands and head, but also your heart, in the service of patients. This was the message Western Cape Provincial Minister or Health and Wellness, Dr Nomafrench Mbombo conveyed to the...
Special honorary degrees to be awarded in SU's centenary year
Stellenbosch University (SU) is to honour fourteen foremost thought leaders with honorary doctorates as part of the institution's centenary commemoration. The recipients for March 2018 are (in alphabetically order): Professor Dame Glynis...
Trueman Goba receives honorary doctorate
Trueman Goba, industry leader, mentor of young engineers and champion of the transformation of the engineering profession in South Africa, received the degree Doctor of Engineering (DEng), honoris causa, from Stellenbosch University on 20...
Be a hero this Giving Tuesday on 27 November
“Feeling hungry makes you feel inferior to the people around you. It affects your concentration. You start to look for ways to find food. I don't think students should be worrying about food. Students should be students." Two years ago...