"When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion." With these powerful words from an Ethiopian proverb, Prof Thuli Madonsela once again wove meaning and unity into the moment - this time at the 4th Annual #Action4Inclusion Social Justice...

​​The first meeting of the year for Stellenboch University's (SU) approximate 4 000 staff members was held in Stellenbosch today (21 February). Staff members from five campuses could attend the meeting in person for a presentation (click...

​Every year, many South Africans die on our roads despite safety awareness campaigns and threats of tougher penalties for reckless driving. Among the numerous fatalities are pedestrians who remain the most vulnerable road users. The...

​​From South Africa's indigenous Southern Cape forests to Tanzania, from the Miombo woodland in Zambia to North Ethiopia and West Africa – that's where their research has taken six new graduates of the Department of Forest and Wood Science...

​South Africans were caught off guard recently when Eskom announced the implementation of load-shedding. With more disruptions likely to occur in the next few years, perhaps the time has come to look at concentrated solar power (CSP)...

Gamification or the application of game elements such as points, badges, leader boards and levels in online learning activities can motivate students to be more engaged with their work and ultimately help them to be successful in their...

​For the past 18 years, researchers at Stellenbosch University (SU) have studied a selection of nematodes found naturally in South African soils. In the process they have identified quite a few such roundworm species that could be used to...

With South Africa's economic inequality and basic education system among the worst in the world, a study by a Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences lecturer shows how school leadership can play a crucial role in improving the academic...

​As the Covid-19 pandemic makes its impact known throughout the world, we are being forced to come to terms with how our modern way of living contributes to the spread of pathogens. We live in densely packed cities full of interacting...

​Africa Universities' Day was celebrated last week (Friday 12 November). In an opinion piece for Cape Times, Prof Sarah Howie from the Africa Centre for Scholarship writes how collaboration between tertiary institutions across the continent...