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Top matriculants of 2017 to study at SU
Stellenbosch University (SU) will become home to a good number of the top matric learners of 2017 this year. The top three, Janke van Dyk, Matthys Carstens (both Western Cape) and Joanna Smith (KwaZulu-Natal) will be Maties in 2018. First...
False codling moth larvae identification
False codling moth (FCM) is one of South Africa’s most detrimental agricultural pests, causing substantial damage annually to citrus, peach, nectarine, apple and many other crops. FCM naturally occurs in South Africa but has spread...
Using local entomopathogens to control the Mediterranean fruit fly
A recent study conducted by Stellenbosch University, aimed to contribute to the knowledge on biological control agents, such as entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) and entomopathogenic fungi (EPF), present in South Africa, which could be used...
Madonsela reports for duty at Stellenbosch University
South Africa's former Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela, officially took up her new position as Chair in Social Justice in the Law Faculty of Stellenbosch University (SU) yesterday (10 January). Prof Madonsela said in an interview with SU's...
Registration and welcoming – what you need to know
Important information regarding registration, student fees and financial assistance at Stellenbosch University is now available to all first-time entering and continuing students. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR FIRST-TIME ENTERING STUDENTS...
Prof Jimmie Earl Perry died of cancer
Aids activist Prof Jimmie Earl Perry of the African Centre for HIV/AIDS Management at Stellenbosch University has died of cancer. Prof Perry was also the first UNAIDS National Goodwill Ambassador for South Africa. The following tribute has...
Quest for a better heart valve
Heart valve replacement, while a lifesaving procedure, is rife with problems ranging from blood clotting to tissue degeneration. The field is long overdue for innovation. Prof Jacques Janson, a senior specialist in the Cardiothoracic...
Why the drought levy tabled by Cape Town's mayor is unfair
The following article by Ms Lee-Ann Steenkamp was published on 16 January 2018 by The Conversation ( http://theconversation.com/wh…): Day Zero: the dreaded day when Cape Town's...
PhD: Department of Genetics, Stellenbosch University
Snoek ( Thyrsites atun) is a culturally, economically and ecologically important fish species of Western Cape coastal waters. Local South African stocks (Cape snoek) are targeted by traditional line fishery, small-scale commercial fishery...
Matrics get a second chance to improve their NSC results at SU
Matriculants from 2016 and 2017 who do not meet the admission requirements for higher education, but who have passed Grade 12, can still apply for admission to the year-long SciMathUS (Science and Mathematics at Stellenbosch University)...