​Social grant beneficiaries, especially the elderly or single mothers, continue to be targeted by unregistered or informal lenders (commonly called loan sharks, mashonisas or skoppers) who use state social grants as security for high...

​​Adolescence is a period of development associated with drastic changes. In addition to trying to establish identity and independence, adolescents face considerable social, environmental and digital factors which impact on their mental...

At its ninth and last ceremony forming part of its December 2016 Graduation Ceremonies, Stellenbosch University (SU) awarded four honorary doctorates – to recognise and reward excellence in a variety of fields and to identify these...

Three promising female researchers at Stellenbosch University (SU) have been recognised with the prestigious L'Oréal-UNESCO For Woman in Science awards, highlighting their exceptional contribution to scientific research and innovation. Mrs...

The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences joins the rest of South Africa in mourning the passing of Tito Mboweni, on 12 October 2024; a formidable force who steered our country to financial stability when we needed it most and...

DLTE Teaching-Learning-Assessment Seminar You are invited to attend the fourth quarterly Teaching-Learning-Assessment seminar of 2024, offered by the Division for Learning and Teaching Enhancement (DLTE): Speaker:  Prof. Mbulungeni Madiba...

​​SU congratulates March 2024 honorary doctorate recipient, Prof James Robinson, on winning the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics. Robinson shares the Nobel Prize with Prof Daron Acemoglu and Prof Simon Johnson. The trio has been recognised for...

​​Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) recently held an event to celebrate excellence in teaching, learning and assessment (TLA). The three-part event also marked the upgrade of the Centre of Health...

In a revolutionary showcase of African ingenuity, an electric motorcycle, designed and built in Africa and powered only by the sun, completed the groundbreaking journey from Nairobi, Kenya to Stellenbosch, South Africa. Researchers from the...

​​​World Food Day is celebrated annually on 16 October. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University write that more needs to be done to make the right to adequate, available and accessible food a reality for all...