Discourse sessions are traditionally an integral part of SU's Woordfees, but in 2016, with all its challenges, they are of the utmost importance to all South Africans. The Vriende van Afrikaans/ATKV debate on whether a developing country...

Stellenbosch University recently hosted a successful Open Day with more than 10 000 Grade 11 and Grade 12 learners, teachers and parents attending the event.​ This was the second year the Open Day was hosted on a Saturday. At the Faculty of...

Stellenbosch University (SU) has long taken a firm stance against all forms of sexual misconduct and violence against women. The Rector’s Management Team (RMT) has therefore noted with concern recent claims about a ‘rape culture’ at the...

In a rape culture, violence against women has become the new 'normal'. This was one the viewpoints of Prof Julie Claassens of the Discipline group Old and New Testament in the Faculty of Theology at Stellenbosch University (SU) on Monday (4...

World Health Day is marked annually on 7 April and the theme for this year's celebration is "Beat Diabetes". Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is doing important research to elucidate the diabetes epidemic in...

Stellenbosch University's (SU) Woordfees 2016 was a festival of highlights and successes. Saartjie Botha, festival director, said the record amount of tickets sold is proof that the festival serves a community who engages with the arts...

​Nurturing and caring are two qualities that students on the Tygerberg campus embrace – not only as part of their studies, but also in their daily human interaction. A project which entails the establishment of communal pantry where needy...

The Department of Earth Sciences congratulates all graduates. We wish you all the best for your future endeavours! Photo: a proud Head of the Department (Prof. Roychoudhury) with our three new PhDs Dr. Duncan Hall, Dr. Andrea Baker and Dr...

​​​Stellenbosch University Rector and Vice-Chancellor has made a video appeal to students and staff to take a stand against social injustice. This comes in the wake of a case of rape reported over the weekend. He called for honest...

​​Representatives of the asset management industry in South Africa gathered in Stellenbosch this week for the inaugural investment seminar hosted by global asset management firm Schroders in collaboration with the Department of Statistics...