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TB is once again the deadliest disease in Africa - what went wrong
This article was first published on The Conversation . Read the original article here . Effective tuberculosis (TB) treatment has been available for the past 60 years. But TB remains the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent...
Harvard's prestigious Institute for Global Law and Policy and SU to inspire next-generation researchers
In what can be described as a golden feather in the cap of Stellenbosch University's (SU) fast-expanding international collaborations, SU's Faculties of Law and of Economic and Management Sciences have partnered with the prestigious Harvard...
Study sheds new light on grapevine mites, their management
When planning their pest management programmes, South African viticulturists typically assume that different types of microscopically small grapevine mites are to blame for the disease symptoms they notice in the buds or on the leaves...
SU mourns passing of Prof Christo Viljoen
Stellenbosch University (SU) is saddened to learn of the death this morning (13 January 2023) of Prof Christo Viljoen, a valued member of our university community. Throughout his life, Prof Viljoen made a significant local and...
Justice Nambitha Dambuza calls for a review of South Africa’s mandatory sentencing legislation
South Africa's sentencing legislation has not been successful in its objective to reduce the crime rate in the country; instead, the crime rate has increased, which is further driven by high levels of inequality and extreme poverty on the...
SU welcomes more than a 100 global law scholars and faculty for Global Scholars Academy
The Global Scholars Academy (GSA) is an annual international event hosted by the Harvard Law School's Institute for Global Law and Policy (IGLP), which brings together young scholars to share and explore new ideas, engage with one another...
SU scientists first to detect new ‘kraken’ Covid variant in SA
In Covid-19 history, Prof Tulio de Oliveira and his team at Stellenbosch University (SU), as well as the Network for Genomics Surveillance in South Africa (NGS-SA) under his leadership, will be remembered for first detecting the Beta...
The Department of Forest and Wood Science graduated three PhD students in December 2022.
Sadiq Mohammed, Charles Mulenga and Russel Morkel (not in the photo) successfully completed their PhD studies despite the interruption caused by Covid-19 and the difficulties that followed, and graduated in December 2022. Sadiq Mohammed...
SU outreach to Zambia brings hope to heart disease patients
An outreach by Stellenbosch University's (SU) Division of Cardiology has brought hope and a life-saving procedure to patients in Zambia who suffer from rheumatic heart disease. According to Dr Helmuth Weich, cardiologist of the Division...
Educational psychology students encouraged to serve society
After a very competitive selection process with almost 200 applications, twelve students were selected for the MEd Psychology programme at the Faculty of Education. This masters qualification in educational psychology (MEd Psych) is...