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HSMF bursaries a boon to rural health
More than half of South Africans live in rural areas. This makes healthcare in these settings an ever-present concern and social challenge. One initiative that addresses this need comes from a Dutch pulmonologist and his longstanding...
Maties help SA qualify for 2017 Netball World Youth Cup
Four Maties netball players travelled to Botswana last week to participate in a qualifying tournament for the U/21 Netball World Youth Cup. South Africa won all its matches and qualified to participate in next year's tournament. Jo Prins...
Olympic dream a reality for small-town athlete
When Matie athlete Justine Palframan (22) walks on to the athletics track at the Olympic Games in Rio, she will fulfil a dream that originated in the rural hamlet of Eshowe in KwaZulu-Natal. "I'm excited, I'm relieved, I'm very happy," she...
Former Matie's recycling company is a winner
From setting up recycling in residences at Stellenbosch University (SU) to being chief executive officer of an award-winning waste recycling company - meet SU alumnus, Matthew Haden, who is hard at work tackling waste management challenges...
Three Maties coaches off to Rio
Three Maties coaches – Karin Hugo, Karin le Roux and Suzanne Ferreira – were selected to join Team South Africa at the Paralympic Games in Rio. They tell as a bit more: Karin Hugo (swimming) How many Paralympic Games have you been to? This...
Support, guidance available for Tygermaties
"If you're studying on any Medical and Health Sciences campus worldwide, you're likely to need support," says An-Maree Nel, senior clinical psychologist at the Centre for Student Counselling and Development (CSCD) at the Faculty of Medicine...
Letters of Stone captures heavy burden of knowing
If ever a book's title could appropriately capture its contents, Steven Robins' Letters of Stone seems to have succeeded in doing so perfectly. Like the heaviness of stones, the reader is left with dread and knowing as they trace – along...
'Reimagining Matie Identity' to explore identities on SU campus
A week of events, films and dialogues aimed at seeking alternative ways to understand identity at Stellenbosch University (SU), is held this week (8-12 August 2016). Themed "Reimagining Matie Identity", the first ever Matie Identity Week...
Science communication becoming more popular
Science communication is becoming more popular all over the world with countries, universities and research institutions spending big chunks of their budgets to promote it. In an article published on The Conversation website on Wednesday (3...
Gathering of Commonwealth foresters at Stellenbosch
Royal Forestry Society Education Manager, Ted Wilson, visited the Department of Forestry and Wood Science, at Stellenbosch, on 4 August 2016, during his summer vacation in South Africa. The primary purpose of the visit was to discuss...