The Life Pod at Tygerberg Hospital recently housed its first organ donor. The first posthumous multi-organ donation in over two years facilitated through Tygerberg Hospital. Much work remains to raise awareness of organ donation.

On 11 December, 21-year-old David Obagbuwa will graduate with an MBChB from Stellenbosch University, making him one of the youngest medical doctors to qualify in South Africa. Obagbuwa began his medical studies at the tender age of 15.

Dr Luthando Tiya obtained his doctorate in pharmacology. He investigated farm workers’ exposure to pesticides. Herbicides or their breakdown products in blood of some people in farming-intensive areas.

Amogelang Moagi received her bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy. She had to overcome a traumatic assault, hip surgery and her mother’s death. She dedicates the degree to her mother.

Communications leader completed a PhD that interrogated how journalism shapes mental health narratives in South Africa. De Vries turned personal loss and lived experience into a study grounded in care, empathy and responsibility. Her...

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch University is a recognised leader in health sciences education and research in Africa. We offer accredited undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in medicine, nursing...

The Desmond Tutu TB Centre was recently awarded the 2025 Karel Styblo Union Public Health Prize. The Centre received the prize in recognition of its work and impact in TB control over the past decade. The prize acknowledges that DTTC's work...

Prof Faadiel Essop and Prof Sian Hemmings were inducted as Members of the Academy of Science of South Africa. Prof Faadiel Essop is Director of the FMHS’s Centre for Cardio-metabolic Research in Africa and Prof Sian Hemmings is the Deputy...

SU features in the 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject. Continues to be among the best tertiary institutions globally in several subjects. Performed well in Arts and Humanities, Medical and Health, Education...

Cot deaths, or sudden infant death syndrome, are tragic and often lack a clear medical explanation. Findings from the Safe Passage Study shed new light on this syndrome by highlighting the key role of abnormalities in brainstem serotonin in...