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#WomenofSU: Shedding light on the reproductive health of South African women
For years, the reproductive health and well-being of women were considered a taboo subject among many communities. This resulted in poor maternal health care services, especially among the most marginalised women in society. Dr Efua Tembisa...
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COVID-19 is an opportunity to make our circles bigger
The COVID-19 pandemic should also be seen as an opportunity to reach out to vulnerable foreigners who try to make a living in South Africa, writes Dr Judy-Ann Cilliers from the Department of Philosophy in a doctoral-based opinion piece for...
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SU tops the ranks in SA Tertiary Mathematics Olympiad
Stellenbosch University (SU) came out tops at the South African Tertiary Mathematics Olympiad recently, with six SU students ranked in the top 12. Nearly 300 students from 17 universities participated, and the average performance was 3.7...
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Food security: many revolutions were started because of hunger, says Madonsela
“Many revolutions have been started not because of philosophies, but because of hunger." This stark warning about the potential impact that the Covid-19 pandemic could have on South Africa was presented by Prof Thuli Madonsela, Law Trust...
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#WomenofSU: More women in the military is a right and a necessity
In 1997, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) started appointing women in all types of positions, including combat positions. Since then, Prof Lindy Heinecken from the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at...
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Equality Unit’s videos on social injustices encourage engagement
The Equality Unit (EqU) at Stellenbosch University (SU) has embarked on a visual arts social media project that addresses unfair discrimination and harassment, HIV/Aids, and other social injustices. This interactive and inclusive project...
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International recognition for research on penguins’ parasites
Dr Marcela Espinaze, a postdoctoral fellow in biomathematics at Stellenbosch University, has been selected by Cambridge University Press' journal Parasitology for the 2020 Early Career Researcher award for the best paper published in the...
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Covid-19 shows us yet again: Don’t mess with Mother Nature
Rushed research in the time of pandemic panic has led to questionable research and conspiracy theories about the origin of the virus – but genetic analysis of the virus has shown that it is highly unlikely that it originated in a lab...
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SU holds first virtual staff assembly
Stellenbosch University (SU) has “achieved a lot in a short space of time", and as staff “we have also learnt a lot together", which has helped SU move forward during this unprecedented time. This was the message from SU's Rector and Vice...
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Wear your mask, says SU
“Mask wearing is not just about protecting yourself. It is also about protecting others, about being a responsible citizen and about looking out for those most at risk of serious consequences from COVID-19," said Prof Stan du Plessis...