Eight out of ten children with sufficient access to healthcare stand a chance to survive childhood cancer due to progress in the field of medicine and treatment of this disease. But in Africa, it is a different picture altogether. "Children...

The Law Faculty at Stellenbosch University (SU) is pleased to announce that Advocate Thuli Madonsela, recently retired Public Protector of the Republic of South Africa, has accepted an offer to take up a chair in social justice in the...

​ ​​"TB vermoor sonder vooroordeel van mens tot grootwild, maar binnekort is dit iets van die verlede. Superheld gevind!" "TB kills without prejudice from people to game, but will soon be something of the past. Superhero found!" With these...

Lord Williams was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 2002 – 2012 and currently holds the position of Master of Magdalene College at Cambridge University. He is acknowledged internationally as an outstanding theological writer, scholar and...

​Over 200 unique and rare species of plants have recently been collected for the SU Botanical Garden. Several growers and botanical gardens, located in eight of the nine provinces, were visited and a distance of over 5000km was covered in...

​Stellenbosch University (SU) honoured those students who excelled in areas ranging from academics to leadership at the annual Rector's Awards for Excellent Achievement, held on Thursday (13 October). "This is one of the highlights of the...

The hearings for each of the 12 students who were suspended pending the outcome of a disciplinary process started on Thursday 13 October 2016 (3 hearings have taken place) and will continue this coming week. The individual hearings of the...

There is a new kid on the block in the international arena of Interprofessional Education (IPE). The African Interprofessional Education Network (AfrIPEN) was formally accepted as a member of the IPE World Coordinating Committee at the All...

'A world-class university, rooted in Africa and global in reach.' That's how Stellenbosch University (SU) was described to members of the Cape Town Consular Corps when they visited the university on Friday 14 October 2016. Representatives...

Stellenbosch University (SU) was the meeting place for a host of current and future leaders in agricultural higher education and research in Africa – from deans and vice-chancellors to undergraduate and PhD students. They visited campus on...