​When Professor Louis Jenkins received an email announcing he'd won a prestigious international award for 'Excellence in Health Care', his first instinct was to delete it. The message seemed too good to be true – surely it was spam. But...

​ Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) Day was celebrated on Friday 27 June. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University focused on some of the key issues that must be addressed to help MSMEs in South...

​YOUTH MONTH This Youth Month, we're celebrating students who are driving positive change on campus, in their communities and beyond. Through their leadership, compassion and commitment, they are helping to build a better future for South...

​Final-year MBChB student at Stellenbosch University (SU), Kayla Lourens has been recognised as one of South Africa's top final-year medical students, earning the Young Doctors Merit Award at the National Medical Awards, held during the...

​​Sport plays a vital role in building relationships, bridging historical divides, and bringing about social change – and nowhere is this better demonstrated than in the story of rugby in South Africa. The image of Nelson Mandela cheering...

​​ Establishing robust systems to monitor and analyse genetic information from pathogens helps South Africa to quickly detect and track changes in viruses proactively. This allows for faster responses to outbreaks and enhances pandemic...

The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) and the Department of Economics recently hosted a presentation by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) which focused on the main findings and recommendations of the 2025...

Towards the end of last year, a group of 25 staff members from various departments in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences completed the very first isiXhosa short course presented by the Department of African Languages. According to Dr...

Deputy Governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Fundi Tshazibana unpacked the role of central banks in addressing climate-related risks during a fireside chat recently hosted by the Bureau for Economic Research and the Department...

​This year, Stellenbosch University (SU) celebrates a special milestone – its tenth annual Homecoming Weekend, taking place from Thursday 11 September to Saturday 13 September 2025. Karen Bruns, Senior Director of Development and Alumni...