Despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, a cohort of Stellenbosch University (SU) candidates excelled in the Initial Test of Competence (ITC) of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA). The ITC is the first of...

Professor Anneke Hesseling said she felt “privileged and humbled" when she recently received honorary membership to the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. The Union is a pre-eminent international body working towards...

African elephants share a so-called “herd odour" that helps them recognise members of their herd based on smell. This has more to do with the bacteria they share when going about their ritualised greeting ceremonies than the fact that they...

​​The National Research Foundation (NRF) is in the process of releasing the outcome of the latest round of NRF ratings. Although we are still awaiting more results, Stellenbosch University (SU) would like to acknowledge that so far, we have...

This week, Stellenbosch University (SU) will award 3 132 qualifications at a series of in-person graduation ceremonies at the Coetzenburg Centre. Due to the Covid-19 restrictions imposed on gatherings, the past few in-person graduations...

Alumna Lauren Tsafandakis achieved first place in the Initial Test of Competence (ITC) of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), while four other SU candidates were among the top 10 nationally: Caleigh Robson (third...

This year we celebrated our women in the Responsibility Area with an unbelievable event that the Maties Sport Division organised at Ashanti in Paarl on 16 August 2023 with the beautiful theme of South African Culture. I see culture as...

Nineteen of the graduates who will cross the stage at this week’s Stellenbosch University (SU) April graduation ceremonies will not only become proud SU alumni. They will also join the growing ranks of students who have managed to reach...

When Dr Sade Hendricks (35) graduates with her MMed degree in Anaesthesiology, it will mark not only a major career goal in her life, but also a triumph over real adversity. Mere weeks before writing her final exit exam, Hendricks, who...

​​The recent publication characterising the feasibility to use indigenous Southern African wood as tonewood by Martina Meincken, Gerhard Roux and Thomas Niesler was nominated as one of the most outstanding articles published in the South...