​As part of its 60th anniversary celebrations, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is introducing 60 future healthcare professionals who are currently in their first year. Meet Ru Baker.“Life’s too short to try and impress people,"...

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Arnu Fourie was in matric when his life changed irrevocably – when a freak accident robbed him of his dream to take the field for the Springboks one day. After his foot was amputated, he had to make a new plan. Instead of joining the Golden...

As part of its 60th anniversary celebrations, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is introducing 60 future healthcare professionals who are currently in their first year. Meet Jana Eloff. If she didn’t care so much for other people...

​As part of its 60th-anniversary celebrations, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is introducing 60 future healthcare professionals who are currently in their first year. Meet Rohan Hamman. Rohan Hamman describes himself as a hard...

Earlier this year, the Social Work Department celebrated World Social Work Day 2016 (WSWD) along with a number of institutions across the world who also focus on the social work profession. WSWD is celebrated annually on the second Tuesday...

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Imagine walking alone down a long, dark corridor of an old building, late at night. Every creak of a floorboard sets your nerves on edge and every shadow looks threatening. Now imagine experiencing that anxiety and paranoia all day, every...

The council of the SA Academy of Science and Arts awarded a number of big prizes earlier this year, and Dr Willem Anker and Prof Louise Viljoen of the Afrikaans and Dutch Department were among the winners. For his novel Buys: 'n Grensroman...