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World Hepatitis Day 2019
World Hepatitis Day 2019 takes place on July 28th. This date was chosen because it is the birthday of Nobel-prize winning scientist Dr Baruch Blumberg, who discovered hepatitis B virus (HBV) and developed a diagnostic test and vaccine for...
‘If you climb fast enough, pull others up’
It was the African proverb “if you climb up fast enough, you must pull others up" that inspired fourth-year medical student Lindokuhle Mazibuko to start a tutorship project for Khayelitsha school children, aimed at improving their marks...
Student Communities welcome new staff members
The Centre for Student Communities (CSC) within the Division Student Affairs recently welcomed new members to its team of staff, serving as ResEd coordinators and residence heads within the various student communities at Stellenbosch...
SU trailblazer on her way to her PhD
Stellenbosch University (SU) student Nomzamo Ntombela is without a doubt a trailblazer. She is a first generation university graduate, was the first black woman to be elected as Chairperson of the SU Student Representative Council in 2017...
Wine biotechnology doctoral student touches lives
In his matric year, a volunteer teacher walked the extra mile to inspire and assist Ricardo Smart to become the first member of his family to enter university. These days Smart is a PhD student in wine biotechnology at Stellenbosch...
SUNFin achieves its first milestone!
The SUNFin Implementation Project achieved its first milestone with the completion of the Cloud Process Alignment (CPA) workshops in June. The SUNFin project team, comprising representatives from Finance, Information Technology, HR...
New dean for Faculty of Education
On 1 September 2019, Stellenbosch University (SU) will welcome Prof Mbulungeni Madiba as Dean of the Faculty of Education. Prof Madiba, who joins SU from the University of Cape Town (UCT), considers Stellenbosch (University) to be one of...
Being and becoming an Abe
From the world of Harry Potter, a scammer in Ethiopia, a play in the West End and some serious academic reflection in Scotland – the Abe Bailey Tour was everything I had hoped for, writes Tevarus Naicker. But it didn't come easily. I saw...
A ‘shift in direction’ for immunodeficiency pioneer
Prof Monika Esser, a Paediatric Rheumatology and Immunology Specialist and Head of the Immunology Unit of the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) at Tygerberg Hospital and Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Health Sciences, retired...
If the going gets tough, you go canoeing around Mauritius
Liezel Matthee, our Chief Director Facilities Management’s personal assistant, and her husband decided to explore the famous island of Mauritius a little differently this year: by canoeing around it, and visiting some beautiful sites for...