​​Stellenbosch University joined forces with a virtual health and fitness company, JEFF Fitness, in hosting the first-ever virtual sports and wellness day in the hope to set a new world record for #BiggestUniversityWorkout on Saturday, 28...

​​Thursday (19 August) was World Humanitarian Day. In opinion pieces for the media, Prof Wim de Villiers (Rector and Vice-Chancellor) and Prof Oliver Ruppel (Department of Mercantile Law) and Cleo Dobers (LLM student) argue that we need to...

Fishing line and nets are having a major impact on Cape fur seals ( Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus), the most common marine mammal observed around the coastline of South Africa and Namibia, where they are endemic. While their population...

The Department of Nursing and Midwifery at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) recently hosted an induction ceremony for new members in the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nurses...

​Innovus, Stellenbosch University's university-industry innovation interaction platform for the commercialisation of SU's assets, celebrates our women entrepreneurs – an opportunity to showcase SU's entrepreneurial talent. "We've decided to...

Women's month like many before, calls us to remember all women. Boldly carrying communities inherited from their mothers. Air thick and full of chanting and ululation awaiting protests, raising of banners to mark our survival. Our wails are...

This year we celebrate and participate in the 27th Casual Day on 3 September 2021. While the 'new normal' has required that we isolate ourselves from friends and loved ones and social distance as much as possible, another thing it has done...

“Men act, women appear. (John Berger 1972, 47)" [1] Grappling with my femininity is something that I never expected to struggle with growing up. I always liked the colour pink, never disliked wearing dresses, and played “house" with my...

As higher education becomes increasingly unaffordable and university budgets are strained, philanthropic donations have become essential in creating broad access for prospective students and universities' success, writes KAREN BRUNS. The...

​​True to its commitment to purposeful partnerships in the education and research sphere, Stellenbosch University (SU) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy (ICLD). The...