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A day in the life: Zanele Mdodana
Sport has always been Zanele Mdodana's first love, so she didn't hesitate to grab the opportunity to become head coach of Maties Netball when it was offered to her. When she is not coaching and nurturing her players, both on and off the...
A day in the life: Dr Liela Groenewald
If the name Liela Groenewald rings a bell, it might be that you've seen her perform at a music festival or heard one of her haunting songs on the radio. Although the love for music has not dissipated, Dr Groenewald now performs a leading...
Cultivating GRIT for a life of success
The Listen, Live and Learn programme recently hosted a workshop for its students on how to build “GRIT for success". The workshop provided an opportunity for about 40 LLLers to gain insights on how to build grit from the two invited...
Gone too soon: Stellenbosch expert joins call for action to address mental health related deaths
A renowned Stellenbosch University (SU) psychiatrist is part of an international group of experts calling for radical action to end mental health related deaths. Prof Soraya Seedat, head of the Department of Psychiatry at SU's Faculty of...
A day in the life: August Engelbrecht
As we kicked off May commemorating Workers' Day, we dedicate this series of articles to our staff and their important contribution to SU. In the interview below, Engelbrecht tells us more about his work. A night owl, August Engelbrecht...
A day in the life: Mantombi Makhubele
As we kicked off May commemorating Workers’ Day, we dedicate this series of articles to our staff and their important contribution to the University. In the interview below, Mantombi Makhubele tells us more about her work. As senior...
Swiss symposium about generational gap leads to provocative insights
Stellenbosch University (SU) for the first time played host to the St Gallen Symposium, a prestigious annual event organised by the University of St Gallen in Switzerland with support from the Swiss Embassy in South Africa. It was the first...
Grandson wins Van der Walt medal as best computer science student at SU
Emil van der Walt made history when he was awarded the Van der Walt medal for the best third year student in Computer Science at Stellenbosch University (SU) in 2022 – a medal that was instituted in memory of his grandfather Prof. Andries...
SU Ombud – advocate for the principles of fairness and equity
Across the globe, ombuds have for long served as independent channels through which individuals can seek help. The term “ombud" comes from the Nordic terms “ombudsman", “ombudsman" and “ombudsmand", all of which mean “the citizens'...
World Hypertension Day: Policies to curb hypertension, diabetes must focus on people’s needs
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes are the leading cause of premature death worldwide. People with hypertension (high blood pressure) and diabetes have a greater...