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SU competition in search of winning idea for water crisis
The business accelerator at Stellenbosch University (SU), LaunchLab, is giving entrepeneurs and aspiring innovators the opportunity to win a share of R50 000 in seed-funding for their ideas to tackle our water crisis.LaunchLab is running a...
Prof Fataar's book unravels the narratives of black students within the institution
On November 22, 2023, Stellenbosch University became the stage for an enlightening discourse as the much-anticipated book, The Educational Pathways and Practices of Black Students at Stellenbosch University, was launched. Edited by Prof...
VAP Talk: Decolonising Art Institutions
"Decolonising Art Institutions" by Nkule Mabaso Bio Nkule Mabaso (b.1988) currently works as curator of the Michaelis Galleries at the Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town. She graduated with a Fine Arts degree from...
Telematic Schools project seeks to expand initiative
A total of 505 schools from the Western, Northern and Eastern Cape are part of the Telematic Schools project, an initiative which seeks to address important educational challenges in South Africa. It started as a pilot project in 2009 to...
Research Project: Western Cape Department of Transport & Public Works
A research team of 10 BcomHons in Public and Development students took part in a three-month internship with the School of Public Leadership from 29 January 2017. The aim of the internship was to evaluate three different programmes from the...
Reducing the environmental impact of concrete structures using fabric formed fibre reinforced concrete
Prof Billy Boshoff, from the Unit for Construction Materials (UCM), Stellenbosch University, visited the University of Bath for three months in the beginning of 2017 as part of his sabbatical. The title of the collaborative project is:...
Wordless picturebooks help parents and children read
In South Africa we largely overlook the potential of wordless picturebooks to help promote a culture of reading and to improve literacy, especially among parents and their pre-school children in poor communities. "This is despite...
Shy TikTok sensation graduates to international music fame
Getting a degree in International Studies usually means a student has mastered the geopolitical intricacies of international relations. While studying at Stellenbosch University (SU), Zubin Pietersen, who graduated on Monday 11 December...
SA Heart grant boosts myocarditis research
Dr Riëtte du Toit's continued interest in cardiological manifestations in rheumatology was rewarded when she recently won a prestigious research grant from the South African Heart Association (SA Heart). "I find the field immensely...
Soil Health in Organic Fruit Orchards in the Western Cape
Farming in the Western Cape has yet to fulfil the huge demand for organically grown produce, even though South Africa is among Africa's largest organic produce exporters. Most farms in the Western Cape utilise traditional farming methods...