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The Sky is not the limit
She remembers how her mother told her the sky was the limit. Only when she was sitting on the highest peak of the world, did Saray Khumala realise that her mother's words were not true. “Here I sit on the peak of Mount Everest, and the sky...
SciMathUS 2022: Maximise your second chance
Maximise your second chance − this was the message to the 130 new students who were welcomed to the SciMathUS class of 2022 during a ceremony at Stellenbosch University (SU) on Monday, 14 February. The SciMathUS university preparation...
Dialogue: Public lecture to focus on diversity and inequality in farming futures
For the first African Food Dialogue session of 2022 to be held by Stellenbosch University (SU) international agronomist Prof Ken Giller will look at the future of farming, and how diversity and inequality across different markets and value...
CISU joins embassy’s 2022 Chinese New Year’s event
On 28 January 2022, the Chinese embassy in South Africa hosted a virtual Chinese New Year's event to bid farewell to the 'Year of the Ox' and usher in the 'Year of the Tiger'. At the invitation of the embassy, the Confucius Institute at...
Covid-19 has put our epidemic preparedness to the test
Covid-19 has truly tested our ability to control infectious diseases. Routine infrastructure, trained personnel, ongoing research, and intersectoral collaboration can help us prepare for future outbreaks, writes Prof Hassan Mahomed...
Disability studies could help end discrimination against people who stutter
Stuttering can be debilitating and frustrating. This is something Dr Dane Isaacs knows all too well. As a person who stutters, he had to overcome many barriers and had to deal with oppression and discrimination all his life. “Growing up...
Investments in Sustainable Development Goals key for social justice
World Day of Social Justice was observed on 20 February. In an opinion piece for Daily Maverick, Dr Chris Jones (Unit for Moral Leadership) writes that investments in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals can help make social...
Stellenbosch University’s campus marginally affected by taxi unrest
The South African Police Services (SAPS) impounded taxis in town and around the Stellenbosch University Campus, followed by taxi operators blocking crossings in town. Taxi drivers and supporters ran away from SAPS over parts of the campus...
#MaroonMondays: Show your Maties spirit!
Join the #MaroonMonday movement. The Development and Alumni Relations Division (DAR) and Maties Sport are asking staff, students, and alumni to get behind our manne in maroon, while also doing their part for the student community. “To show...
Researchers harness artificial intelligence for rare disease diagnosis
The families of patients with rare genetic diseases have, historically, struggled for years – or even for entire lifetimes – to get a correct diagnosis for their disease. But these often gruelling “diagnostic odysseys" might soon be a...