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World Oceans Day: We need to treasure our oceans
Tuesday 8 June was World Oceans Day. In an opinion piece for News24, Prof Sophie von der Heyden (Department of Botany and Zoology) writes that we should treasure our oceans now more than ever because without them there would be no life...
Grey whale sets new distance record
In May 2013 marine biologists were stunned by the news of the first ever sighting of a grey whale south of the equator, just off the coast of Namibia in Walvis Bay. Could this whale reflect a remnant of an Atlantic population long thought...
WhatsApp Chat Bot helps diabetes patients during pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has put enormous pressure on the health services to find ways to provide ongoing care for patients with chronic conditions, such as diabetes. The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) at Stellenbosch...
'Let me update you' – Prof Wim de Villiers
8 June 2021 Dear member of the SU community I want to provide you with a personal update on our recent appearance before the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC). Having received complaints from the Freedom Front Plus and the...
Many women still not benefitting from HIV prevention programmes
Readily available HIV testing and treatment has not yet shaped the sexual relationships of women in South Africa, writes Dr Lario Viljoen from the Desmond Tutu TB Centre in a doctoral-based opinion piece published in Cape Times (7 June)...
MATIE PROF is chrysanthemum champion for 2021
Since the first show was held in 1916, the Wellington Chrysanthemum show in the first week of May has been an important event on the town's cultural calendar. What started as a hobby is nowadays taken seriously and the grower of the...
#SUyouthday: 'Enjoy the little things in life, but dream the impossible dreams'
Third year BSc student, Stehan Malherbe, believes that the youth should come into their own in South Africa, and that their thoughts, actions and dreams form the foundation of our country's future. During Youth Month, we put the spotlight...
#SUyouthday: 'Kap aan' says SU Choir member Lauren Ramsay
Final year Music Education student Lauren Ramsay says although the world can get crazy, and at times seems too much for one person to handle, there is always a reason to keep pushing forward. During Youth Month, we put the spotlight on...
Prof Henry Mbaya’s research explores role of Anglican Church in SA
Prof Henry Mbaya from the Department of Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology in the Faculty of Theology at Stellenbosch University delivered his inaugural lecture on Tuesday 26 September 2023. The title of his lecture was “Place, power...
The School of Public Leadership pays tribute to one of its postgraduate students, the late Mr Jabulani Mathe
Prof Zweli Ndevu, Director of the School of Public Leadership, together with our staff and students are deeply saddened to learn of the untimely and tragic passing of our former postgraduate student, Mr Jabulani Mathe. Mr Mathe...