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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...
International Mother Language Day: Indigenous languages must be promoted
International Mother Language Day was observed on Monday 21 February. In an opinion piece for Cape Times, Dr Simthembile Xeketwana (Department of Curriculum Studies) says we should do more to promote our indigenous languages so that they...
SUNLearn 2024 Module Rollover
Dear SUNLearn facilitators (1-11-2023) It is that time of the year again to bring 2023 to completion and to start with the rollover process to activate modules for 2024. As before, all registered 2024 modules will be created on SUNLearn...
Prof Sandra Swart makes (her own) history
As an environmental historian working on the relationship between people and animals, Stellenbosch University’s Prof Sandra Swart has made history herself numerous times. In 2016 she was the first woman to be appointed as a full professor...