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Rooting out corruption key to reducing poverty in Africa
Corruption significantly impedes poverty alleviation efforts and overall development in Africa. It acts as a major obstacle by diverting resources away from those who need them most, perpetuating cycles of poverty, and undermining socio...
#Vaccinate: Weeding our way through mistrust and misinformation
A new lineage of the COVID-19 virus recently detected across South Africa – the so-called C.1.2 – is being closely monitored, and is not yet considered a serious threat. This emerged during an online question-and-answer session hosted by...
Municipal elections
As a responsible public institution with accountability as one of its values, Stellenbosch University (SU) urges all staff members and students to make use of their democratic right to vote in the upcoming municipal (local government)...
Women’s Month event sheds light on barriers for women in science and medicine
In celebration of Women's Month, the Transplantation Society, Stellenbosch University's (SU) Women's Forum and the Department of Surgery at the University of Cape Town (UCT) co-hosted a discussion around systematic issues that women in...
Maritime cyber security threats off Africa
Mr Abdul Hakeem Ajijola, Chair of the African Union Cyber Security Expert Group was the keynote followed by two panel discussions on Maritime cyber security and governance in Africa – challenges and solutions and Emerging threats and the...
SU academics receive coveted literary prizes
Two Creative Writing lecturers in the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch at Stellenbosch University (SU) recently received coveted awards in recognition of their extraordinary literary contributions. Dr Alfred Schaffer was awarded the Dutch...
PhD-student in ethnobotany shines on international stage
Kaylan Reddy (24), a PhD-student in the Department of Botany and Zoology at Stellenbosch University, has just received two awards at international conferences: one for the best poster in ethnobotany at Botany 2021 virtual conference...
Microbial plant bioprocessing – what can we learn from the cow?
For billions of years, Nature has perfected ways of dealing with the recycling of materials. Like a good housekeeper who saves as much as she can, she knows how to avoid what is too much and too little. One of the best examples of this...
‘Be kind always’ – the motto of SU’s new SRC chairperson
“Be kind always" – this is the motto of Viwe Kobokana, the newly elected chairperson of the Stellenbosch University Students' Representative Council (SRC). Kobokana was elected earlier this month, following the election of the new SRC...
TygerMaties showcase innovative robot project on the international stage
Quintin, the remote-controlled tele-presence robot that helps to put patients in Tygerberg Hospital's Covid-19 ICU in virtual contact with their families, is set to feature in an innovative student project aimed at tackling urgent global...