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Tackling seemingly insurmountable mountains is what the new Dean does best
As a trail runner he has tackled some of the toughest snowy mountains to be found in Poland and participated in gruelling challenges in rough terrains in South Africa, but perhaps the most challenging task that Prof Anthony Leysens will...
Conference highlights role of women and black people in sports history
The tragedy of South Africa was that white South Africans were somewhat complacent and because of that they made other people invisible. This is also rings true for the history of sport. In sport history, not only black people but also...
SU researchers study resistance to ‘protect’ anti-TB drug
In July last year, South Africa became the first country to roll out a new anti-tuberculosis drug in its national programme. This new drug, called bedaquiline, is the first new anti-tuberculosis drug to be developed in four decades. It...
WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY 2019
31 May marks World No Tobacco day. The focus of World No Tobacco Day 2019 is on "tobacco and lung health." Lungs were made to breathe clean air, receiving oxygen from incoming air which enters the bloodstream, and allows carbon dioxide (a...
Conferences on Church and Unity
Conferences on Church and Unity The annual conferences of the Synodical Commission for Doctrine and Current Affairs of the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (Cape Synod) and the Beyers Naudé Centre for Public Theology, focus upon...
Seven steps that will improve governance in South Africa
The following article by Dr Dirk Brand, Extraordinary Senior Lecturer at the School of Public Leadership, Stellenbosch University, was published in The Conversation of 26 May 2019: South Africa's new national government and nine new...
Good news on World No Tobacco Day 2019
South Africa's first Smoke and Tobacco-free campus will be celebrating its success on World No Tobacco Day 2019, marked on 31 May. On 1 January 2019, Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) became South...
Matie named top in the world for AS Level maths
The following is based on an article by Chelsea Geach, which was published in the Weekend Argus of 13 April 2019: Rizqah Hassiem, a first-year student in actuarial science at Stellenbosch University, has been named top in the world for...
SU signs MOU with Commonwealth Africa Anti-Corruption Centre
The School of Public Leadership at Stellenbosch University (SU) recently signed an important memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Commonwealth Africa Anti-Corruption Centre (CAACC) in Gaborone, Botswana. The CAACC was established...
Crazy Socks for Docs: Raising awareness one sock at a time
Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) is proud to be part of the #CrazySocks4Docs campaign in South Africa – a drive to raise awareness and give moral support to medical and health professionals battling...