​Ahmed Kathrada, anti-apartheid activist and ex-political prisoner on Robben Island, visited Stellenbosch Museum yesterday (22 August), the day after his 87 th birthday on Sunday. More than a 100 guests attended the screening of the...

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Lifestyle changes could help boost male fertility by decreasing the amount of free radicals ̶ molecules that can damage healthy cells ̶ in semen. This was one of the viewpoints of Professor Stefan du Plessis of the Division of Medical...

You could be a 'precious problem solver' if you become an engineer. That was the main theme conveyed by speakers at the Women in Engineering afternoon hosted by the Faculty of Engineering, Stellenbosch University, in August. Approximately...

The Faculty of Education at Stellenbosch University (SU) will implement several new honours programmes in a blended learning mode in 2017. The new Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications require all teacher education...

Scientists who share their research with the public will not only connect to new audiences but will also see how their work makes a difference to real people, writes Marina Joubert of the Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and...

​For the second consecutive year, Maties radio station MFM walked away with the award for "Best Campus Media" for its bi-annual Safety Campaign, at the Diageo Responsible Drinking Media Awards (RDMAs) held in Sandton on Wednesday, 31 August...

​As part of its 60th anniversary celebrations, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is introducing 60 future healthcare professionals who are currently in their first year. Meet Junior Ndabaza. “I’m a pretty chilled guy, who likes to...

The Rio 2016 Summer Paralympic Games kicks off today and 45 athletes with physical and visual impairment will represent South Africa in 10 different sports codes. Probably not all 45 athletes will return with medals, but each of them...

​​A study published yesterday by the Genetics Society of America in its journal Genetics shows that geography and ecology are key factors that have influenced the genetic makeup of human groups in southern Africa. The study is the result of...