​Time management and commitment are essential for students who also excel in their chosen sport. This was illustrated by Paul Streicher, outside centre of FNB Maties, who had to take an early flight out of Johannesburg on Tuesday to be in...

Research in the Department of Botany and Zoology

The March graduation ceremonies at Stellenbosch University (SU) concluded the 2015 academic year, and it is now clear that two significant academic records have been set: the most qualifications to be awarded in an academic year, 7 857, and...

World Salt Awareness Week is marked from 16 to 22 March 2016.​ The theme for World Salt Awareness Week 2016 is 'Look out for Hidden Salt'. "The food we buy contains 75% of the salt that we eat," warns Mrs Irene Labuschagne, a dietitian at...

The Centre for Pedagogy (SUNCEP) in the Faculty of Education at Stellenbosch University (SU) will be hosting 19 different tuition sessions for more than 1000 teachers and learners during the April school holidays. More than 800 learners in...

The Council of Stellenbosch University has appointed a Commission of Enquiry to investigate the manner in which the events that took place at Heemstede Residence on or about 4 February 2016 and thereafter (the 'purple face' incident), were...

​ ​​World TB Day, 24 March Humans are not the only species affected by tuberculosis – two of South Africa's popular 'Big Five' are also threatened by the disease, including the mighty lion. As many as half the lions in the southern regions...

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Faculty of Education boasts a vibrant research culture. This is clear in the number of post-docs appointed, faculty members' regular participation at...

For his significant contribution to academia as well as industry Prof Niël le Roux, emeritus professor in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at Stellenbosch University (SU) was recently honoured with the South African...