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Varsity Cup returns to Danie Craven Stadium
FNB UJ might have handed FNB Maties their first Varsity Cup defeat of the season on Monday night, but the maroon machine still secured a home semi-final. Maties rang in the changes for the match against UJ to give some of their first team...
Closing the gender gap in science
Bridging the gender gap in science and technology are Profs Soraya Seedat and Christine Lochner’s aims with their appointment to the Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD). “Science, and equal opportunities for...
Four things parents can do to keep their kids’ kidneys healthy
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. There has been an increase in kidney disease in children globally. In the developed world up to 5% of patients with chronic kidney disease are children...
Building the South Africa that Nelson Mandela dreamed of
Political intolerance, no trust in the government and racism. These are just some of the problems South Africans are struggling with and the Born Free generation reminds the country daily that they have failed to deliver on the promises of...
Female student lays charge of rape; suspect arrested
Stellenbosch University learnt this morning (Saturday 2 April 2016) of an allegation* of rape of a female member of its student community that occurred on the Stellenbosch Campus in the early morning hours. A female student has laid a...
Rector speaks on rape, 'rape culture' and campus safety
Safety measures, legislation and disciplinary structures may act as deterrents to the rape and assault of women, but it will not prevent gender violence. A 'rape culture' goes beyond criminal acts or legal aspects. It reflects a general...
Prof Donita Africander
Prof Donita Africander
SU hosts historical meeting of numerical and applied mathematicians
The first SANUM* meeting came into existence in 1975 when two eminent mathematicians, Prof. Lothar Collatz (1910-1990) from Germany and Dr Fritz John (1920-1994) from the United States of America, happened to visit South Africa at the same...
USB community in shock after death of Dr Kobus Serfontein
Last week, the Director of USB, Prof Piet Naudé, announced the sudden death of Dr Kobus Serfontein, head of Leadership Studies at USB. Dr Serfontein passed away on Wednesday afternoon, 30 March. Dr Serfontein joined the USB formally in...
Dr Alex Andrason soaks up new languages
Icelandic, Polish, Swedish, French, Spanish, Russian, English, Mandinka, Afrikaans and Xhosa. A mouthful of languages understood and spoken by Stellenbosch University (SU) researcher Dr Alex Andrason. With two doctorates under his belt...