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Tiervlei community and SU engage on Hardekraaltjie restitution and memorialisation initiative
Community members of Ravensmead, formerly known as Tiervlei, participated in a conversation about Stellenbosch University's (SU) restitution of the Hardekraaltjie cemetery. SU took ownership of the decommissioned cemetery where its Faculty...
SU alumni dream team takes first place in Cambridge Misinformation Hackathon
A web-based plugin which addresses misleading numerical claims in online media reports earned three Stellenbosch University alumni first place in the Cambridge Misinformation Hackathon recently. Gregor Feierabend, Josephine Rey and Luca...
Faculty of Science launches Maths and Science Teacher Network
The Faculty of Science at Stellenbosch University (SU) launched a Maths and Science Teachers' Network (MSTN) on 25 August 2022 to bridge the gap between secondary and tertiary education in the fundamental sciences. According to Ms Maambele...
Citrus: More focus needed on windbreaks
Southeasterly (SE) winds in the Western Cape in the latter part of the year can be especially damaging to young mandarin fruit, because it coincides with the first 12 weeks after petal drop. When the winds become more intense between...
TB is once again the deadliest disease in Africa - what went wrong
This article was first published on The Conversation . Read the original article here . Effective tuberculosis (TB) treatment has been available for the past 60 years. But TB remains the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent...
Harvard's prestigious Institute for Global Law and Policy and SU to inspire next-generation researchers
In what can be described as a golden feather in the cap of Stellenbosch University's (SU) fast-expanding international collaborations, SU's Faculties of Law and of Economic and Management Sciences have partnered with the prestigious Harvard...
Study sheds new light on grapevine mites, their management
When planning their pest management programmes, South African viticulturists typically assume that different types of microscopically small grapevine mites are to blame for the disease symptoms they notice in the buds or on the leaves...
SU mourns passing of Prof Christo Viljoen
Stellenbosch University (SU) is saddened to learn of the death this morning (13 January 2023) of Prof Christo Viljoen, a valued member of our university community. Throughout his life, Prof Viljoen made a significant local and...
Justice Nambitha Dambuza calls for a review of South Africa’s mandatory sentencing legislation
South Africa's sentencing legislation has not been successful in its objective to reduce the crime rate in the country; instead, the crime rate has increased, which is further driven by high levels of inequality and extreme poverty on the...
SU welcomes more than a 100 global law scholars and faculty for Global Scholars Academy
The Global Scholars Academy (GSA) is an annual international event hosted by the Harvard Law School's Institute for Global Law and Policy (IGLP), which brings together young scholars to share and explore new ideas, engage with one another...