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Opinion and features

Democracy must be lived, not just declared

Karabo Mangena is an African democracy essayist and Futures Researcher at the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), where she works at the...
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Sweat Africa

Awards and milestones

SU biotech spin-out bags SWEAT Africa 2026 pitch prize

A Stellenbosch University biotech spin-out competed against some of the best startups in Africa to clinch the top prize at the 2026 SWEAT Africa pitch...

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ARISE is an art-led education project at Ikhaya Primary in Kayamandi.

Education

Connecting campus and community through the visual arts: A Stellenbosch University initiative

ARISE, a place-based, art-led education project at Ikhaya Primary School in Kayamandi, is responding to the lasting educational and spatial inequalities created...

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The flags of different countries around the world presented in a horizontal S-shape.

Opinion and features

Multilingualism breaks down language barriers

Mother-tongue instruction and learner success, investment in African languages, the voices of young people in multilingual education, and English dominating the...

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A picture of peoples’ hands balancing the scales of justice.

Opinion and features

Numerous challenges must be addressed to make social justice a reality

World Day of Social Justice was marked on 20 February. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University reflected on what must be done to...

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Global partners discuss G20 digital policy

Events

SU hosts landmark EU–Africa Cyber Diplomacy Dialogue

Stellenbosch University’s (SU) School for Data Science and Computational Thinking recently hosted the EU–Africa Track 1.5 Cyber Diplomacy Dialogue, bringing...

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A weeping bottlebrush (Melaleuca viminalis) along the Eerste River - this species has invaded a substantial stretch of the river and is spreading rapidly downstream from Stellenbosch.

Media release

Eerste River study needs your help – students, hikers, landowners and other stakeholders

Stellenbosch University’s Centre for Invasion Biology is embarking on a comprehensive benchmarking exercise to establish the status of plant invasions along the...

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