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Democracy faces growing strain as institutions weaken and trust erodes

Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa is a senior lecturer in the Department of History at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. His research focuses on the political history...
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NRF Awards honours four Stellenbosch University A-rated researchers

NRF Awards honours four Stellenbosch University A-rated researchers

​Stellenbosch University (SU) once again celebrates its eminent researchers who were honoured at the annual National Research Foundation (NRF) Awards. Profs...

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Dr Ruenda Loots empowers changemakers with experiential learning

Dr Ruenda Loots empowers changemakers with experiential learning

This Women's Month, we're celebrating the academic staff at Stellenbosch University (SU) who are shaping minds and inspiring excellence through their teaching...

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Alcohol ban linked to fewer Cape Town fires – SU study

Alcohol ban linked to fewer Cape Town fires – SU study

​New research from Stellenbosch University (SU) shows that there is a strong correlation between alcohol consumption and residential fire incidents. ​

​The study...

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Meet the 2025 cohort of Matiepreneurs headed for EDHE Intervarsity Regionals

Meet the 2025 cohort of Matiepreneurs headed for EDHE Intervarsity Regionals

​​Seven student entrepreneurs from Stellenbosch University (SU) have advanced to the regional round of the 2025 Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education...

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Women’s Day highlights key challenges

Women’s Day highlights key challenges

​Forced marriages, sexual corruption, and polycystic ovary syndrome. These are some of the issues that experts at Stellenbosch University highlighted in opinion...

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PhD student awarded prestigious scholarship for research on electric minibus taxis

PhD student awarded prestigious scholarship for research on electric minibus taxis

​Mienke Knipe, a doctoral student in transport economics at Stellenbosch University, has recently been awarded the prestigious Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship...

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