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Opinion and features

A new vision of democracy is emerging from the ground up by ‘we, the people’

Thembalethu Seyisi is the Head of Law Reform, Advocacy and Institutional Partnerships at SU. He is completing a master’s degree that examines the role of the...
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Proud graduation for twins with six SU degrees between them

Awards and milestones

Proud graduation for twins with six SU degrees between them

​If the Van der Merwe twins were competitive, it might have mattered that Dan received her Master's degree three months before Jess did at Stellenbosch...

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Tietie and Nanna’s star-maker cooks up a journalism degree

Tietie and Nanna’s star-maker cooks up a journalism degree

​At Stellenbosch University's (SU) graduation ceremony on Monday, two “families" were cheering loudly for a very special young man. As Ubaid Abrahams...

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New director for Stellenbosch University Water Institute

New director for Stellenbosch University Water Institute

Prof. Wesaal Khan has been appointed as the new director of the Stellenbosch University Water Institute (SUWI) from January 2025.

Prof. Khan is an established...

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Human Rights Day: Health rights, LGBTIQ+ rights under the spotlight

Human Rights Day: Health rights, LGBTIQ+ rights under the spotlight

​South Africans celebrated Human Rights Day on Friday 21 March. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University discussed health rights...

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SU’s March graduation week starts on high note with special performance by SA jazz legend

SU’s March graduation week starts on high note with special performance by SA jazz legend

​​Stellenbosch University’s (SU) March graduation week starts on a high note with jazz icon Jonathan Butler being awarded an honorary doctorate for his...

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SU lecturer back in the saddle to raise R100 000 for science students in need

SU lecturer back in the saddle to raise R100 000 for science students in need

​​​One family. Ten cyclists. Six days. Six hundred kilometres. 

Stellenbosch University (SU) lecturer Dr Marietjie Lutz is back in the fundraising saddle, and...

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