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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 the Centre for Social Justice and the Division for Advancement...
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#GivingMaties campaign kicks off: A call to action for student support

#GivingMaties campaign kicks off: A call to action for student support

Stellenbosch University (SU) is once again rallying staff, students, alumni, and friends of the University to come together for SU's annual #GivingMaties...

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Zimbabwean activist Namatai Kwekweza urges youth to ‘show up’

Zimbabwean activist Namatai Kwekweza urges youth to ‘show up’

Prevented from speaking at last year's 12th annual Frederik Van Zyl-Slabbert (FVZS) Honorary Lecture because she was detained at the airport in Zimbabwe...

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Celebration of top academic performers in Forest and Natural Resource Sciences.

Celebration of top academic performers in Forest and Natural Resource Sciences.

The culmination of the 2024 academic year and graduation of the 4-year BSc Forest and Natural Resource Science students was extra special in that two students...

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Stellenbosch University’s Wood App is getting physical.

Stellenbosch University’s Wood App is getting physical.

​The up-ticking interest from architects and home building professionals in designing and building with timber spurred The Wood App team to organise a one-day...

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SU physiologists chosen for international mentoring program

SU physiologists chosen for international mentoring program

​​Two young-and-upcoming scientists in Stellenbosch University's Department of Physiological Sciences, Dr Bali Sishi and Dr Shireen Mentor, are amongst the...

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International Women’s Day: SU experts focus on key challenges facing women

International Women’s Day: SU experts focus on key challenges facing women

​Sexual violence, women's health, and the advancement of women in the workplace. These are some of the important challenges that experts at Stellenbosch...

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