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Prof Quinette Louw (third from left) and Luigia Nicholas (second from right) with other contributors at the launch of the report in Nairobi
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Media release

New SU-led report highlights Africa's assistive technology access crisis

Access to assistive technologies – tools, devices and systems that help people with disabilities perform everyday tasks more easily – remains limited and uneven...
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Impact

Thabo Tyholweni brings precision and compassion to student finance

As a Student Fees Administrator at SU, Thabo Tyholweni works behind the scenes to ensure that one of the most important aspects of student life runs smoothly –...

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Prof Riaan den Haan of the Department of Microbiology photographed at his inaugural lecture on the Stellenbosch Campus.

Institutional news

Prof Riaan den Haan develops yeast strains capable of converting waste into useful products

Prof Riaan den Haan of the Department of Microbiology in the Faculty of Science delivered his inaugural lecture on Tuesday 26 May 2026. The title of his lecture...

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Media release

People with Down syndrome must be included in conversations about their healthcare

People with Down syndrome and their families consistently value healthcare that is relational, respectful, and person-centred, rather than focused solely on...

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From left are Stanley Amos, Mohamed Shaikh, Jeremy Fasser, Prof Benita Nel, Renée Hector-Kannemeyer, Annette and Ian Johnson, and Prof Mbulungeni Madiba at the 2026 Walter Parry Memorial Lecture honouring the life and educational legacy of Eva Johnson.

Events

The Eva Johnson story: how a Stellenbosch teacher made history

The third annual Walter Parry Memorial Lecture at Stellenbosch University (SU) turned its focus this year to another educational pioneer whose story, speakers...

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Marguerite de Waal

Impact

Marguerite van der Waal connects people through language

As Head of Language Services at the Stellenbosch University Language Centre, Marguerite van der Waal plays a vital role in advancing multilingualism...

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Opinion and features

Key continental issues highlighted on Africa Day

Building Africa’s future, Ubuntu and liberal democracy, the lives of migrant African women in South Africa, and the internationalisation of African higher...

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