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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 the Centre for Social Justice and the Division for Advancement...
Media release
SU student takes African prosthetics innovation to global stage
At just 23, Stellenbosch University (SU) master’s student and NAVU Mobility founder Amohetsoe Shale is preparing for the biggest sprint of her life: access to a...
Arts, languages and social sciences
‘Decay without mourning’ conference offers new ways of caring for the past
An international conference at Stellenbosch University (SU) has challenged long-held assumptions about heritage, urging scholars, artists and archivists to...
Awards and milestones
SU’s website earns global acclaim with prestigious Gold Quill Award
Stellenbosch University (SU) recently received an international Gold Quill Award of Merit from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)...
Opinion and features
Safeguarding South African research in a changing global landscape
An effective research security approach cannot simply be a list of prohibitions. It must be a thoughtful, risk-based framework that acknowledges our unique...
Opinion and features
Rethinking our freedom in a time of climate crisis
South Africans celebrated Freedom Day on 27 April. In an opinion piece for the Cape Argus, Dr Gibson Ncube from the Department of Modern Foreign Languages draws...
Medicine and health
SU researchers contribute to major stunting study
A new special issue of the journal Development Southern Africa brings together leading South African researchers, policymakers and practitioners to confront one...
Opinion and features
Democracy under pressure as populism rises
Lindsay Gurnell is currently pursuing a master’s degree in political science at SU. She is particularly interested in political behaviour and democratic...
Opinion and features
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...
Media release
Three Maties among winners of prestigious SA Academy Awards
Three Stellenbosch University (SU) alumni are among the winners of the South African Academy of Science and Arts’ prestigious Academy Awards for 2026.
The...
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...
Events
ConCourt judge delivers ‘milestone’ human rights lecture
Justice Rammaka Steven Mathopo of the Constitutional Court delivered the 20th Annual Human Rights Lecture at Stellenbosch University (SU) on 16 April 2026...