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The struggling National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has now been placed under administration for the third time since 2018. The time has come to...

South Africans celebrated Youth Day on 16 June. In opinion pieces for the media, staff and students at Stellenbosch University emphasised why it is important to...

Stellenbosch University (SU) alumnus Yanga Keva’s story has been shaped by a pursuit of knowledge, a willingness to learn from mistakes, and the courage to...

AI and climate change, climate apathy and environmental amnesia, climate change as a health emergency, and environmental protection. These are the issues that...

Four finalists from Stellenbosch University (SU) will represent the institution at the 2025/2026 National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)/South32 Awards whe...

World Hunger Day was observed on 28 May. In an opinion piece for the Mail & Guardian, Prof Scott Drimie of the Division of Human Nutrition explained why it is...

Artificial intelligence (AI) dominated many of the conversations at Stellenbosch University’s (SU) first Teaching-Learning-Assessment (TLA) Day. The event...

Growing up in Harare, Zimbabwe, Fadzai Priscilla Zonke never imagined she would one day pursue a career in Animal Science. At school, mathematics was her...

For Stellenbosch University (SU) alumnus Lloyd Phillips, Youth Day has always carried personal meaning. Born on 16 June 2002, he marks his birthday on the day...

A major archive documenting one of South Africa’s most influential – yet often overlooked – liberation traditions has found a home at Stellenbosch University...

An accomplished audience recently gathered at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) for Stellenbosch University’s (SU) annual “Celebrating...

The enslavement of black Africans was a “world-breaking crime” that continues to shape global inequality, sovereignty and power today – and now is the time to...

Every day, somewhere in South Africa, someone’s life is changed by the work of Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS)...

As South Africa prepares to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Soweto uprising next month, Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Annual Youth Day Lecture...

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 –...

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...

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

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

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

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

As climate and environmental change continue to reshape ecosystems across the world, scientists are warning that mosquito-borne diseases may spread into new...

International Biodiversity Day was celebrated on 22 May. In an opinion piece for the Cape Argus, Dr Francis Vorhies of the African Wildlife Economy Institute...

Analytical, empathetic and detail-orientated, Sibabalwe Ishmael Kula plays a pivotal role in shaping the student experience at SU. From managing thousands of...

Human populations are expanding and encroaching further into wildlife habitats, leading to dynamic and evolving relationships between humans and wildlife. As...