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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...

An international conference at Stellenbosch University (SU) has challenged long-held assumptions about heritage, urging scholars, artists and archivists to...

Stellenbosch University (SU) recently received an international Gold Quill Award of Merit from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)...

An effective research security approach cannot simply be a list of prohibitions. It must be a thoughtful, risk-based framework that acknowledges our unique...

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...

A new special issue of the journal Development Southern Africa brings together leading South African researchers, policymakers and practitioners to confront one...

Lindsay Gurnell is currently pursuing a master’s degree in political science at SU. She is particularly interested in political behaviour and democratic...

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...

Three Stellenbosch University (SU) alumni are among the winners of the South African Academy of Science and Arts’ prestigious Academy Awards for 2026.

The...

Karabo Mangena is an African democracy essayist and Futures Researcher at the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), where she works at the...

Justice Rammaka Steven Mathopo of the Constitutional Court delivered the 20th Annual Human Rights Lecture at Stellenbosch University (SU) on 16 April 2026...

Prof Ursula van Beek is the founding director of the Centre for Research on Democracy (CREDO) at SU’s Department of Political Science. She was born in Poland...

Sandra Mbatha, Coordinator in Stellenbosch University’s Development and Alumni Relations (DAR) Division, believes running, cycling, or even a simple walk is...

World Creativity and Innovation Day is celebrated annually on 21 April. In an opinion piece for the Mail & Guardian, Prof Sara Grobbelaar from the Department of...

A team of researchers from Stellenbosch University (SU) and the Agricultural Research Council have, for the first time, successfully edited the DNA of a woody...

Twelve months is not a long time in the life of a university. But it is long enough to set a tone and, perhaps more importantly, to set a direction.

For Prof...

In recent years, the number of claims for damages against the state for harm caused by medical malpractice has grown. The values of these claims have also...

Mr Bernard Fick, an independent non-executive director of companies, was elected as the Chair of the Stellenbosch University (SU) Council at a scheduled meeting...

It is not every day one sees a university venue that full at 08:00 on a Saturday, especially with students keen to talk about community engagement. “This must...

There are certain truths that are difficult to sit with. Student hunger is one of them. Hunger among students is not a new issue and it does not occur by...

Growing up in the Cape Town township of Mfuleni, a career in science felt light years away, says Sibulele Tonisi. But last week (Tuesday, 24 March) he graduated...

When teenage pregnancy and early parenting felt like a double-edged sword, Noku Katom made a life-changing decision: She would “go and fetch herself”.

This week...

Stellenbosch University (SU) has once again demonstrated its growing role as a partner in strengthening public leadership in South Africa, as several high...

Speaking to the Cape Town Press Club last week, Prof Deresh Ramjugernath, Stellenbosch University (SU) Rector and Vice-Chancellor, reflected on his first year...