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Corruption hampers growth and development in Africa

The one major challenge that stands in the way of inclusive growth and sustainable development in Africa, is the nature, scale and complexity of corruption...

Children returning to school – the new normal

As learners are returning to South African schools in increasing numbers, Prof Shaheen Mehtar, an infection prevention control specialist who is involved in the...

South Africans must be healthier for universal healthcare to succeed

​South African will have to maintain healthier lifestyles for the National Health Insurance to succeed, writes Jane Simmonds, Dr Charles Parry (both from the...

SU researchers selected for prestigious international fellowship

Two Stellenbosch University (SU) researchers have recently been selected to be part of the prestigious Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study fellowship at...

Donation ensures continuation of SU Certificate Programme

​​​​​The Certificate Programme (CP) in Music Literacy at Stellenbosch University (SU) has received funding to ensure completion of the academic year despite the...

MGD to host 67-minute virtual Mandela Day celebration

​Matie Community Service (better known by its Afrikaans acronym, MGD) will be taking all its Mandela Day activities online this month, starting with a 67 minute...

SU Data School has ‘competitive edge’, says new steersman

Prof Kanshukan Rajaratnam recently joined Stellenbosch University (SU) as the new Director of SU's newly established School for Data Science and Computational...

Overpopulation, climate crisis could overwhelm us

On Saturday 11 July, we'll observe World Population Day. In an opinion piece for Daily Maverick (6 July), Prof Mark Tomlinson (Institute for Life Course Health...

Study touts leadership as answer to SA’s education ills

With South Africa's economic inequality and basic education system among the worst in the world, a study by a Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences...

Students play an integral role in healthcare delivery: findings from South Africa

​This article was originally published on The Conversation . Read the full article here . Reports from around the world show that the shortage of health...
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