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COVID-19 pandemic also an opportunity to restore vital ecosystems

On Friday (22 May), we celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity. In an opinion piece for Mail & Guardian Prof Michael Samways from the...

Matie brothers work with government to fight COVID-19

COVID-19 has wreaked havoc across the world, bringing nations to a complete standstill and leaving economies in tatters. In South Africa it is no different as...

Disaster risk resilience network Periperi U steps up to help Africa fight COVID-19

Africa's population is the fastest-growing in the world. Over the next two decades, the continent will account for nearly half of global population growth. For...

SU, Radio KC searching together for energy solutions

True to its commitment to bring about social, cultural, environmental and economic development and change in communities, Stellenbosch University (SU) recently...

Social media: think twice before sharing

​Social media, amongst many other technological advances, is a 21 st century phenomenon. It has become integral in communicating and connecting people in ways...

First serial block-face microscope in SA at Tygerberg Campus

The Electron Microscopy (EM) unit has added a new member to their family - the ThermoFischer Apreo VolumeScope scanning electron microscope (or just the Apreo...

Love for colleagues results in PhD

A love for the people she works with and a desire to see them making healthy choices to prevent and control chronic diseases, is what motivated Dr Darcelle...

Proper definition of national security crucial for free flow of information

A proper definition of national security is needed to protect our constitutional rights to access, receive and impart information, especially that which is in...

SU mourns passing of Prof Mary-Anne Plaatjies-Van Huffel

​​​Stellenbosch University mourns the passing of Prof Mary-Anne Plaatjies-Van Huffel today (19 May 2020) following complications after surgery. Prof Plaatjies...

COVID-19: Without communities, actions are doomed to fail

With the Western Cape now being in the lead with confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, the peaking community transmissions are concentrated in the poor and...
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