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Poverty rises, inequality shifts as Covid-19 impact continues unabated

​The article, Poverty rises, inequality shifts as Covid-19 impact continues unabated, by Prof Servaas van der Berg, was published on 10 May 2020 by News24. Read...

Staff: New health website and reintegration of staff

​​​11 May 2020 Dear Colleagues We trust that you are all doing well as we enter the second week of our level 4 risk adjusted lockdown. Perhaps many of you have...

Students: Connectivity and student fees

11 May 2020 Dear Students This week we are grateful to report back on good news, specifically related to your connectivity and online learning platform...

Growing Coronavirus: UWC and SU isolate South Africa’s first Laboratory Culture Of SARS-CoV-2

​While much of the scientific and medical community rushes to develop therapeutic agents for COVID-19 based on clinical data, getting a better understanding of...

COVID-19 pandemic offers municipalities rare opportunity to restore trust

​The COVID-19 pandemic offers municipalities a rare window of opportunity to reboot and to restore the trust and confidence of local communities, writes Dr...

SU chemist receives R6,9 million FLAIR grant for research on antimalarial drug development

Stellenbosch University's (SU) Dr Prinessa Chellan is one of 30 young African scientists who will receive up to £300 000 (about R 6,9 million) over the next two...

Students launch ‘We Fight Back COVID’ initiative

​Students and alumni from the healthcare fields at Stellenbosch University (SU) and other South African universities have come together to fight back against...

Beyers Naudé birthday celebrated with a message from Prof Nico Koopman

​Each year on the 10th of May the Beyers Naudé Centre for Public Theology at Stellenbosch University gathers to remember the person and work of Dr. Beyers Naudé...

Madonsela ranked one of Africa’s most powerful women

Stellenbosch University's Prof Thuli Madonsela has received yet another prestigious accolade. Madonsela was recently included in Forbes Africa's 50 Most...

SU textile scientist develops test to evaluate barrier efficiency of face mask fabrics

Adine Gericke, a textile specialist from Stellenbosch University's Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science, has developed a standardised test for use by the...
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