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Researcher receives doctorate about cheese-making

​Farmers with a few cows and the necessary space available could for around R24 000 start their own artisan cheesemaking business. So says Dr Faith Nyamakwere...

Conservation agriculture can boost maize yields

​​Maize farmers who aim to practise no-tillage or conservation agriculture on their farms will benefit from considerably higher yields during dry seasons since...

SU researcher helping to make winery wastewater more sustainable

With the ongoing water shortages in the Western Cape, and the likelihood of droughts becoming a much more common occurrence as global warming increases, more...

SU interactive campus map a first for its kind

If you find yourself always asking for directions, or struggle to navigate your way around the many buildings at Stellenbosch University (SU), then the new...

COVID-19 pandemic shows not all South Africans are free

​Monday (27 April) was Freedom Day. In opinion pieces for the Mail & Guardian and City Press respectively, Prof Nico Koopman (Vice-Rector: Social Impact...

Covid-19 “infodemic”: conspiracy theories extremely dangerous

Fake news and conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic are extremely dangerous because they erode people's trust in traditional medical institutions...

Researcher provides tips on how olive farmers can ward off trunk diseases

New research by a recent PhD graduate of Stellenbosch University has shed light on what olive tree farmers can do to curb olive trunk diseases in their orchards...

COVID-19: The science and policy calculous behind SA’s new mask recommendations

This article was originally published on Spotlight . Read the full article here . Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize recommended that members of the public wear...

MSc student in zoology off to London to study science communication

​An MSc student in zoology at Stellenbosch University, Celeste de Kock, has been accepted for an MSc in Science Communication at Imperial College, currently...

#MBHGHipHop intervention raises TB awareness

TB researchers recently decided to use hip hop and rap to increase awareness about TB in the community. The #MBHGHipHop TB intervention, which involved...
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