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Students: Important information for online learning in Term 2

​17 April 2020 Dear StudentSince our last communication of 8 April, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced an extension of the lock-down period to curb the spread...

USB appoints Prof Mark Smith from France as its new Director

The University of Stellenbosch Business School has appointed Prof Mark Smith (49), currently Dean of Faculty at the Grenoble Ecole de Management in Grenoble...

National survey of student mental health launched

Students often face many mental health problems and don't always get the support they need. And with the disruptions and uncertainties caused by the COVID-19...

Safe chemical kills hitchhiker pest, preserves fruit quality

Fruit export companies and farmers in the Western Cape don't just have to deal with the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; they also have to do battle...

Covid-19 opens a window of opportunity for mass testing for other diseases

​​The article Covid-19 opens a window of opportunity to roll out mass testing for other diseases​ by Vuyiseka Dubula and Tracey Naledi was published in the...

Tawanda breaks new ground with Sustainable Agriculture PhD

In 2014 Stellenbosch University (SU) initiated a new postgraduate programme in Sustainable Agriculture. Tawanda Marandure was among the programme's first intake...

‘Robot’ helps Tygerberg specialists on ward rounds during pandemic

​​Intensive-care specialists at Tygerberg Hospital have a new infection-resistant 'colleague' helping them do ward rounds on Covid-19 patients. “Quintin" – as...

Time to press reset button on sport

If sport doesn't contribute to a healthier nation, we must press the reset button and explore ways of doing things differently. Chief Director of Maties Sport...

Rhinos are Mia's No 1 passion

​During #lockdown, Matie alumnus and Capetonian Mia Esterhuyzen finds herself at the rhino sanctuary near Nelspruit where she has been volunteering nearly every...

Grape pomace could give beef cattle feedlots an economic edge

​Beef cattle farmers can do well to look into the economic benefits of using dried grape pomace and citrus pulp as sources of fibre when raising cattle in...
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