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BSc Earth Science student graduates after defeating the odds

​​​After years of watching his single mother struggle to support him and his four siblings, Andile Mkandla (24) from Strand dropped out of school just after...

Government not serious about early childhood development

​In February last year Statistics South Africa released a report which highlighted how important investing in early childhood development (ECD) is for the...

Herbst keeps on going

The blind South African Paralympic and World Championship medal winner in swimming, Hendri Herbst, is receiving his LLM (Master of Law) degree at the sixth...

Stellenbosch University hosts interactive discussion on the “South Africa We Want”

​​ An interactive discussion which forms part of a series focused on what South Africans would want in a future South Africa will be hosted at Stellenbosch...

CAF DNA Sequencer Unit is still growing after 21 years

​The CAF DNA Sequencer Unit reached new milestones in 2018, the year in which the staff celebrated the Unit's 21 st birthday. Their Next Generation Sequencing...

SU graduate conquers learning disability and mental illness

The adjustment to university life can be very difficult and recent statistics from Statistics South Africa indicate that more than fifty percent of South...

Mother encouraged top graduate from Ghana

“You never really grow if you continue staying in your comfort zone," are the philosophical words of Kwame Donkor (29) from Ghana who hasn't seen his family in...

Hard work and perseverance took Nthabiseng to her dreams

​​Growing up in the dusty streets of Gankwana village in Limpopo, 25-year-old Nthabiseng Seleme says she never ever imagined herself graduating with a master's...

Study explores role of indigenous knowledge in education

Exposure to the formal colonial education system has led children in a rural indigenous community in the Eastern Cape to be socialised in a manner that...

2019 Die Vlakte Bursary recipients announced

​​Five more students have benefited from the Stellenbosch University (SU) Die Vlakte Bursary scheme, with the announcement of the 2019 recipients this week...
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