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South Africa is paying a heavy price for dysfunctional local government

​The article, South Africa is paying a heavy price for dysfunctional local government​, by Dirk Brand, Extraordinary Senior Lecturer at the School of Public...

Called to be a role model

Just over a decade ago, Prof Soraya Bardien was looking for a challenge. Her expertise in human genetics had already served as something of an academic passport...

R2.9m grant for first-ever postgraduate programme in fire engineering ​

Stellenbosch University's Fire Engineering Research Unit (FireSUN) has received a financial injection of R2.9 million that will be used to develop Africa's...

Turn the pursuit of happiness into your career

Matie alumna and businesswoman, Adéle Smith, advised students attending a recent Alumni Relation's Careers Café that if they wanted to make a success of their...

Corporates, private individuals must fulfil human rights obligations – Judge Mbuyiseli Madlanga

​​​​Human rights obligations must also be imposed on corporates and private individuals if we are to create a socio-economic system that benefit all South...

SU theatre complex to be named after Adam Small

​The refurbished theatre complex of Stellenbosch University (SU) will be named after the award-winning poet and playwright, Adam Small. The Drama Department...

Annual Academic Day showcases research achievements

​The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) at Stellenbosch University (SU) recently held is 62nd Annual Academic Day at its Tygerberg Campus in Cape...

Women in Sport: Sport technologist Christine Barnard

​Maties Sport recognises the importance and value of using technology in the training of high-performance (HP) student-athletes and it appointed Christine...

Who are South Africa's female economists and role models?

In a PwC article that focuses on women economists​, published in Creamer Media's Engineering News on 29 August 2018, the question is asked “Who are South Africa...

Thankful and scared during Women's Month

​A year ago, I sat in an interview and was asked how I feel being a young person in South Africa. My answer was simple: it's scary. On any day and at any time...
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