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‘Hockey a sport of passion and pride’

​​One of the most memorable photos of the 2017 Varsity Hockey tournament shows the Maties Hockey women's team tackling their goalkeeper, Nicole la Fleur, after...

Spivak: “We should pray to be haunted by the other”

​Prof Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak reflects on globalisation, the role of universities in educating students and planning for failure at IPSA's recent Gender...

Prof Homi Bhabha to visit Stellenbosch University

​​​Professor Homi Bhabha ( Bio), the world’s premier post-colonial literary theorist and Director of the Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard University, will...

#WomenofSU: ‘Dignity and respect for all students’

​Respect and dignity. These two words emerge frequently when interviewing the Faculty of Medicine and Health Science's (FHMS) newly appointed Manager: Student...

Major grant for research on infectious diseases in Africa

​​Stellenbosch University is among five African institutions to benefit from a grant of nearly R102 million (£6 million) from the United Kingdom's Global...

Major boost for marine sciences research in the South

Marine science research in South Africa has received a major boost after the signing of a high-level agreement between South Africa, Brazil and the European...

Elderly suffer from malnutrition

Old age is supposed to be a worry-free time when you can sit back and enjoy your twilight years. Unfortunately, this isn't the case for many elderly South...

#WomenofSU – Focus on Ilhaam Groenewald

​Ilhaam Groenewald was destined to be a trailblazer. Not only is she the first female Chief Director of Maties Sport, she is also the first female Executive...

Gifted Maties receive international scholarships

The future looks bright for two academically gifted Maties who have each been awarded R800 000 to pursue postgraduate studies at an internationally recognised...

Challenges facing SA’s women not being addressed

On Wednesday (9 August), we celebrate National Women's Day. In opinion pieces in the media, staff at Stellenbosch University write that some of the most...
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