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Coloured community and ‘Langarm’ go back a long way

​As a popular South African dance form, 'Langarm' often conjures up images of couples sokkie dancing sedately to the beat of Afrikaans pop music. This is...

Kerwin looks ahead to World Para Athletics Champs 2017

Wearing the green and gold for the first time at the IWAS (International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports) World Games in 2011. Being selected for the SA World...

UCM 2017 Vacation Training

An integral part of the B.Eng Civil degree at Stellenbosch University, is the vacation training that the undergraduate students have to undertake over the...

Tygerberg’s new stroke care firing on all cylinders

With its unique approach and dedicated team of healthcare workers, the new stroke unit at Tygerberg Hospital is already making great strides in helping to...

Philosophy can benefit prospective teachers

A firm grasp of key philosophical concepts is important for prospective teachers if they wish to help address pedagogical and societal challenges in their...

Tygerberg’s new stroke care firing on all cylinders

​With its unique approach and dedicated team of healthcare workers, the new stroke unit at Tygerberg Hospital is already making great strides in helping to...

Betrayal of the promise: how South Africa is being stolen

​A major, new study on the country's emerging Shadow State By the State Capacity Research Project, an interdisciplinary, interuniversity research partnership...

Oceans are key to our survival

In an article published on The Conversation website on Tuesday (6 June 2017), Prof Sophie von der Heyden, from the Department of Botany and Zoology, writes that...

Has our Constitution reached its expiry date?

​"Through the research conducted for our book we essentially investigated what the Constitution means to various stakeholders in South Africa and found that...

TRU to establish a democracy research node

Over the past few years the state of democracy in South Africa has been increasingly threatened by large scale corruption, mismanagement of state funds and...
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