Technological advances in health sciences have brought with them new and complex ethical challenges that we need to deal with. This was one of the viewpoints of...

Years of hard work and dedication to individuals, families and communities affected by HIV, were rewarded when Ms Joan Coetzee was elected as international co...

Science communication is becoming more popular all over the world with countries, universities and research institutions spending big chunks of their budgets to...

A week of events, films and dialogues aimed at seeking alternative ways to understand identity at Stellenbosch University (SU), is held this week (8-12 August...

If ever a book's title could appropriately capture its contents, Steven Robins' Letters of Stone seems to have succeeded in doing so perfectly. Like the...

"If you're studying on any Medical and Health Sciences campus worldwide, you're likely to need support," says An-Maree Nel, senior clinical psychologist at the...

Three Maties coaches – Karin Hugo, Karin le Roux and Suzanne Ferreira – were selected to join Team South Africa at the Paralympic Games in Rio. They tell as a...

From setting up recycling in residences at Stellenbosch University (SU) to being chief executive officer of an award-winning waste recycling company - meet SU...

When Matie athlete Justine Palframan (22) walks on to the athletics track at the Olympic Games in Rio, she will fulfil a dream that originated in the rural...

Four Maties netball players travelled to Botswana last week to participate in a qualifying tournament for the U/21 Netball World Youth Cup. South Africa won all...