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Study calls for extension of moratorium on transport height restrictions

"Many South African industries, especially the fruit industry, could suffer major financial losses if they're not allowed to transport their goods in high cube...

McNamara grantee works towards advancing women in science

​Cancer of the oesophagus is one of the most understudied cancers in Africa. The disease has a peculiar distribution in the world – with a high incidence in...

Corruption hampers growth and development in Africa

The one major challenge that stands in the way of inclusive growth and sustainable development in Africa, is the nature, scale and complexity of corruption...

Children returning to school – the new normal

As learners are returning to South African schools in increasing numbers, Prof Shaheen Mehtar, an infection prevention control specialist who is involved in the...

South Africans must be healthier for universal healthcare to succeed

​South African will have to maintain healthier lifestyles for the National Health Insurance to succeed, writes Jane Simmonds, Dr Charles Parry (both from the...

SU researchers selected for prestigious international fellowship

Two Stellenbosch University (SU) researchers have recently been selected to be part of the prestigious Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study fellowship at...

Donation ensures continuation of SU Certificate Programme

​​​​​The Certificate Programme (CP) in Music Literacy at Stellenbosch University (SU) has received funding to ensure completion of the academic year despite the...

MGD to host 67-minute virtual Mandela Day celebration

​Matie Community Service (better known by its Afrikaans acronym, MGD) will be taking all its Mandela Day activities online this month, starting with a 67 minute...

SU Data School has ‘competitive edge’, says new steersman

Prof Kanshukan Rajaratnam recently joined Stellenbosch University (SU) as the new Director of SU's newly established School for Data Science and Computational...

Overpopulation, climate crisis could overwhelm us

On Saturday 11 July, we'll observe World Population Day. In an opinion piece for Daily Maverick (6 July), Prof Mark Tomlinson (Institute for Life Course Health...
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