Having joined Stellenbosch University (SU) in 2017, Khairoonisa Foflonker, manager of the Student Affairs Division on our Tygerberg campus, spends her days collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure that SU provides dignified...

​​​Ohlange High School is a secondary school in Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded by John Langalibalele Dube, who was also the founder and first president of the African National Congress. It was the first school in South...

​​Prof Euro Beinat of the University of Salzburg recently delivered a public lecture at Stellenbosch University that gives more weight and direction to the artificial intelligence (AI) debate. An Honorary Professor in the Department of...

It costs at least R800 per month to ensure that a child eats enough nutritious meals to grow and develop adequately. Unfortunately, South Africa's childcare grant currently only provides R480, with which caregivers also need to cover other...

​​Dear students and colleaguesBy now you are well aware of the incident that was captured on a cell phone video in the Huis Marais residence in the early hours of Sunday morning. Understandably, the situation has gained significant media...

Working in Student Governance and serving as an Assistant Residence Head at Metanoia, Thulani Hlatswayo plays a key part in assisting students on their transformative journey at Stellenbosch University (SU). Fortunately, he is well equipped...

​​In a week that South Africans took part in joyous celebrations of the Springboks' spectacular victory in the Rugby World Cup, another amazing feat was achieved by an unassuming Stellenbosch University (SU) student. Sarah Camp (25), a...

​Stellenbosch University (SU) strongly condemns the incident recorded at Huis Marais, evidently motivated by racist and destructive behaviour. The University deeply values respect, compassion, equity, accountability and excellence in all...

Injuries from incidents like road accidents, burns or violence are very common and are a major cause of death, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC). In a country like South Africa, this area of research demands a...

For key wheat and apple production regions, the recent multi-year drought was the most severe in 30 years. This may be an early sign of the effects of climate change on agriculture in the winter rainfall area of the Western Cape. This is...