This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Discussions about climate change and the effects it will have on public health and the global burden of disease have been long in the making. These...

The African region's "father of evidence-based healthcare" is what the South African Medical Research Council (MRC) called Prof Jimmy Volmink, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch University, when they...

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International Open Access Week is being celebrated worldwide from 24 – 30 October this year with the theme “Open in action”. The Library and Information Service will use this opportunity to highlight its own open access initiatives, which...

Four student-athletes' achievements on international level were recognised at Maties Sport's annual awards evening when they were named the sportsmen and sportswomen of the year for 2016. The evening was hosted on 19 October. Double gold...

"The United Nations (UN) faces enormous challenges with worsening global conflict, but the willingness of leaders to engage with the future in creative and innovative ways allows for a positive outlook of opportunities," said Dr Morne...

​As part of its 60th-anniversary celebrations, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is introducing 60 future healthcare professionals who are currently in their first year. Meet Dumisa Nzama. Dumisa Nzama is an accomplished pianist...

We enter the last few weeks of the academic year of 2016 very much aware that many students, parents and staff members are anxious about the broader issues around higher education in South Africa. We acknowledge that there are concerns...

​As part of its 60th-anniversary celebrations, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is introducing 60 future healthcare professionals who are currently in their first year. Meet Kirstin Sylvester. “Don’t stop until you are proud.”...

​Universities South Africa (USAf) has issued a collective statement from the vice-chancellors of South Africa's 26 public universities, in the Sunday Times on 23 October. "We are writing to the South African nation to express our deep...