​A chocolate sandwich spread crammed with sweet potato and beans sounds like the perfect way in which parents can sneak more vegetables into their children's food. Food scientists from Stellenbosch University are also hoping that the...

​Dominique ter Huurne, a 2016 graduate of the SSML, has embarked on a Swiss adventure to gain international experience in the field of traffic engineering. She landed an internship with SWISSTRAFFIC INC. in the capital city of Bern, where...

SA study monetises wastage, environmental impact of a specific type of food If cabbage is anything to go by, stacks of money and litres of water are wasted when farmed produce goes uneaten in South Africa. This is the conclusion of a study...

Stellenbosch University's new BScAgric agricultural programme starts in 2017 and will combine soil, plant, animal and economy dimensions. "Don't you have a grazing expert who can talk about more than just seed, but also knows about soil...

Potholes are bad news. Ask any driver who has had to fork out thousands of rands or any passenger who has been seriously injured because of potholes left unattended by road authorities. They can cause damage and injuries and they can kill...

​Growing up in Vangaindrano in the south east of Madagascar, it was the precision and rigorousness of mathematics that first drew Dr Eric Andriantiana to the field. Today he holds a Phd in Mathematics from Stellenbosch University and...

​Dr Renata Schoeman, USB’s Top MBA Student for 2015, was named a finalist in the Businesswoman of the Year Awards, presented by the Businesswomen’s Association of South Africa (BWASA). The winner will be announced on Friday, 26 August. The...

​​​Excited Matie student, George Frederick (Rickus) Cronje is back from meeting global leaders at the Chicago Forum for Global Cities held on 1 – 3 June 2016 in Chicago, USA. The conference brought together global leaders from business...

​​In 2012, the then Rector of Stellenbosch University, Prof Russel Botman, launched the USB Small Business Academy (SBA). Now, four years later, this social initiative has been well established and is recognised for the difference it is...

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