​Two high-level appointments of staff from the School of Public Leadersthip (SPL) at Stellenbosch University have recently been made. Prof Tania Ajam, professor in Public Policy, Economics and Finance at SPL is one of the members of...

Joey Hulbert is a student on a mission to keep Table Mountain clean – of miniature plant-killing organisms from foreign lands, that is. To do so, he first needs to know which ones are already in Cape Town's suburbs and nature areas, and if...

​Networks of large corridors of natural habitat, composed of mostly natural grassland, but also forests, wetlands, and small rivers play a key role in conserving South Africa's rich diversity of plants, fungi, and animals — and an untold...

The following article by Johann Kirsten and Helanya Fourie was published in The Conversation of 15 October 2021 under the title Municipalities can play a key role in South Africa's economic development. Here's how: ​ Local economic...

A Stellenbosch University-led team collaborated with regional experts to assess the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda, publishing their findings in The Lancet (June 2026). The report highlights not only healthcare system...

Dr Bianke Loedolff, a post-doctoral research fellow at the Stellenbosch University Institute for Plant Biotechnology, recently presented her research at the 22nd International Functional Foods Conference, held at Harvard University in...

Relational Value: The San worldview challenges commercial conservation by framing wildlife as an interconnected web of human and spiritual relationships rather than just economic units. Broader Expertise: True conservation requires...

​​​The world is watching Cape Town, counting down to Day Zero. This represents the point at which the municipality will turn off most of the city’s water distribution system. The date is not certain; it has shifted several times, and is...

​​Stellenbosch University (SU) researchers are still basking in the aftermath of being part of the expedition team who recently made history when they discovered the wreck of Endurance, the lost ship of renowned polar explorer Sir Ernest...

​This article was originally published on The Conversation . Read the full article here . Biobanks are repositories that receive, store, process and disseminate specimens. These include DNA derived from humans and animals; bacterial strains...