Despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, a cohort of Stellenbosch University (SU) candidates excelled in the Initial Test of Competence (ITC) of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA). The ITC is the first of...

​Tuesday (4 February) is World Cancer Day. In an opinion piece for News24, Prof Vikash Sewram from the African Cancer Institute reflects on what still needs to be done to combat the disease. ​Read the article below or click here for the...

​​Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security was celebrated on 30 October. In an opinion piece for Cape Times, Dr Matsepo Ramaboli from the African Microbiome Institute writes that Africans in urban areas need better food and nutrition to...

Monday (8 June) is World Oceans Day. In an article for Mail & Guardian (7 June), Molly Czachur from the Evolutionary Genomics Group writes that we must all do our bit to save our oceans. Read the complete article below or click here for the...

In a historic achievement, not one, but two scientists associated with Stellenbosch University (SU) – Prof Tulio de Oliveira and Dr Sikhulile Moyo – have been selected for this year's TIME 100 Most Influential People list. This annual list...

​For other people it might have been an ordinary Thursday, but for Itumeleng Mabusha, who had just found his certificate of membership from the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) on his desk, it was the day he realised...

​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 Allison Arendse. Looking back at her life, Allison...

​​“A big thank you to everybody who helped take Stellenbosch University (SU) forward in 2019, another year of highlights for us," Rector and Vice-Chancellor Prof Wim De Villiers tells staff, students, alumni, donors, partners and frie​nds...

Prof Kennedy Dzama, an academic pioneer in animal breeding, genetics and sustainable agriculture, has been appointed as the new Dean of the Faculty of AgriSciences at Stellenbosch University (SU). He will start his term on 1 January 2026...

Link between heart disease and mental health investigated. An ambitious multidisciplinary project is underway at Stellenbosch University to investigate the link between neuropsychiatric and cardiovascular illness. Previous international...