Stellenbosch University's (SU) reputation as a world-class institution, the opportunity to meet new people and experiencing a different culture are some of the reasons why international students choose to study at SU. About 400 new...

"The Department of Process Engineering has its roots in a rather momentous and extraordinary year, 1969. In the same year, a monstrous Saturn V rocket gulped a combined volume of 3,5 million litres of kerosene, liquid oxygen and liquid...

Prof Brian van Wilgen, emeritus professor in invasion biology, recently replied to an article published on 3 April in Daily Maverick's 168 weekly newspaper by Ed Stoddard, entitled “Trout wars: In a developing country with so many...

​South African will have to maintain healthier lifestyles for the National Health Insurance to succeed, writes Jane Simmonds, Dr Charles Parry (both from the South African Medical Research Council) and Prof Melvyn Freeman (Department of...

​​Covid-19 has truly tested our ability to control infectious diseases. Routine infrastructure, trained personnel, ongoing research, and intersectoral collaboration can help us prepare for future outbreaks, writes Prof Hassan Mahomed...

​​The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) needs the support of ordinary South Africans to stop corruption and end the culture of impunity, said National Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Shamila Batohi. She delivered the annual...

​​​Five scientists with Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) were recently honoured at the South African Medical Research Council's (SAMRC) Scientific Merit Awards, which recognises some of the best...

This article appeared in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences' digital publication VIVUS. Visit www.sun.ac.za/FMHSpublications to subscribe. Qari* Hafiz** Muhammed Sheik, a fourth-year medical student at the Faculty of Medicine and...

New study reveals a structural association between circulating microclots and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in patients with Long COVID. When dysregulated, this interaction may become pathogenic. The study paves the way for the...

This article was originally published on The Conversation . Read the full article here . Covid-19 vaccine supplies are available in various parts of the world. But it's clear that distribution is not symmetrical. High-income countries have...