Nashlie Christians graduated from Stellenbosch University this week, marking the end of a challenging journey filled with setbacks, personal loss, and remarkable resilience. At 27, she has overcome numerous obstacles to achieve her dream of...

​​​​Lidia du Plessis is a firm believer in celebrating and developing each individual's unique potential. This also underpins her work as programme manager of staff internationalisation in Stellenbosch University (SU) International's Unit...

​Forty students from 22 Commonwealth countries gathered at the recent Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) summer school, hosted by Stellenbosch University (SU) International from 2 to 10 July. The participants learned more about...

Stellenbosch University (SU) student Tessa Malan has been awarded a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship to study at the University of Oxford next year. The former Rhenish learner, who is completing her honours degree in Computer Science, plans...

COVID-19 has wreaked havoc across the world, bringing nations to a complete standstill and leaving economies in tatters. In South Africa it is no different as fears and uncertainty abound about what to do about the pandemic and how to get...

​​​The Chancellor of Stellenbosch University (SU), Justice Edwin Cameron, will be awarded a National Order later this month. The announcement was made yesterday (10 November 2021) by the Chancellor of the National Orders and Director...

​An idea that could eventually help shrink the pomegranate industry's plastics footprint and can curb food losses along its value chain. That's what a newly graduated PhD student in Horticultural Sciences at Stellenbosch University (SU), Dr...

The expression on a patient's face when you have finally done something for them that they thought was impossible, is perhaps the most satisfying part of his job. “Changing people's lives is as gratifying as saving lives," says Prof Nick...

Students and staff call for transformation that extends beyond access and statistics to lived experiences and inclusion. Dialogue highlights the urgency of addressing financial inequality, accommodation challenges and collaboration across...

Humble and soft-spoken, Matt Gray may, at first glance, seem like an unlikely skipper for the Maties Rugby team taking part in this year’s FNB Varsity Cup, which is currently underway. He is one of only a handful of English-speaking...