Researchers, policymakers and practitioners have come together to confront one of the country’s most persistent and complex public health challenges – child stunting. Stunting is not a single-sector problem. It is systemic and requires a...

Stellenbosch University's Coetzenburg sport complex was named Best Stage venue of the 2019 Absa Cape Epic. Mr Jerry Laka, Director: Maties Sport, received the award on behalf of the University. Stage 5 – the Queen stage of the 2019 Epic –...

We all have a forgotten book or two on the shelf that we have never touched in ages. These forgotten books can now find a new home with the Stellenbosch University Language Center's Book Tsunami. In celebration of World Literacy Day, and to...

When Prof. Stan du Plessis, Stellenbosch University's Chief Operating Officer, enters a room or steps onto a stage, he fills it. Then follows that familiar warm smile, eyes sparkle, an energised greeting, and you know his sharp mind is...

​Op-ed published by Daily Maverick on 26 August 2020. Click here to read it on the publication's website, or read the full text below * * * Quo vadis SA universities in a post-Covid-19 future?​ By Wim de Villiers What does the future hold...

The celebration of Human Rights Day is an important opportunity for South Africans to reflect on the critical significance of the Bill of Rights. One of these rights is the right to human dignity, which is affirmed as a founding value in...

A group of students from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) recently visited Stellenbosch University (SU) to learn more about the South African education system and to gain some practical experience in a different context...

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) at Stellenbosch University (SU) and Tygerberg Hospital have an excellent reputation in the training of supernumerary registrars. With this inititiative, specialist training is made...

​​South Africa faces a youth unemployment crisis, and education remains one of the most powerful tools to combat that. Stellenbosch University graduates are consistently among the most employable in the country, with our alma mater ranked...

Basketball at Stellenbosch University (SU) received a boost with the appointment of two new coaches. Kimathi Toboti, coach of the SA Senior Women team, and Masibulele Ntlali, coach of the SA U/20 team, joined Maties Sport from the Cape...