TB Meningitis (TBM) can be devastating for children, leading to death or permanent disability, yet the disease can be prevented and treated if caught in time. Stellenbosch University (SU) research has shown that only 15% of children...

​Dear member of the SU community When days are dark, friends are few – at least according to the classics. Stellenbosch University (SU) has turned this old adage on its head amidst the turmoil and difficulties that accompanied the COVID-19...

National Nutrition Week (NNW) takes place from 9 to 15 October every year. This year the theme is "Love your beans – eat dry beans, peas and lentils!", which was specifically chosen to be consistent with the designation of 2016 as the...

CPUT, SU researchers combine forces to delve into snoek's nutrient value To fish lovers, wintertime in the Cape equals freshly caught snoek. Now is therefore a good time to consider the nutritional value of eating this relatively low-cost...

People whose knees have been affected by osteoarthritis, also known as the 'wear and tear' arthritis, often have to get knee implants to repair the damage. But if a knee implant does not fit the specific individual, it could lead to soft...

With approximately one completed suicide every hour in South Africa, it is hard to believe that the country does not have a clear and comprehensive national suicide prevention strategy in place. “Although suicide is a serious public health...

It might not always seem that way, but South African science is actually doing very well especially in terms of the number of scientific papers and international collaborations. This one of the major findings of a recent report at...

​People with dyslexia​ (reading and writing disabilities) struggle to find jobs in the legal industry because employers draft advertisements in a way that excludes them. This is one of the key findings of a new study at Stellenbosch...

In 1994, South Africans welcomed democracy with open arms. But today this embrace doesn't seem to be as tight as we would like it to be. “It appears that we aren't quite so sure what to make of our democracy," says Dr Cindy Steenekamp, a...

Large amounts of citrus and grape by-products that are normally treated as waste and generally disposed of in landfills could potentially be used in the production of natural food preservatives. This is one of the main findings of an...