​​​Dehydration resulting from a lack of sufficient water intake can affect human skin, which in turn, can lead to other health challenges. Speaking in the context of a severe drought that has gripped large parts of the country, Dr Suretha...

When planning the 2018 Woordfees two issues became immediately clear: i) Stellenbosch cannot host a festival that exacerbates the district's water crisis and ii) the town cannot afford to cancel the festival – the economic impact would be...

Bacteria that could cause severe pneumonia (Legionnaires' disease) may be lurking in your water heater or geyser, a new study at Stellenbosch University (SU) found. “Our research highlights the connection between heating regimes (when and...

A fiercely contested USSA Water Polo final between neighbouring rivals UCT and Maties Sport culminated in victory for the Stellenbosch University host side, with both the men's and women's teams taking the titles. Maties won the women's...

​The inspiring community and research work that the Institute for Life Course Health Research (ILCHR) does resonates with the vision of SU's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences to enhance health and health equity with and for the...

​​​​During a recent virtual event hosted from Beijing, China, Robert Kotze, senior director of Stellenbosch University (SU) International, was awarded a long-service medal in recognition of his involvement in supporting the work of the...

For over a decade, the Small Business Academy (SBA) at the Stellenbosch Business School has embodied the mission of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences: to transform the economy and society. Having supported hundreds of small...

The internationally celebrated SU Choir embarks on a concert tour on the 29 th of June which will take them via London and Wales to the 2018 World Choir Games in Tshwane. The tour kicks off on the 1 st of July with a concert in the newly...

​​​Legal advice and assistance are often not accessible to the poor and marginalised communities of the greater Boland area, leaving them vulnerable to human rights violations such as evictions, abuse and questionable debt-collection...

From the 13th to 16th January 2019 the University of the Witwatersrand hosted the 11th Igneous & Metamorphic Studies Group Meeting at Kopjeskraal Guest Farm in Parys. (https://www.wits.ac.za/geosci…)Stellenbosch...