What do you do when it’s the middle of lockdown 2020, you have two children who are avid readers, you’ve run out of books and all the libraries are closed? Well, in the case of Leon-Ben Lamprecht, you write your own children’s book. When...

A first-of-a-kind diploma programme in infectious diseases, specifically tailored to the needs of the African health-care context, was launched at the beginning of 2022 by Stellenbosch University (SU), in partnership with the international...

​By offering a range of services to students with disabilities, the Disability Unit at Stellenbosch University (SU) creates an enabling environment for students to achieve their full potential. For the past 15½ years, Dr Marcia Lyner...

​Due to the pandemic, South African school children have missed at least three-quarters of a school year in the past two calendar years. That has had a considerable impact on how much they could learn and affected children in different...

​Lynn Hendricks, lecturer in the Division of Health Systems and Public Health at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences since 2022, has had quite the year. Her Global Minds PhD project entitled 'More than a Pill: Producing the Story of...

First-year Stellenbosch University (SU) chemistry lecturer Dr Marietjie Lutz is back in the saddle for a good cause, raising funds for students in need. Lutz is no stranger to cycling for a good cause, having twice ridden 600 km from George...

Maties Sport is gearing up for the 2024 version of the Campus Sport bumper night at Coetzenburg on 6 March. This promising event is set to be an extraordinary display of athletic ability and community spirit building on the three memorable...

Recent BSc Honours graduate, Angela Welham (22) has been a star in the Maties Hockey side since her first year in 2019. The young vibrant defender has been a stand-out performer since her high school days at Herschel Girls High School in...

#TogetherWeGrow: This Youth Month, we celebrate students who are creating opportunities, building communities and supporting others through mentorship, outreach, peer support and leadership. We also highlight the support structures at...

The following article Vuyiseka Dubula-Majola: 'My anger fed my activist's soul', written by Biénne Huisman, was published in the Daily Maverick on 2 December 2019: Vuyiseka Dubula-Majola believes fighting injustice is everyone's business...