Delayed but never deterred, Caitlin Leigh Sampson has overcome adversity to graduate cum laude. She graduates just three weeks after giving birth. Sampson hopes to inspire her two sons to rise above obstacles in pursuit of their dreams.

South African cricket legend and Maties Cricket alumnus Peter Kirsten celebrated his 61st birthday on the cricket fields at Coetzenburg this weekend, surrounded by other former Maties attending the Maties Cricket reunion. Maties who...

With the Olympic Games drawing nearer, South African swimming heroes Chad le Clos and Cameron van der Burgh will use the Swimming Grand Prix to be held at Coetzenburg from 26-28 February as preparation for the SA National Aquatic...

Prof Thuli Madonsela, Chair in Social Justice at Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Law, is taking action to raise funds for students from working class and middle-class income households who are struggling to keep their higher education...

​"Decolonising Art Institutions" by Nkule Mabaso Bio Nkule Mabaso (b.1988) currently works as curator of the Michaelis Galleries at the Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town. She graduated with a Fine Arts degree from...

Dear students and colleagues As we prepare for a well-deserved mid-year break, allow me to share with you the arrangements for learning, teaching and assessment for the second semester, which commences on Monday 18 July 2022. At the final...

The past few weeks have been an emotional time on campus. Deep wounds of discrimination, inequality and inhumanity surfaced again, to remind us of an unhappy past. Sometimes one thoughtless event is all you need to disrupt and undo all the...

​​​An estimated 7 000 - but likely closer to 10 000 - unidentified bodies in South Africa's medico-legal laboratories are waiting to be identified each year, says Dr Kathryn Smith, an interdisciplinary visual and forensic artist and Chair...

The extent of the impact of the combined use of alcohol and nicotine, as well as other drugs, during pregnancy is only now becoming clear, thanks to the Safe Passage Study (SPS). The synergy between combined substance use contributes to...

​​​Three best friends walk into a wine bar. All of them are lawyers. One is Xhosa, one is Afrikaans and one is Indian… If this sounds like the beginning of a joke or a riddle, you haven't been to Stellenbosch recently. Last week, the three...