In a rape culture, violence against women has become the new 'normal'. This was one the viewpoints of Prof Julie Claassens of the Discipline group Old and New Testament in the Faculty of Theology at Stellenbosch University (SU) on Monday (4...

​​Researchers at Stellenbosch University are working with their European counterparts to remove debris in orbit around the earth. Led by Prof Herman Steyn of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, the Satellite Research...

​Business leaders were challenged by USB Advisory Board and Woolworths chairman Simon Susman to stand their ground, become a voice, engage and help to solve the country's problems. Keeping quiet, as some did during the politically turbulent...

​There are four factors that play a negative role on the level of our happiness, says Prof Marius Ungerer, an associate professor in Strategic Management at the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB). He calls these factors the...

We enter the last few weeks of the academic year of 2016 very much aware that many students, parents and staff members are anxious about the broader issues around higher education in South Africa. We acknowledge that there are concerns...

"He just doesn't stop smiling," a TV commentator remarked on Friday afternoon as Maties Parasport athlete Charl du Toit powered down the home straight to win his second gold medal at the Paralympic Games in Rio. Charl, who is busy with his...

Postgraduate students from the Department of Biochemistry at Stellenbosch University performed well at the recent annual conference of the South African Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. MSc student Tiaan Swanepoel received...

Janie Visser is not your average 20-year old. Without any modelling experience, this second-year dietetics student at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch University entered the Miss Deaf South Africa pageant and won...

The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences joins the rest of South Africa in mourning the passing of Tito Mboweni, on 12 October 2024; a formidable force who steered our country to financial stability when we needed it most and...

This year, Words Open Worlds (WOW) at the SU Woordfees offers something for everyone – young and old! The WOW Festival kicked off on Saturday (4 March) at Coetzenburg with the annual Carnival for the whole family. Also on Saturday WOW...