What a pleasant journey it has been! I was born and bred in Paarl. I grew up in a family of five and I am the youngest of three children. In my Grade 10 year I had the conversation with my parents about my future plans. I soon became aware...

2 July 2021 Dear colleagues and students Earlier this week, the Institutional Committee for Business Continuity (ICBC) announced that the A2 and A3 assessments will resume after the recess and will take place online. We would like to bring...

​​​SU's Rector and Vice-chancellor, Prof Wim de Villiers announced late last year that 2020 will be the university's Year for Persons with Disability. It will culminate in the sixth African Network for Evidence-to- Action in Disability...

This article was first published in The Conversation . Read the original article here. The mpox outbreak in Africa is yet another example of how infectious diseases perceived to be “someone else's problem", and affecting mainly poor...

​​​As Dr Bongani Tendai Percy Mashange donned his doctoral gown on Monday to receive a PhD, he became the first visual arts student at Stellenbosch University (SU) to have his master's dissertation upgraded to a PhD. Excelling academically...

​ ​​This article was originally published on The Conversation . Read the original article . Tuberculosis ranks alongside HIV/AIDS as a leading cause of death worldwide. According to the World Health Organisation , 1.5 million people died...

​Every year, many South Africans die on our roads despite safety awareness campaigns and threats of tougher penalties for reckless driving. Among the numerous fatalities are pedestrians who remain the most vulnerable road users. The...

​​Thursday (14 November) is World Diabetes Day. In an opinion piece for News24, Prof Faadiel Essop from the Centre for Cardio-Metabolic Research in Africa at Stellenbosch University highlights four steps people can take to protect...

The Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics at Stellenbosch University's the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences recently had cause to celebrate two extraordinary researchers. Professors Craig Kinnear and Novel Chegou both...

Could audit committees help address governance challenges in municipalities? This is the question Dr Mariaan Roos from the Department of Accounting and Auditing at the Faculty of Military Science tried to answer in an opinion piece...