​​It is becoming increasingly important to enhance students' engagement with their work as this has been identified as a significant predictor of student success. One of the ways in which student engagement can be improved is through the...

Cot deaths, or sudden infant death syndrome, are tragic and often lack a clear medical explanation. Findings from the Safe Passage Study shed new light on this syndrome by highlighting the key role of abnormalities in brainstem serotonin in...

Growing up in Kimberley, Casey-Lee Anthony dreamed of one day becoming a magazine editor in New York. She first applied for an honours degree in journalism at SU in 2021 but failed to make the cut. The determined aspiring journalist...

Dr Luphiwo Mduzana obtained a doctorate in health sciences rehabilitation. Role model for emerging medical orthotists and prosthetists. He hopes his achievement boosts orthotics and prosthetics in South Africa.

Teenage pregnancy and early parenting did not deter Noku Katom from her dream of higher education. She has graduated from SU cum laude with a master's degree in practical theology. She plans to partner with churches across South Africa to...

The 2008 FNB Varsity Cup final will always be remembered by those at a packed and sold out Danie Craven Stadium as well as those glued to their television screens. A match that will be known for a very long time as the one where FNB Maties...

Two Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences students recently emerged as winners in the 2024 Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Investment Challenge. Third-year Economics student Marnus Kotze and second-year BAcc student Thomas Theron...

Ilhaam Groenewald was present when, at a historic meeting held at the University of Port Elizabeth on 16 April 1994, the major role players in tertiary sport unanimously agreed to join forces and establish a united non-racial national...

Dr Brink van Zyl has been appointed as the new head of department of the University of Stellenbosch's (SU) Department of Animal Sciences. “The agricultural sector needs to be supported by a diverse knowledge base as well as practical and...

​Ilhaam Groenewald was destined to be a trailblazer. Not only is she the first female Chief Director of Maties Sport, she is also the first female Executive Council member of SA Rugby, the first female chairperson of University Sports South...