​​​​The coronavirus pandemic has devastated South Africa's social and economic landscape, making policy formulation and implementation near impossible. Within this context a new study sheds light on who is being affected, how they are being...

Midway through the MBA programme at Stellenbosch Business School, Davina Mentoor (34), who is a departmental manager in the Civil Engineering Department at Stellenbosch University, discovered she was pregnant with her second child...

​4 June 2021 Feedback from the ICBC Dear colleagues and students A strong warning to remain on the alert against the threat of COVID-19 has been conveyed to us by Prof Juliet Pulliam, Director of SACEMA (the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in...

This week, a set of triplets will all have graduated from SU with flying colours. Kirsten, Liam and Ivan Pietersen have each excelled academically in three distinct fields. Their mother, Christine – well-known on campus through her work at...

​Policing in South Africa is under intense scrutiny. In July, KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi accused national Police Minister Senzo Mchunu of shielding criminal networks and shutting down sensitive investigations. In...

​Recently, USB director Prof Piet Naudé hosted the executive chairman of the Cape Union Mart Group, Philip Krawitz, at a USB Director's Table*. In his wide-ranging talk, Krawitz explained how the business was started, what kind of books he...

The hearings for each of the 12 students who were suspended pending the outcome of a disciplinary process started on Thursday 13 October 2016 (3 hearings have taken place) and will continue this coming week. The individual hearings of the...

Caruché Jacobs Student Finance Client Service Consultant Caruché, fresh out of university, is one of the youngest members of the student finances team. However, she is already known for her prompt responses to queries and helpful feedback...

The Vice-Rector Learning and Teaching, Prof Arnold Schoonwinkel, hosted the First-Year Achievement Awards event for the top achieving first-year students of 2017. The event also highlights the role that the lecturer plays in these...

A huge congratulations to the Recommended Engineering Education Practices (REEP) Research Group for winning the prestigious Team Award at the National University Teaching Awards!