A study that explores the beer-purchasing power of a cohort of South African Generation Y consumers was recently made public by Dr Chris Pentz of the Department of Business Management who initiated the work in collaboration with honours...

Wildlife conservation can be challenging at the best of times. And when you throw competing human values into the mix, the protection of endangered species, in particular, becomes even more complex. “Our values determine how we interact...

​For Dr Tasneemah Cornelissen-Nordien, a social work practitioner, her work has always been about helping vulnerable people. Prior to joining Stellenbosch University (SU) as a lecturer in the Department of Social Work, she spent years doing...

​​Prof Celeste Viljoen from the Department of Civil Engineering at Stellenbosch University recently delivered her inaugural lecture on the topic of Risk-based infrastructure design and assessment. Viljoen, who is also the Vice-Dean...

Alice Elizabeth White was one of two Faculty of Education students who received an academic excellence award at the recently hosted annual Rector's Awards for Excellent Achievement. “Receiving this award came as a huge shock. I had never...

​Many mining companies are saying the right things and moving forward in terms of incorporating sustainability into their policies and codes of conduct, but their actions do not always match their words. This is according to Charl van der...

The Dean's Advisory Committee on Sustainability (DACES) described the fifth-year medical student Dharshana Moodliar as an eco-champion for her active involvement in community service and sustainability projects at Tygerberg Campus, home of...

​This article was first published on IOL, read the original article here . OPINION: Many women have been hovering on the fringes of exhaustion, not only from the demands that are placed on them at work and at home, but also from the energy...

​South Africa is transitioning from a grossly unequal society to one where there is equality between men and women, and between people of all races. So said Ronald Lamola, Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, in his keynote...

​​​Various technologies such as tracking tags, CCTV and thermal cameras, Wireless Sensor Networks, mobile apps and drones are being used in anti-poaching operations for intelligence and communications to protect wildlife. However, these...