For someone who initially thought speech therapy involved teaching people how to write speeches, Ntokozo Ndlovu has excelled in this field, graduating from Stellenbosch University (SU) during it's March graduation series with a master's...

​Antibiotic resistance – when bacteria develop resistance to bactericidal drugs – is a major global public health threat making it difficult to treat common bacterial infections effectively. Antimicrobial peptides, i.e. molecules produced...

Researchers at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Centre for Evidence-based Health Care (CEBHC) recently conducted a Cochrane systematic review to assess the effects and safety of replacing salt with low-sodium salt substitutes (LSSS). The team...

​F​​rom old souls who collect teas from across the world, to a burnt-out lawyer and a writer who has lost her sparkle. For those of us dealing with intense anxiety and burnout after the pandemic, the quaint watercolour-painted animal...

T his story is told by Tendani Tshauambea in his own words. On 25 August 2022, Senior Living Spaces (SLS) cluster member and outgoing cluster convenor, Tendani Tshauambea, organised a food experience in Kayamandi for a group of local and...

​​Stellenbosch University (SU) bagged three prizes at the annual National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)/ South32Awards held recently. Two individual researchers, Prof Guy Midgley and Dr Wynand Goosen, were honoured with the Green...

​​Aiming to advance tuberculosis (TB) treatment standards from the current practice of “one-size-fits-all" to precision-guided individualised therapy, the PredictTB research team led by Prof Gerhard Walzl (Stellenbosch University in South...

​The CAF DNA Sequencer Unit reached new milestones in 2018, the year in which the staff celebrated the Unit's 21 st birthday. Their Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) division, which was started in 2011, boasted a record amount of R653 121 in...

Researchers from Stellenbosch University have found strong evidence from large trials that calcium supplementation during pregnancy does not reduce the risk of pre-eclampsia. These findings challenge long-held assumptions about the role of...

In a world where shark populations are declining and harmful methods are being employed to mitigate the risk of shark attacks, one South African business is striving to find a better solution. Inspired by the delicate balance of nature and...