​​​This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. A significant amount of tuberculosis research in recent years has been focused on combating the bacterial lung disease by treating it with drugs that...

​If you are a seafarer, the last thing you want is to suffer from seasickness (motion sickness). When you are busy with deck and accommodation patrols, steering the vessel, standing on lookout, or assisting the officer on watch, among...

When Paul Mayers, newly appointed principal of Parklands College Senior Preparatory in Cape Town, received his Master's degree in education policy studies from Stellenbosch University (SU) this week, it was testament to the transformative...

​In 2023, malaria caused 597 000 deaths worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, with most occurring in Africa, where the deadliest malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, is most prevalent. Once inside the body of an...

​​​​If you've visited the Stellenbosch University (SU) Museum in Ryneveld Street, you've probably met one of the institution's most remarkable employees. Johannes Adams (63) is a familiar face on campus as senior caretaker of the SU Museum...

​Today's teenagers are the first generation to grow up with constant online connectivity. As smartphones are becoming more ingrained in their lives, the question is: what do we know about how they use them? A new research report by...

Today's teenagers are the first generation to grow up with constant online connectivity. As smartphones are becoming more ingrained in their lives, the question is: what do we know about how they use them? A new research report by academics...

​​​Scientists from South Africa and Brazil have provided empirical evidence that pollen grains of rival plants may compete with one another for space on pollinators, thus influencing whose pollen is going to make it to the next flower – or...

​The national Housing Act should be amended to address mass unlawful land occupation in South Africa. This is according to Dr Tanveer Jeewa from the Department of Public Law at Stellenbosch University (SU), who recently obtained her...

​YOUTH MONTH This Youth Month, we're celebrating students who are making a difference on campus, in their communities and beyond. Through their leadership, compassion and commitment, they are helping to build a better future for South...