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Overcoming obstacles to gender equality in the military
In celebration of Women's Month, Prof Lindy Heinecken from the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology writes in an article for the Cape Argus that the South African National Defence Force has made significant strides in addressing...
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Leka overcomes life-threatening illness to earn Master’s degree
Early one Sunday morning in 2024, 26-year-old Leka Mhlophe, a Master's student at Stellenbosch University (SU), woke up to do her laundry, as she usually does. But this Sunday morning would be different. Just as she came back from putting...
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New treatments for chronic kidney disease show promise, remain expensive and inaccessible
World Kidney Day is celebrated annually on the second Thursday of March (13 March in 2025). In an opinion piece for the Daily Maverick, Prof Yazied Chothia from the Division of Nephrology writes that even though new treatments have...
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Awareness helps foster respect for deaf persons’ identity
Deaf Awareness Month is observed annually in September with the International Day of the Deaf being celebrated on the last Sunday in September (on 29 September in 2024). In an opinion piece for the Cape Times, Susan (Modiegi) Njeyiyana...
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#WomenofSU: Probing the secrets of mind, body and soul
Prof Soraya Seedat joined Stellenbosch University's Department of Psychiatry in 1992, fresh from her MB,ChB internship and keen to become a medical researcher, but not sure whether to specialise in psychiatry or paediatrics. One year as a...
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SU Choir: Diverse group united in song
In an article published in Die Burger on Saturday, 26 June, the spotlight falls on the SU Choir, and how its diversity has not only enhanced the sound of the Choir and expanded its repertoire, but also taught members valuable life...
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Grit matters when a child is learning to read, even in poor South African schools
The following article by Heleen Hofmeyr was published on 29 April 2021 by The Conversation. To read the original article, click here. School quality is important in determining children's success at school. But individual characteristics of...
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Municipalities should respond better to needs of communities
Municipal elections will be held later this year. In an opinion piece for News24 (11 May), Dr Harlan Cloete from the School of Public Leadership points out why local government officials need to pay more attention to the problems of their...
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More data needed on COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers
There is a need for more data on COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers to track the pandemic's impact on them, writes Prof Angela Dramowksi (Paediatrics and Child Health) and her colleagues in an opinion piece for Health24 (22 June...
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Refugees, asylum seekers excluded from COVID-19 relief packages
Despite being protected in South Africa by law, refugees and asylum seekers have been swept aside when it comes to COVID-19 relief packages, writes Dr Callixte Kavuro from the Department of Public Law in an article for Mail & Guardian (29...