South Africa's informal farming sector is contributing far more to the economy and ultimately also food security than is officially being recognised. More should be done to develop this sector, and to intensify farming endeavours. On the...

The article “ A basic income grant for South Africa: more money in poor people's pockets, but at a heavy cost​" has been published on 4 October 2022 in The Conversation. It was written by Hylton Hollander, Daan Steenkamp and Roy Havemann of...

The article was first published on The Conversation . Read the original article here . One in ten South Africans go hungry every day. As a result malnutrition levels are high. Malnutrition has three simultaneous dimensions: undernourishment...

Despite rapid technological advancement, the digital divide in South Africa remains a significant barrier. Sustainable infrastructure, strong digital literacy among students and lecturers, and pedagogically sound practices are essential...

Ahead of USSA, we connected with our Varsity Cup captains, Ezekiel Ngobeni, Carel van der Merwe and Liza Slabbert to get their take on their Maties experience. All three describe their Maties Rugby experience as one of enormous personal...

Support Global Recycling Day in March: Bring your e-waste and drop it in the yellow bins at the various sites on our campuses

Prof Elmi Muller, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch University delivered this speech at the Colleague of Medicine of South African graduation ceremony. A few weeks ago, a patient came to see me. He had...

Seventeen different workshops were offered at the annual Training Initiative of the Central Analytical Facilities (CAF) in June. Participants received high quality, hands-on training on the use and functioning of a range of high-end...

Stellenbosch Network's fifth edition of its #IdeasForChange Challenge will focus on revolutionizing the way we think about food security to inspire innovative ideas and encourage entrepreneurship in our community. Submit your ideas to stand...

​​​In a recent article for the Daily Maverick, Prof Michael le Cordeur, Vice-Dean: Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Education, wrote that artificial intelligence programmes like ChatGPT hold many challenges, but they also offer...