Rushed research in the time of pandemic panic has led to questionable research and conspiracy theories about the origin of the virus – but genetic analysis of the virus has shown that it is highly unlikely that it originated in a lab...

By Maties Sport Media and Communications Unit A number of Maties athletes, both past and present, recently took part in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. The Games took place from 28 July to 8 August and marked the first...

Lebogang Babedi received the prize for the best poster presentation at the South African Raman Workshop, held in Stellenbosch, 27-28 December. Lebogang is studying the effects of trace element substitutions into sphalerite crystal structure...

​The partnership between SIGLA (Stell Univ) and DTRA of the USA has since 2016 resulted in a series of International Workshops on Combating Transnational Crime in Africa. This year the third event held in Stellenbosch over 3 days focussed...

SU spinout ReSurfify won the inaugural Agritech Innovation Challenge.

Two young women who participated in a groundbreaking HIV study as infants recently made a significant impact at the AIDS 2024 Conference in Munich. Juliana Marais from Bellville and Kwezi Ndaba from Khayelitsha were both enrolled in the...

The Division for Social Impact manages a Matric programme for adults who did not pass matric at school and who is older than 21. It is called the Senior Certificate and is similar to the National Senior Certificate. In the surrounding...

For Woordfees visitors this year's Fiësta winners promise a rich festival experience. All the big winners at the 9th Fiëstas Awards winners in the Artscape Theater in Cape Town, will be on stage at the Woordfees arts festival in...

A young South African scientist has received honourable mentions after showcasing her technological advancement in the 2021 Virtual Global Youth Science and Technology Bowl (GYSTB) Science Fair in Hong Kong. Eskom Expo for Young Scientists...

Matie Community Service (MCS/MGD) in the Division for Social Impact, recently held its annual general meeting (AGM). The AGM provides an opportunity to reflect on work of the past year and creates an opportunity to celebrate the people who...