There was jubilation all round in the Shange-Juba household when both Dr Nompumelelo Shange and Dr Roderick Juba received their PhD degrees together on the very same day – and both in the Faculty of AgriSciences. Dr Shange received her...

​​​​SU graduand Phumie Chetty had it all planned to a tee: She would study hard for her exams, complete her degree and graduate. But as they say: “Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." Little did Phumie know...

​“Make the comeback bigger than the setback." This piece of wisdom carried Maties Hockey player Sandisiwe Tabata through her seven-month rehabilitation journey after being injured during last year's Varsity Sports Hockey tournament. Some...

Funda Fundisa is a structured volunteer programme that tutors matric learners at Kayamandi High School in Stellenbosch. Learners are tutored in English, Life Sciences and Mathematics by SU students who serve as role models for the learners...

​Prof Anita Bosch from Stellenbosch Business School in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences recently delivered her professorial inaugural lecture, titled “Balancing just outcomes: Viewing work through the lens of women". She...

The Life Pod at Tygerberg Hospital recently housed its first organ donor. The first posthumous multi-organ donation in over two years facilitated through Tygerberg Hospital. Much work remains to raise awareness of organ donation.

“No regrets, just learnings” is Nathaly September’s motto for living her best life as the Maties Basketball Women’s Coach, as a wife and as a mother. “It can be tough juggling home and family life with professional sport but with the right...

The SpeedCourt launch at Stellenbosch University introduces Africa’s first elite system for measuring agility, reaction time, and cognitive performance. Top rugby stars like Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu showcased how the SpeedCourt bridges...

The long road to Tzaneen On a Sunday morning, before sunrise, two busses were on their way from Stellenbosch to Bloemfontein, a long drive especially if the bus is limited to 100km/h! As the busses went from town to town, more were picked...

​If you saw a blonde woman in a red gown with the brightest smile imaginable on the final day of Stellenbosch University's (SU) graduation week at Coetzenburg Centre, it was most likely Dr Marna Lourens of the Centre for Social Justice...