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Clean hands save lives
Every year hospital-related infections kill 16 million patients worldwide. Germs and bugs are microscopic and cannot be seen with the naked eye. Hands are the most common vehicle of transmission of germs and bugs in the community and in...
Helping courts check government spending
A capabilities approach can help courts see to it that government spending is proportionate to the socioeconomic needs of vulnerable members of society, writes Dr Shanelle van der Berg of the Department of Public Law in an opinion piece...
Student is not discouraged by her disability
As a young child doctors predicted that Samantha Stander will never be able to walk. She was diagnosed with severe congenital developmental dysplasia. Now Samantha, a second year SU medical student completed more than 20 running races...
Language deviations - SU acted in the interest of students
The Chairperson of the Council of Stellenbosch University, Mr George Steyn, responded to media inquiries this week regarding language implementation. For the sake of transparency, the response is given below. The report of Judge CT Howie...
High Performance programme now includes Mountain-biking
Mountain-biking now forms part of Maties Sport's High Performance programme at Stellenbosch University (SU) and will become part of the exciting Varsity Sports series this year. The Varsity MTB Challenge comprises two multi-day stage...
Maties Basketball teams qualify for USSA tournament
Maties Basketball's men's and women's teams have both qualified to participate in the national university championships (USSA) in July after victories in two close games on Friday. The teams had to win their play-off matches for third and...
Steinhoff Maties set for big Varsity Hockey weekend at Coetzenburg
With three wins from four matches and 24 goals scored the Steinhoff Maties Hockey men are third on the Varsity Sports Hockey tournament’s log. The tournament started last Friday with the first round of matches played at the University of...
End of an era for Steinhoff Maties Cricket
The 2016 National Club Championships turned out to be the end of an era and the dawn of a new one for the Steinhoff Maties Cricket team. Not only did Maties have to say goodbye to legends Dewald Botha and Emile Kriek, but the team also saw...
Maties win Intervarsity clash again
FNB Maties won the annual Intervarsity clash against the University of Cape Town (Ikeys) for the third consecutive year on Saturday. This rivalry stretches over more than a century. Ikeys led at half-time (20-12) but Maties fought back and...
Celebrating Allan Boesak’s 70th birthday
Before the event, attendees received the introduction and first chapter of Prof Boesak's latest book, Kairos, Crisis, and Global Apartheid: The Challenge to Prophetic Resistance. Palgrave Macmillan. The reference to "Kairos" in the title...