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Professor Sandy Liebenberg: The Constitution’s Keeper
Stellenbosch University's Prof Sandy Liebenberg has just completed a four-year term on the UN Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). The CESCR is the body that oversees and interprets the meaning of the hugely...
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AfriNEAD addressing lack of research about disability in Africa
The Stellenbosch University (SU) Year for Persons with Disability has culminated in the sixth African Network for Evidence-to- Action in Disability (AfriNEAD) conference, a prestigious international network event that is hosted by SU this...
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Community plays important role in successful active TB surveillance
Successful implementation of active surveillance of Tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa's under-resourced areas hinges on a multifaceted approach that focuses on close cooperation between healthcare authorities and affected communities as...
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TB research shows a good diet can cut infections by nearly 50%
This article was originally published on The Conversation. For centuries, we have known that tuberculosis is a social disease. It thrives on poverty and social factors such as malnutrition, poor housing, overcrowding, unsafe work...
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COVID-19 and the impact on women
Surviving the COVID-19 pandemic for women means more than just surviving the disease, as there are threats beyond the risk of infection, write doctoral students Hannah Simba (Department of Global Health) and Silindile Ngcobo (University...
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The art of giving a face to the dead: Ms Kathryn Smith
Not many artists will ever feel comfortable enough to give talks on the politics of death or new post-mortem identification protocols that the police service can use, or to attend the Extraordinary World Congress on Mummy Studies or...
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Convocation election: only a day left to vote
Members of the Convocation of Stellenbosch University (SU) still have time until just before midnight on Monday 7 December 2020 to vote for three members of the executive committee (EC) of the SU Convocation. The three vacancies are for the...
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Ned strives to improve the lives of people with disabilities
Dr Lieketseng Ned, a researcher in the Department of Global Health, was recently appointed as the country representative for South Africa for the Community-Based Rehabilitation Africa Network. This is the latest in a number of key...
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Innovus celebrating brilliant minds at Innovation Awards 2020
It might have been an unusual year, but Innovus still had much to celebrate on their annual prestigious Innovation Awards. The event celebrates the successes of SU researchers, their innovation and successful commercialisation, as well as...
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Africa Centre for HIV/AIDS Management mourns passing of Prof Johan Augustyn
It is with deep sadness that the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences has to announce the sudden passing of Prof Johan Augustyn at his home in Sandbaai, after a heart attack. Prof Augustyn was a Matie in the true sense of the word...