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A picture of the entrance to Robben Island.
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Media release

Sport sustained hope for prisoners on Robben Island, PhD study shows

Robben Island is mostly associated with the suffering, brutality and isolation endured by political prisoners who fought against Apartheid. What is often...
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StelliesKos app

Innovation and entrepreneurship

Local, lekker and affordable – SU students develop innovative food delivery app

Two Stellenbosch University (SU) students have found a way to tackle food insecurity, support local food vendors, and improve access to affordable meals — all...

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Participants in the training workshop co-hosted by SU with the Cape Peninsula University of Technology under the University-Industry Co-Creation project.

Education

SU helps facilitate entrepreneurial innovation with high impact workshop

At a gathering of higher education leaders from across the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Stellenbosch University (SU) reaffirmed its commitment...

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The name of South Africa’s new National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences in lights at the launch in Stellenbosch.

Innovation and entrepreneurship

New science powerhouse: NITheCS set to transform SA research

The official opening of the National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences (NITheCS) headquarters at Stellenbosch University (SU) marks a...

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