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Sport sustained hope for prisoners on Robben Island, PhD study shows
Opinion and features
Listening to adolescent mothers this World AIDS Day
As we enter an uncertain chapter in tackling the HIV epidemic, approaches that prioritise the needs, priorities, and voices of adolescent girls—and provide...
Opinion and features
World Children’s Day: Spotlight falls on key challenges
Africa’s climate-displaced children, combatting violence against children, and treating cerebral palsy in children. These are the topics that Stellenbosch...
Opinion and features
World Diabetes Day: Workplaces, community-oriented primary care can curb diabetes
World Diabetes Day was observed on 14 November. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences argue that well-designed...
Opinion and features
Universities building Africa's next generation of employers — one entrepreneur at a time
African Universities Day is celebrated on 12 November every year. In an opinion piece for University World News, Anita Nel, Chief Director: Innovation and...
Opinion and features
World Food Day: Promote indigenous foods to address food insecurity, malnutrition
World Food Day is celebrated annually on 16 October. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University highlight the importance of...
Opinion and features
We must remove the stigma around mental health
October is observed as Mental Health Awareness Month, and World Mental Health Day is celebrated on 10 October. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at...