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Media release
Seven days of gambling could wipe out a year of national student funding
Institutional news
Access to finance helps SMEs survive – Prof Ashenafi Fanta
Prof Ashenafi Fanta, of Stellenbosch Business School in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, delivered his inaugural lecture on Thursday, 7 May 2026...
Impact
Maggie Walters helps design spaces that shape academic life at SU
At the intersection of strategy, design and daily campus life, Maggie Walters helps shape the spaces where learning and research unfold. From navigating complex...
Agriculture and food sciences
SU key partner in new platform to strengthen food systems in Africa
Africa is not short of research on food systems, but translating that knowledge into effective interventions to improve diets, health and livelihoods across the...
Opinion and features
Pulmonary Hypertension: A global health crisis we must address
Pulmonary hypertension, a serious disease characterised by high blood pressure in the lungs, affects many people globally. To mark World Pulmonary Hypertension...
Opinion and features
Key labour issues under the spotlight on Workers’ Day
Workers’ Day was celebrated on 1 May. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University focused on dignity at work, appearance-based...
Impact
Siyavuya Ngemntu supports students’ journeys across borders with care
In the Registrar’s Division, Siyavuya Ngemntu plays a pivotal role, guiding students with international qualifications through a complex admissions journey with...