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Arts, languages and social sciences

Building community through multilingualism at SU Teaching-Learning-Assessment Day

Multilingualism should be seen not merely as a policy requirement, but as a powerful tool for learning, participation and belonging in higher education. This...
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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...

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Prof Cletos Mapiye from the Department of Animal Sciences photographed at his inaugural lecture on the Stellenbosch campus.

Institutional news

From farm to fork: Prof Mapiye is rethinking meat through alternative diets

Prof Cletos Mapiye from the Department of Animal Sciences in the Faculty of AgriSciences delivered his inaugural lecture on Thursday 30 April 2026. The title of...

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Impact

Connecting people, processes and technology: Luke Cuff’s role in SU’s IT transformation

Behind every smooth registration, payroll process and learning platform is a complex web of systems – at the centre of it all is Luke Cuff, who leads...

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Impact

Randall Adams strengthens SU’s global reach through diplomacy and coordination

Randall Adams plays a crucial role behind the scenes in advancing SU’s global engagement, expertly coordinating international delegations and diplomatic...

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Opinion and features

A new vision of democracy is emerging from the ground up by ‘we, the people’

Thembalethu Seyisi is the Head of Law Reform, Advocacy and Institutional Partnerships at the Centre for Social Justice and the Division for Advancement...

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Amohetsoe Shale is CEO of NAVU

Media release

SU student takes African prosthetics innovation to global stage

At just 23, Stellenbosch University (SU) master’s student and NAVU Mobility founder Amohetsoe Shale is preparing for the biggest sprint of her life: access to a...

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