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New internship programme at SU clinics opens doors for aspiring medical receptionists

For many young South Africans, earning a qualification is only the beginning of a difficult journey. The next hurdle is finding the work experience employers...
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Business English Course Programme at SU for Student Cohort from Côte D’Ivoire

Business English Course Programme at SU for Student Cohort from Côte D’Ivoire

From 9 May to 12 June 2023, a group of 23 Business Studies Masters' students from the National Institute of Polytechnics Félix Houphouët Boigny (INP-HB) in...

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Contextualising China’s Role in Global Governance

Contextualising China’s Role in Global Governance

​Harmony, China's most cherished social value, excellently mirrors the social impact of rationale, propriety, and compatibility; three characteristics that can...

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Connected to Africa: Prof Haynes’ passion for crystals unlocks potential

Connected to Africa: Prof Haynes’ passion for crystals unlocks potential

​​​The institutional theme at Stellenbosch University (SU) for May this year is “Connected to Africa” and on 25 May we celebrated Africa Day with the rest of...

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Anatomy from another perspective

Anatomy from another perspective

Modelling clay is not an item regularly found on requisition forms of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS). Yet anatomy lecturer Janine Correia...

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More cybersecurity awareness needed in SANDF

More cybersecurity awareness needed in SANDF

​​The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is just as vulnerable to cyberattacks as any other entity or organisation. To prevent or mitigate...

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‘Mother of the Nation’ honoured in ceremonial blessing of SU’s Krotoa Building

‘Mother of the Nation’ honoured in ceremonial blessing of SU’s Krotoa Building

​​​​​​Songs, drumbeats, and incantations reverberated through Stellenbosch's historic oak-lined streets on Saturday, 20 May, as traditional healers, elders...

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