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How emergency procurement fuels corruption – and how to prevent it
Dietetics graduate’s own life experience will help others
About 13 years ago, Mikyle Rodrigues was a terrified ten-year-old who had been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and was in hospital with pancreatic failure.
The...
Alex Muthua wants to help improve facial recognition technology
Facial recognition technology is used in many different areas – from airports, retail stores, healthcare, law enforcement and marketing to banks – to identify...
German vice chancellor ‘very impressed’ with SU’s research, facilities
A delegation of high-level German visitors, including the German Vice Chancellor, recently met with top Stellenbosch University (SU) scientists at the new...
SU cements relationships with leading European universities
In November, Stellenbosch University (SU) hosted the The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities on the Stellenbosch campus for knowledge exchange...
PhD graduate addresses gender-based violence
S’lindile Thabede studied somatology after high school and worked as a therapist in skin and body care for several years. This month, just over a decade after...
Agricultural pioneer receives honorary degree from SU
Thomas Dreyer (Tommie) van Zyl, a prominent thought leader and innovator in South Africa’s agriculture sector, was awarded an honorary degree by his alma...