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Opinion and features

How emergency procurement fuels corruption – and how to prevent it

Bribery, the embezzlement of public funds, conflicts of interest, the unethical exchange of confidential information, and the steering of contracts and...
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Krotoa play and engagement process

Krotoa play and engagement process

​The performance of Prof Sylvia Vollenhoven's play Krotoa: Eva van die Kaap at the 2022 Toyota SU Woordfees resonated with Stellenbosch University's renaming...

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National Children’s Day: More must be done to promote children’s welfare, rights

National Children’s Day: More must be done to promote children’s welfare, rights

​National Children's Day was celebrated on Saturday 5 November. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University write that we need to do...

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Universities engage on transformation

Universities engage on transformation

​Stellenbosch University (SU) recently hosted an inter-university transformation workshop in collaboration with the Transformation Managers Forum (TMF), a...

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Applications for the Work Study Programme 2023 is open!

Applications for the Work Study Programme 2023 is open!

​Applications for the Work Study Programme 2023 are open!  Applicants must be senior students (no first years). The Work Study Programme gives financially...

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Several outstanding individuals to receive SU honorary doctorates

Several outstanding individuals to receive SU honorary doctorates

​​​From pioneering the mobile technology industry in Africa to driving the development of local community newspapers during the time of resistance to apartheid...

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