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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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Health Ministry commends Prof Tulio de Oliveira

Health Ministry commends Prof Tulio de Oliveira

The South African Ministry of Health congratulated one of Stellenbosch University's globally acclaimed bioinformatics scientist, Prof Tulio de Oliveira, on his...

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Engineering, AgriSciences, Science, and Health Sciences students shine at SU FameLab heat

Engineering, AgriSciences, Science, and Health Sciences students shine at SU FameLab heat

​​​Taskeen Ebrahim, a doctoral student in Electronic Engineering at Stellenbosch University (SU), has won the SU heat of the 2023* national FameLab competition...

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Sustainable food systems can help against hunger, malnutrition and food insecurity

Sustainable food systems can help against hunger, malnutrition and food insecurity

​World Food Day was celebrated on Sunday 16 October. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University emphasise the importance of building...

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Irfaan built his career path on wise decisions

Irfaan built his career path on wise decisions

There was no significant career guidance in his school years, so he used the Weekend Argus's job section to see what job opportunities there were in the world...

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The women in the glass

The women in the glass

​​​When you get what you want in your struggle for selfAnd the world makes you queen for a day,Then  go to the mirror and look at yourself,And see what that...

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Prof Willem Boshoff helps to address competition policy, anti-competitive issues

Prof Willem Boshoff helps to address competition policy, anti-competitive issues

​Prof Willem Boshoff, Co-Director of the Centre for Competition Law and Economics in the Department of Economics at Stellenbosch University, recently delivered...

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