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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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Learners get a sneak preview of wine as a career

Learners get a sneak preview of wine as a career

​​​There is much more to wine than meets the eye. This was but one of many enlightened discoveries made by a group of learners visiting the Cape Winelands last...

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SU awarded multi-institutional international research grant

SU awarded multi-institutional international research grant

​​Stellenbosch University (SU), along with three other institutions, has been awarded a R26 million research grant thanks to the unique research of Dr Lizabé...

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Facilities Management getting their hands dirty at AF Louw Primary School in Stellenbosch for Mandela Day

Facilities Management getting their hands dirty at AF Louw Primary School in Stellenbosch for Mandela Day

Facilities Management (FM) staff and suppliers arrived in full force at AF Louw Primary School on Monday, 18 July 2022, to get their hands dirty for Mandela...

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CDC hearing outcome - full finding

CDC hearing outcome - full finding

​​​The disciplinary hearing of Mr Theuns du Toit, following an incident at Huis Marais on 15 May 2022, was concluded on 23 June 2022. On 21 July 2022 the...

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Earth science students shine at world’s largest conference on mineral exploration

Earth science students shine at world’s largest conference on mineral exploration

​Yann Waku and Steve Chingwaru, postgraduate students in the Department of Earth Sciences at Stellenbosch University (SU), recently walked away with the first...

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Sport science lecturer conquers mountains (and fear) to help end period poverty

Sport science lecturer conquers mountains (and fear) to help end period poverty

​After a bout of Covid-19, sports science lecturer Dr Shaundré Jacobs was intent to take on the gruelling 13 Peaks Challenge to reboot her fitness, and she...

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