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Mandela Day: Madiba’s life a reminder that liberation, journey to freedom continue
Why it is important to talk about women in the mathematical sciences
Do the female brain and psyche bring another perspective, another way of doing to the table? What can we learn from women role models in the fields of...
Three FMHS researcher-clinicians benefit from Discovery Awards
Three clinicians and researchers from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences have received prestigious Discovery Foundation Awards for their work ranging...
World Refugee Day: Displaced people are being left in the lurch
World Refugee Day was observed on Monday (20 June). In opinion pieces for Daily Maverick and News24, Dr Callixte Kavuro* from the Department of Public Law...
'I seized the opportunity'
Othmar Vorster
SciMathUS class of 2017
Degree Programme: BScHons in Earth Sciences 2021
I am Othmar Vorster, originally from Kakamas, but moved to Aggeneys in the...
Youth Day: Young people still fighting for change
On Thursday (16 June), South Africans celebrate Youth Day. In opinion pieces for the media, young people at Stellenbosch University argue that the youth's...
SA’s first robot-assisted total hysterectomies performed at Tygerberg Hospital
The first robot-assisted total hysterectomy in South Africa was recently performed successfully by a team of surgical specialists from Tygerberg Hospital and...