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Guests of honour at the Career Day for Law Students
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Career Day inspires future lawyers to carry Mandela’s legacy forward

Three decades after South Africa adopted one of the world’s most progressive constitutions, more than 150 aspiring lawyers gathered at Stellenbosch University...
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Congratulations Earth Sciences Honours class 2021!

Congratulations Earth Sciences Honours class 2021!

​​Earth Science Research Projects were presented and defended last week completing our year 2021. 2021 was again a difficult year, but the class persevered and...

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Preliminary results show there are ways to fight borer beetle

Preliminary results show there are ways to fight borer beetle

​Stellenbosch University (SU) entomologists are continually keeping an eye on the developing issue surrounding the spread of the polyphagous shot hole borer...

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COVID-19 vaccination institutional rule

COVID-19 vaccination institutional rule

​​​Dear colleagues and students

Stellenbosch University (SU) undertook the compulsory risk assessment prescribed by the Consolidated Directions on Occupational...

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Final-year med student honoured for his performance, leadership and service

Final-year med student honoured for his performance, leadership and service

Azhar Adam Nadkar, a final-year medical student at Stellenbosch University (SU) who has earned the reputation of being a “tireless volunteer", an all-rounder...

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Multilingualism in higher education – challenges and solutions

Multilingualism in higher education – challenges and solutions

This op-ed was published on Netwerk24 on 9 October 2021. Click here to read it on that site, or read a translation below. 

The extent of the challenge of...

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Announcement of new B.1.1.529 variant (Omicron)

Announcement of new B.1.1.529 variant (Omicron)

Stellenbosch University (SU) notes with concern criticism expressed mainly on social media about the announcement of the new B.1.1.529 Covid-19 variant...

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