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Prof Quinette Louw (third from left) and Luigia Nicholas (second from right) with other contributors at the launch of the report in Nairobi
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New SU-led report highlights Africa's assistive technology access crisis

Access to assistive technologies – tools, devices and systems that help people with disabilities perform everyday tasks more easily – remains limited and uneven...
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Ubuntu: A more radical interpretation needed to bring change

Ubuntu: A more radical interpretation needed to bring change

​​Did a “rainbow nation" interpretation of Ubuntu gloss over South Africa's historic injustices too fast? Pre-empting a premature push toward unity and...

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SU book project to have impact on education during and beyond pandemic

SU book project to have impact on education during and beyond pandemic

​In a social impact project of Stellenbosch University (SU), a series of four books will be published that aim to empower learners, teachers, parents and...

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Reserve Bank Governor speaks about inflation control

Reserve Bank Governor speaks about inflation control

​The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has largely delivered on its commitment to control inflation over the past 21 years.

This was the prevailing message...

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SU/Kayamandi initiative uses art to change negative attitudes towards mental illness

SU/Kayamandi initiative uses art to change negative attitudes towards mental illness

In a first-of-its-kind Stellenbosch University (SU) social impact initiative, academics and artists worked together to combat the stigmatisation of those with...

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New SRC announced

New SRC announced

​​​​The Stellenbosch University (SU) Election Committee has confirmed that the following students will serve in the 2021/22 Students' Representative Council...

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Detailed analysis by African scientists of SARS-CoV-2 published in Science

Detailed analysis by African scientists of SARS-CoV-2 published in Science

​​​Scientists and public health officials in Africa join forces to expand genomic training and facilities so the continent can respond robustly to the global...

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