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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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#WomenOfSU: The ethic of care is something that should be practised

#WomenOfSU: The ethic of care is something that should be practised

Women's ethic of caring for others and the environment has interested Dr Khayaat Fakier's since her student days and is today also her research topic in the...

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Students heeding the call to vaccinate

Students heeding the call to vaccinate

Stellenbosch University (SU) students are heeding the call to vaccinate, following the recent announcement of the extension of the COVID-19 vaccination...

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SU names building after Krotoa

SU names building after Krotoa

​The RW Wilcocks building of Stellenbosch University (SU) has been renamed the Krotoa building. This building on the Stellenbosch campus houses the departments...

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Go get your jab!

Go get your jab!

​​​​Dear students and colleagues

At the time of writing this, nearly 11 million of South Africa's population of approximately 60 million people have been...

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Another Women's Month

Another Women's Month

August is here,

annually tribulating the women's contribution to the resistance.

Ironically, Women's month is intended to acknowledge women, commemorate women...

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Can the secret to weight loss be found in the spice aisle?

Can the secret to weight loss be found in the spice aisle?

From studies done thus far, it appears that spices such as turmeric, chilli, cinnamon, ginger and garlic are not effective for weight loss, although they have...

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