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Media release

Sport sustained hope for prisoners on Robben Island, PhD study shows

Robben Island is mostly associated with the suffering, brutality and isolation endured by political prisoners who fought against Apartheid. What is often...
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Dr Lutz to ride Cape Epic for students

Media release

SU lecturer tackles epic challenge to raise funds for science students in need

First-year Stellenbosch University (SU) chemistry lecturer Dr Marietjie Lutz is back in the saddle for a good cause, raising funds for students in need. But...

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A horizontal vector banner of women of different skin colours and nationalities standing together, looking up.

Opinion and features

International Women’s Day: Key challenges for gender equality remain

The weight women carry, social norms and sexual corruption, and empathy for victims of violence. These are the issues that experts at Stellenbosch University...

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Newly appointed extraordinary professor at the Centre for Social Justice Prof Tshepo Madlingozi

Media release

Hope in a time of fracture: Prof Tshepo Madlingozi joins Centre for Social Justice

If you see an elegant figure walking thoughtfully across the Stellenbosch University (SU) campus – composed, alert, quietly resolute – it may well be Prof...

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#GivingMaties2026

Media release

Stellenbosch University launches #GivingMaties, 40-day drive to fight student hunger

Student hunger remains a pressing reality at Stellenbosch University (SU) – and from 5 March to 15 April, the SU community is mobilising to respond. Alumni...

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Matie is new CEO of USA Tennis / Matie nuwe uitvoerende hoof van VSA-tennisvereniging

Awards and milestones

Matie alumnus appointed CEO of United States Tennis Association

From the Maties tennis courts in Stellenbosch to leading one of the biggest organisations in world tennis, Stellenbosch University (SU) alumnus Craig Tiley...

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Vice-Chancellor's Achievement Awards

Awards and milestones

Top first-year achievers shine at Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Awards

Stellenbosch University (SU) honoured 37 of the country’s most outstanding matric achievers on Tuesday evening at the Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Awards for...

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