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Clio and KD Sass on their graduation day.
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Sass twins honour their activist mom, an SU alumna, on graduation day

In the early 1980’s a young medical student’s dreams came crashing down. As an activist protesting the injustices of apartheid, Patricia Grace Rorich was...
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SU honorary doctorate recipient, Prof James Robinson, shares Nobel Prize in Economics

SU honorary doctorate recipient, Prof James Robinson, shares Nobel Prize in Economics

​​SU congratulates March 2024 honorary doctorate recipient, Prof James Robinson, on winning the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics.

Robinson shares the Nobel Prize...

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DLTE TLA Seminar: 24 October 2024

DLTE TLA Seminar: 24 October 2024

DLTE Teaching-Learning-Assessment Seminar 

You are invited to attend the fourth quarterly Teaching-Learning-Assessment seminar of 2024, offered by the Division...

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The EMS faculty mourns the passing of Tito Mboweni

The EMS faculty mourns the passing of Tito Mboweni

The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences joins the rest of South Africa in mourning the passing of Tito Mboweni, on 12 October 2024; a formidable force...

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SU researchers shine in L’Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science Awards

SU researchers shine in L’Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science Awards

Three promising female researchers at Stellenbosch University (SU) have been recognised with the prestigious L'Oréal-UNESCO For Woman in Science awards...

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World Mental Health Day: We must prioritise adolescents’ mental well-being

World Mental Health Day: We must prioritise adolescents’ mental well-being

​​Adolescence is a period of development associated with drastic changes. In addition to trying to establish identity and independence, adolescents face...

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Social grant beneficiaries powerless against informal lenders

Social grant beneficiaries powerless against informal lenders

​Social grant beneficiaries, especially the elderly or single mothers, continue to be targeted by unregistered or informal lenders (commonly called loan sharks...

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