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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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Three Maties through to national finals of intervarsity entrepreneurial competition

Three Maties through to national finals of intervarsity entrepreneurial competition

Three Stellenbosch University (SU) students have made it through the Western Cape regional round of the Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE)...

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Anton Lubowski’s fight for justice honoured at memorial lecture

Anton Lubowski’s fight for justice honoured at memorial lecture

Like other freedom fighters before and after him, Anton Lubowski was murdered for opposing the plundering by corporate interests and lobbying for the...

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South Africa-Japan University Forum fosters creative collaborations

South Africa-Japan University Forum fosters creative collaborations

​​The 6th South Africa-Japan University Forum (SAJU 6), hosted recently by Stellenbosch University (SU), brought together an impressive assembly of nearly 200...

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The drone dilemma: Balancing security and humanity

The drone dilemma: Balancing security and humanity

​The proliferation and misuse of drones pose an increasing threat to regional and international security, creating serious ethical and legal dilemmas, writes...

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Awareness helps foster respect for deaf persons’ identity

Awareness helps foster respect for deaf persons’ identity

​Deaf Awareness Month is observed annually in September with the International Day of the Deaf being celebrated on the last Sunday in September (on 29 September...

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‘It can be done’ - electric motorcycle expedition departs from Nairobi enroute to Stellenbosch

‘It can be done’ - electric motorcycle expedition departs from Nairobi enroute to Stellenbosch

An electric motorcycle, designed and built in Africa powered only by the sun, started its journey from Nairobi enroute to Stellenbosch today (Sunday, 29...

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