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A picture of the entrance to Robben Island.
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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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A silhouette of children playing in the sunset.

Opinion and features

World Children’s Day: Spotlight falls on key challenges

Africa’s climate-displaced children, combatting violence against children, and treating cerebral palsy in children. These are the topics that Stellenbosch...

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Healthy food on a plate with stethoscope and red heart for cholesterol diet and diabetes control.

Opinion and features

World Diabetes Day: Workplaces, community-oriented primary care can curb diabetes

World Diabetes Day was observed on 14 November. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences argue that well-designed...

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Sedimentary rocks of the West Congo Belt hold hidden ore resources for metals like copper, zinc, and vanadium.

Natural and mathematical sciences

Research grant will unlock critical mineral potential in Central Africa

A major new research initiative will shed light on one of Africa’s least understood yet promising mineral provinces, the West Congo Belt (WCB), extending for...

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Prof Arnold Rix photographed while delivering his inaugural lecture at the Faculty of Engineering on the Stellenbosch campus.

Engineering and technology

Prof Arnold Rix advances renewable energy technologies for a low-carbon future

Prof Arnold Rix from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University delivered his inaugural...

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An agricultural plowed field with green small shoots breaking through the soil

Media release

Pan-African Parliament adopts continent’s first Model Law on Sustainable Soil Management

Africa has taken a historic step forward for sustainable development, food security and environmental protection when the Pan-African Parliament (PAP)...

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A picture of the Library and Information Service on the Stellenbosch campus that was taken during Autumn 2025.

Opinion and features

Universities building Africa's next generation of employers — one entrepreneur at a time

African Universities Day is celebrated on 12 November every year. In an opinion piece for University World News, Anita Nel, Chief Director: Innovation and...

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