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Dr Thembani Dube, a lecturer in the Department of History at SU, capped her sister, Sukoluhle Linda Duba, a junior lecturer at the Department of Economics, on graduation day.
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Linda Dube played on through grief to earn her master’s degree

In the early hours of 4 December 2024 in Kimberley, far from home and in the middle of a football tournament where she represented Stellenbosch University (SU)...
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Leading global scientists gather in Stellenbosch to shine a light on the critical need for TB research

Leading global scientists gather in Stellenbosch to shine a light on the critical need for TB research

​We are in the middle of a “Golden Age" of tuberculosis (TB) research, both pre-clinically and clinically, that, if successful, could see the end of...

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EMS staffer benefits from skills exchange programme with Lund University

EMS staffer benefits from skills exchange programme with Lund University

Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) faculty member Melissa Siegelaar has praised a recent job shadowing initiative at Lund University (LU) which she said...

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FMHS grows agile leaders through innovative course

FMHS grows agile leaders through innovative course

The American author John Maxwell once said there is almost no limit to the potential of an organisation that recruits good people, raises them up as leaders...

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A royal anniversary for SU’s HortiDemoCentre as Dutch Queen pays a visit

A royal anniversary for SU’s HortiDemoCentre as Dutch Queen pays a visit

​​Exactly a year after the opening of Stellenbosch University's (SU) HortiDemoCentre​ at Welgevallen Experimental Farm, students and staff were delighted to...

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Africa’s governments must help protect subsea cable infrastructure for better cyber defense

Africa’s governments must help protect subsea cable infrastructure for better cyber defense

​October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. In an opinion piece for the Mail & Guardian, Prof Francois Vreÿ (Security Institute for Governance and Leadership in...

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SoA equips small businesses with key accounting skills

SoA equips small businesses with key accounting skills

The School of Accountancy (SoA) continued its quest to give back to the community through a recent workshop that equipped business owners in Phillippi and...

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