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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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Media release

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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Meet our newly elected SRC members for 2024!

Meet our newly elected SRC members for 2024!

Our newly-elected Students' Representative Council has been elected, with Phiwokuhle Qabaka, former SRC Secretary General, voted in as Chair.

​The new SRC...

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Giving Day:  May we count on your support?

Giving Day: May we count on your support?

There's never been a more important time to support our annual Stellenbosch University (SU) Giving Day. Before we tell you about the how, the what and the when...

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SU improves on four indicators for Times Higher Education ranking

Institutional news

SU improves on four indicators for Times Higher Education ranking

​​Stellenbosch University (SU) has improved on four of the five indicators used to compile the 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) World Universities Ranking ...

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Prof Henry Mbaya’s research explores role of Anglican Church in SA

Prof Henry Mbaya’s research explores role of Anglican Church in SA

​Prof Henry Mbaya from the Department of Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology in the Faculty of Theology at Stellenbosch University delivered his inaugural...

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"Woordfees" would like to broaden perspectives all over Stellenbosch

"Woordfees" would like to broaden perspectives all over Stellenbosch

The 2023 Toyota SU Woordfees would like to challenge and inspire staff, students, alumni and visitors to explore new perspectives of our lived worlds. The...

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South African Sign Language must be promoted in all spheres of society

South African Sign Language must be promoted in all spheres of society

​​September marks Deaf Awareness Month every year with the International Day of Sign Languages on 23 September and the International Week of the Deaf being...

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