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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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Prof Louis Jonker recognised with prestigious Georg Forster Research Award

Prof Louis Jonker recognised with prestigious Georg Forster Research Award

​When Prof Louis Jonker from Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Theology was recently named as a recipient of the Georg Forster Research Award, he...

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Heritage Day: Sport, nonracialism and protest songs under the spotlight

Heritage Day: Sport, nonracialism and protest songs under the spotlight

​Heritage Day was celebrated on Sunday 24 September. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University focused on sport, nonracialism...

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‘Massive adventure’ awaits Matie student headed to Oxford on Rhodes Scholarship in 2024

‘Massive adventure’ awaits Matie student headed to Oxford on Rhodes Scholarship in 2024

Stellenbosch University (SU) student Tessa Malan has been awarded a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship to study at the University of Oxford next year. The former...

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Prof Susana Clusella-Trullas examines cold-blooded animals’ response to climate change

Prof Susana Clusella-Trullas examines cold-blooded animals’ response to climate change

Prof Susana Clusella-Trullas from the Department of Botany and Zoology in the Faculty of Science delivered her inaugural lecture on 19 September 2023. The...

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Hidden Years Music Archive: Discover a musical treasure at SU on Heritage Day

Hidden Years Music Archive: Discover a musical treasure at SU on Heritage Day

Heritage Day, celebrated annually on 24 September, gives South Africans an opportunity to rejoice and reminisce about our country's rich cultural heritage. At...

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​SU Archive – our University's institutional memory bank

​SU Archive – our University's institutional memory bank

American writer and Nobel Laureate Pearl Buck once said: “If you want to understand today you have to search yesterday.” At Stellenbosch University (SU), an...

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