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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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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Childhood cancer survivors need long-term care

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Childhood cancer survivors need long-term care

​Most childhood cancer survivors will develop at least one health problem or complication (late effects) months or years after the previous cancer or the...

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International Day of Democracy: Ways to revitalise SA’s democracy

International Day of Democracy: Ways to revitalise SA’s democracy

​The International Day of Democracy was celebrated on Friday 15 September. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University offer...

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SU celebrates inauguration of two new UNESCO Chairs

SU celebrates inauguration of two new UNESCO Chairs

​​The ceremonial inauguration of the two newest United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Chairs at Stellenbosch University (SU...

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SU delegation networks in Japan

SU delegation networks in Japan

​In August, a Stellenbosch University (SU) delegation travelled to Japan to interact with university partners and take part in various International Network of...

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Empowering excellence: SU’s new HR head leads by example

Empowering excellence: SU’s new HR head leads by example

Asked to describe herself, Miriam Hoosain considers her answer carefully. “Curious" would be an apt word, she decides. “One thing people say about me is that I...

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Prof Ada Jansen explores possible reform of tax system to support welfare-improving policies

Prof Ada Jansen explores possible reform of tax system to support welfare-improving policies

​​Prof Ada Jansen, Chair of the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at Stellenbosch University, delivered her inaugural...

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