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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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Stellenbosch University installs sanitary pad dispensing machines on campus

Stellenbosch University installs sanitary pad dispensing machines on campus

​Stellenbosch University (SU) has taken a significant step towards eradicating period poverty by installing state-of-the-art sanitary pad dispensing machines...

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Women’s Month ends on a high note for two SU academics

Women’s Month ends on a high note for two SU academics

For two young scientists at Stellenbosch University (SU) August has been extra special when they found out that they had been nominated as finalists for the...

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Unique PhD project recognised with Inclusive Health Research award

Unique PhD project recognised with Inclusive Health Research award

​She refers to herself as a “daughter of the Cape Flats with South African running through my veins" and it was a beautiful culmination of hard work, passion...

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Donation helps to tackle infectious diseases in Africa

Donation helps to tackle infectious diseases in Africa

The Division of Infectious Diseases at Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) have received a generous donation from the...

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A love for numbers opens door to the world for SU lecturer

A love for numbers opens door to the world for SU lecturer

​​​​​​A fascination with numbers and a penchant for problem-solving helped a quiet boy from a poor village in northern Namibia become a world-respected...

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UNESCO Chair in Intercultural Competence pre-launch 14-15 August

UNESCO Chair in Intercultural Competence pre-launch 14-15 August

​​Stellenbosch University International (SU International) recently hosted two days of activities relating to intercultural competence, which culminated in the...

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