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Awards and milestones

South Africa’s top learner ‘super excited’ to become a Matie

Abigail Kok can be forgiven for feeling a little overwhelmed. The week after she was announced as South Africa’s top national achiever in the 2025 National...
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Discussions stimulate ideas for memorialising Hardekraaltjie cemetery

Discussions stimulate ideas for memorialising Hardekraaltjie cemetery

Students and staff at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) participated in conversations about the future of the...

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Collaboration between UNAIDS and SU can facilitate groundbreaking research

Collaboration between UNAIDS and SU can facilitate groundbreaking research

​​Following a supportive relationship of more than two decades between Stellenbosch University's Africa Centre for HIV/Aids Management and UNAIDS, two senior...

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World Refugee Day: Protecting refugees’ right to adequate housing

World Refugee Day: Protecting refugees’ right to adequate housing

​World Refugee Day was observed on Tuesday 20 June. In an opinion piece for the Cape Times, Dr Callixte Kavuro from the Department of Public Law argued that...

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SU celebrates Youth Day with memorable Social Justice Walk

SU celebrates Youth Day with memorable Social Justice Walk

​​The elements came together for a memorable Social Justice Walk on Youth Day as a group of more than 60 enthusiasts braced the cold for a good cause. After a...

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Bertina Engelbrecht appointed to Stellenbosch University Council

Bertina Engelbrecht appointed to Stellenbosch University Council

Ms Bertina Engelbrecht, the Clicks Group Chief Executive Officer, has been appointed* as a member of the Council of Stellenbosch University (SU).

Engelbrecht...

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SU to co-lead four newly announced Africa-Europe Clusters of Research Excellence

SU to co-lead four newly announced Africa-Europe Clusters of Research Excellence

​​Stellenbosch University (SU)'s reputation as one of the leading research-intensive universities in the world received a major boost with the announcement...

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