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Pokkel. SU's mascot, welcomes new students to SU
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Campus life

Spirits run high as SU prepares to welcome its new Maties

Thousands of newcomer students will arrive on Stellenbosch University’s (SU) campuses from Monday 26 January to take part in the official Welcoming Programme...
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ADA gears up for bumper winter school

ADA gears up for bumper winter school

​​​​The African Doctoral Academy (ADA) gladly returned to face-to-face mode for its summer school in January 2023 and is hard at work preparing for a bumper...

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A Passion for Indigenous fruits Led to a Sustainable and Healthy Tea Line

A Passion for Indigenous fruits Led to a Sustainable and Healthy Tea Line

​​​Utamu, the game changer in the tea industry. Stellenbosch University (SU) Food Science PhD graduate, Dr Trust Pfukwa has taken his passion for creating...

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Initiative highlights importance for self-care for mental health

Initiative highlights importance for self-care for mental health

​The mental health and wellbeing of health care workers were put under the spotlight during a recent event at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of...

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Local news in spotlight at Journalism department’s Press Freedom Day celebration

Local news in spotlight at Journalism department’s Press Freedom Day celebration

“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."

So said Nathan Geffen, editor of GroundUp, about the reporting approach his news agency followed when...

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A day in the life: Nienke Osborne

A day in the life: Nienke Osborne

​Nienke Osborne is happiest when she is telling stories and engaging with people, either on the airwaves as a news reader for campus radio, MFM or in her role...

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Time, flexibility key for healthy, fair and balanced working life

Time, flexibility key for healthy, fair and balanced working life

​International Workers' Day was observed on 1 May. In an opinion piece for Business Day, Prof Mark Smith, Director of Stellenbosch Business School, writes how...

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