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Sibulele Tonisi graduates
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Media release

From Mfuleni to master in biochemistry – SU graduate overcomes the odds

Growing up in the Cape Town township of Mfuleni, a career in science felt light years away, says Sibulele Tonisi. But last week (Tuesday, 24 March) he graduated...
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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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A day in the life: Jabu Lukhele

A day in the life: Jabu Lukhele

​​Staff member Jabu Lukhele spends his days inspiring first-year chemistry students as one of the principal technical officers of the Department of Chemistry...

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Update on Admissions Policy and the Rector’s Discretionary Placement

Update on Admissions Policy and the Rector’s Discretionary Placement

The Council of Stellenbosch University has appointed a three-member committee to investigate allegations of nepotism and a possible breach of rules related to...

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Havenga Prize in life sciences awarded to SU microbiologist Prof Gideon Wolfaardt

Havenga Prize in life sciences awarded to SU microbiologist Prof Gideon Wolfaardt

​​Prof Gideon Wolfaardt from Stellenbosch University (SU) is the recipient of the prestigious Havenga Prize, awarded annually by the SA Akademie vir Wetenskap...

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