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Sibulele Tonisi graduates
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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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Universities are engines of innovation and research – Prof Sibusiso Moyo

Universities are engines of innovation and research – Prof Sibusiso Moyo

​World Creativity and Innovation Day was celebrated on 21 April. In an opinion piece for the Mail & Guardian, Prof Sibusiso Moyo, Deputy Vice-Chancellor for...

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Swiss and SU students both benefit from new short programme

Swiss and SU students both benefit from new short programme

​As part of its 30-year celebration of internationalisation at Stellenbosch University (SU), SU International introduced a Short programme with the University...

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Prof Jonathan Jansen receives esteemed international recognition

Prof Jonathan Jansen receives esteemed international recognition

​​Professor Jonathan Jansen, Distinguished Professor in Education at Stellenbosch University (SU) and president of the Academy of Science of South Africa, has...

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A world-class biomedical research facility in Africa, for Africa

A world-class biomedical research facility in Africa, for Africa

​​South African Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Mr Buti Manamela, commended Stellenbosch University (SU) on its visionary...

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Future Professor: From a mute boy to a master of languages

Future Professor: From a mute boy to a master of languages

​Until he was six years old, Gibson Ncube didn't utter a word. Today the boy who suffered from mutism, speaks four African and three international languages. 

D...

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AfCFTA not a silver bullet to increase SA’s agricultural exports in Africa

AfCFTA not a silver bullet to increase SA’s agricultural exports in Africa

​Does the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) present an opportunity for South Africa (SA) to further expand its agricultural exports into the...

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