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A photo of Prof Deresh Ramjugernath at SU's Welcoming Ceremony in 2026
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‘You belong here’ sets the tone as SU opens its arms to new generation of Maties

On Wednesday afternoon, Stellenbosch offered a near-perfect stage for one of the highlights in the University’s academic calendar. The mountains glowed in the...
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SU is committed to multilingualism

SU is committed to multilingualism

​​(SU's comment regarding the DA/Studenteplein court case against SU) 

The DA and Studenteplein's court application against Stellenbosch University (SU), SU...

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African scientists show with genomics surveillance how COVID-19 variants reached and spread across Africa

African scientists show with genomics surveillance how COVID-19 variants reached and spread across Africa

​​​A scientific report featured in the respected global journal Science, revealed that a large consortium of African scientists and public health institutions...

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Vloeibare Moed production tackles men's role in combatting GBV

Vloeibare Moed production tackles men's role in combatting GBV

​​Vloeibare Moed (also known as Fluid Courage), a theatre production inspired by the events that led to the gruesome murder of Uyinene Mrwetyana, will be...

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International Day of Democracy: Vigilance, development of human capital promote democracy

International Day of Democracy: Vigilance, development of human capital promote democracy

​The International Day of Democracy is observed on Thursday 15 September. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University argue that we...

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Young alumnus wins competition for entrepreneurs

Young alumnus wins competition for entrepreneurs

Former Diploma in Sustainable Development student in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Lindelwa Mahlalela, has the world at her feet. She was...

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Click here to put Eskom’s loadshedding schedule directly into your electronic calendar

Click here to put Eskom’s loadshedding schedule directly into your electronic calendar

A super frustrated computer science student at Stellenbosch University developed an open source software project tracking the latest loadshedding timetables...

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