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Democracy faces growing strain as institutions weaken and trust erodes

Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa is a senior lecturer in the Department of History at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. His research focuses on the political history...
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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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Just keep swimming and you will get there.

Just keep swimming and you will get there.

“If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you are always in the same...

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Educating girls and providing access to women remains the tried and tested method to true liberation

Educating girls and providing access to women remains the tried and tested method to true liberation

​This women’s month, we remember the gallant women of 1956 who marched to Pretoria to demand change. Now, as we continue to assess the gains made by women in...

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