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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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Food gardens at schools impact learners and the community

Food gardens at schools impact learners and the community

Thanks to the Jala Peo Food and Nutrition Garden project, every participating primary school on the dry West Coast now boasts a well-maintained vegetable...

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SAMRC Early Investigators Award benefits patients and genomic research in Africa

SAMRC Early Investigators Award benefits patients and genomic research in Africa

​Professor Shahida Moosa, a senior geneticist at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, is a recipient of the South African...

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STIAS to host first Nobel Symposia in Africa

STIAS to host first Nobel Symposia in Africa

​It's official.

STIAS will host the first eight Nobel Symposia in Africa.

This was revealed at the STIAS brand reveal and soft launch event of the Nobel in...

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Students’ Representative Council #LunchBoxChallenge

Students’ Representative Council #LunchBoxChallenge

Giving is a core piece of many womxn's lives. To honour womxn on 09 August, the National Womxn's Day in style, Stellenbosch University Students' Representative...

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Actuarial Science student bags Adrian Gore Fellowship Award

Actuarial Science student bags Adrian Gore Fellowship Award

​Glory Ngwenya, an Actuarial Science student, is the recipient of the 2022 Adrian Gore Fellowship Award (AGF) offered by Discovery. It is the very first time...

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Innovus celebrates entrepreneurial women making our world a better place

Innovus celebrates entrepreneurial women making our world a better place

​Every year South Africa commemorates Women's month in August as a tribute to the brave women who marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956 to stop...

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