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A Day in the Life… Randall Adams
Awards and milestones
A doctorate driven by purpose and perseverance
“Coming from a rural background should never limit one’s aspirations. What matters most is not where you come from, but where you want to go and what you are...
Awards and milestones
Retha Smit’s lifetime of determination leads to PhD at 67
At 67, Dr Retha Smit is living proof that you’re never too old to learn. A lifelong learner, Smit received her PhD in psychiatry from Stellenbosch University...
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Completing the equation: Dr Daniella Moore honours her father’s legacy
For Dr Daniella Moore, the final stretch of her PhD in Mathematics at Stellenbosch University (SU) became something she could not have anticipated – a test not...
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Linda Dube played on through grief to earn her master’s degree
In the early hours of 4 December 2024 in Kimberley, far from home and in the middle of a football tournament where she represented Stellenbosch University (SU)...
Awards and milestones
SU bestows honorary doctorate on pioneer of digital banking in Africa
Dr Tjaart Johannes van der Walt, regarded as a pioneer of digital banking on the African continent, was awarded an honorary doctorate by his alma mater...
Awards and milestones
SU awards honorary doctorate to champion of health equity
Stellenbosch University (SU) awarded an honorary doctorate to pioneering South African social scientist and epidemiologist Dr Olive Shisana on Thursday (26...