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Prof Bonang Mohale during question time after delivering the 14th annual honorary Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert (FVZS) lecture on 18 March 2026.
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Events

Mohale challenges South Africans: What kind of leaders are we choosing?

As South Africa heads towards elections within the next year, citizens should be asking a simple but urgent question: What kind of leaders are we choosing? This...
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Advancing SU’s internationalisation agenda

Advancing SU’s internationalisation agenda

​As the saying goes, change is the only constant. Nowhere is this more evident than in the dynamic landscape of global higher education. The sector continues to...

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Dr Katlego Letlonkane channels passion for social justice into LLD research

Dr Katlego Letlonkane channels passion for social justice into LLD research

​Katlego Letlonkane is a familiar face on the Stellenbosch University (SU) campus. Many staff members know her as the dynamic facilitator of the Siyakhula...

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Some insects are declining, but what’s happening to the other 99%?

Some insects are declining, but what’s happening to the other 99%?

A team of scientists from South Africa and the United Kingdom have developed a synthesis framework, integrating multiple evidence streams, that will allow for...

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World Health Day: Prioritising the health of mothers, newborns

World Health Day: Prioritising the health of mothers, newborns

​​​World Health Day is observed annually on 7 April. The theme for 2025 is “Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures" focusing on improving maternal and newborn...

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DLTE Seminar - Kindling the fire: Transformative teaching and the decolonisation of medical education

DLTE Seminar - Kindling the fire: Transformative teaching and the decolonisation of medical education

​​​You are invited to attend the second quarterly Teaching-Learning-Assessment seminar of 2025, offered by the Division for Learning and Teaching Enhancement

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Brothers in law: Unique trio redefines friendship at SU

Brothers in law: Unique trio redefines friendship at SU

​​​Three best friends walk into a wine bar. All of them are lawyers. One is Xhosa, one is Afrikaans and one is Indian… If this sounds like the beginning of a...

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