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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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Human Rights Day: Health rights, LGBTIQ+ rights under the spotlight

Human Rights Day: Health rights, LGBTIQ+ rights under the spotlight

​South Africans celebrated Human Rights Day on Friday 21 March. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University discussed health rights...

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SU’s March graduation week starts on high note with special performance by SA jazz legend

SU’s March graduation week starts on high note with special performance by SA jazz legend

​​Stellenbosch University’s (SU) March graduation week starts on a high note with jazz icon Jonathan Butler being awarded an honorary doctorate for his...

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SU lecturer back in the saddle to raise R100 000 for science students in need

SU lecturer back in the saddle to raise R100 000 for science students in need

​​​One family. Ten cyclists. Six days. Six hundred kilometres. 

Stellenbosch University (SU) lecturer Dr Marietjie Lutz is back in the fundraising saddle, and...

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The price of accreditation: What are business schools willing to sacrifice?

The price of accreditation: What are business schools willing to sacrifice?

I write this opinion piece at a critical moment, not just for business education but for the broader fight for justice in South Africa and beyond. As an...

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South Africa and China establish record-breaking 12,900 km ultra-secure quantum satellite link

South Africa and China establish record-breaking 12,900 km ultra-secure quantum satellite link

​​​​​Scientists from South Africa and China have successfully established the world's longest intercontinental ultra-secure quantum satellite link, spanning 12...

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Get to know your lecturer: Ulrike Kussing (Logistics and Supply Chain Management)

Get to know your lecturer: Ulrike Kussing (Logistics and Supply Chain Management)

Ulrike Kussing (Logistics and Supply Chain Management)

Teaching is in my blood. From my mom's side of the family, we have a long history of being either...

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