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Sunelle Hanekom at her graduation on 23 March 2026
Image by: Henk Oets

Awards and milestones

From typist to master’s graduate, Sunelle Hanekom’s journey comes full circle

For more than three decades, Sunelle Hanekom worked behind the scenes – organising, supporting and managing processes to ensure that others could succeed. Now...
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New report offers insight into SA teens’ smartphone habits

New report offers insight into SA teens’ smartphone habits

​Today's teenagers are the first generation to grow up with constant online connectivity. As smartphones are becoming more ingrained in their lives, the...

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Wanted: “missing” creative texts in Afrikaaps

Wanted: “missing” creative texts in Afrikaaps

Wanted: existing creative texts written in Kaaps or Afrikaaps. Such poems, recordings of spoken word poetry, short stories, books, TikTok poems, radio and...

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Talking Transformative Assessment: Through the students' lens with Dr Taryn Bernard

Talking Transformative Assessment: Through the students' lens with Dr Taryn Bernard

​​​The Division for Learning and Teaching Enhancement (DLTE)’s podcast series, Talking Transformative Assessment, hosted by Dr Hanelie Adendorff and Dalene...

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Wanted: “missing” creative texts in Afrikaaps

Wanted: “missing” creative texts in Afrikaaps

Wanted: existing creative texts written in Kaaps or Afrikaaps. Such poems, recordings of spoken word poetry, short stories, books, TikTok poems, radio and...

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SU welcomes new champion for campus health

SU welcomes new champion for campus health

In February, Stellenbosch University (SU) entered a new era for Campus Health Service (CHS) with Dr Kathy Grammer's appointment as Senior Director, succeeding...

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Chancellor’s Award honours Prof Blaauw’s 40-years of excellence in Dietetics

Chancellor’s Award honours Prof Blaauw’s 40-years of excellence in Dietetics

Professor Prof Renée Blaauw from the Division of Human Nutrition at Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) is the recipient of...

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