What psychological strengths do adolescents who live under difficult circumstances in low-income communities draw on to help them cope with stress, fear and anxiety? This is one of the questions that Dr Carmen Späth tried to answer in her...

An application and system developed by a current student and four alumni from Stellenbosch University (SU) will help non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to deliver aid where it is needed most. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown...

​In light of reports of racism at some high schools in Cape Town's southern suburbs, Prof Nuraan Davids from the Department of Education Policy Studies writes in an opinion piece for Cape Argus (11 June) that schools should be safe spaces...

The article Unprecedented tax collapse endangers post-Covid recovery by Tania Ajam and Dennis Davis was published by the Daily Maverick on 14 May 2020. Read the complete article below or click here​ for the piece as published. The...

This opinion piece appeared in Daily Maverick on 14 May 2020. Click here for the published version online, or read the full text below. * * * President Ramaphosa's latest announcement on the lockdown is too little, too late By Wim de...

​Stellenbosch University's (SU) sustainable water optimisation project was the runner-up in this year's International Sustainability Campus Network's (ISCN) awards 2020. SU's Facilities Management Division entered the University's water...

​​In celebration of Women's Month, Stellenbosch University is shining a spotlight on the exceptional women of our institution. As we celebrate the remarkable achievements of female academics with this series of profiles, we also illuminate...

Do not wait for symptoms to appear, high blood pressure is real…! Hypertension (high or raised blood pressure) is a condition in which the blood vessels have raised pressure, created by the force of blood pushing against the walls of the...

​As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, higher education institutions have had to come up with innovative ways to ensure that students successfully complete their studies for 2020. Within the constraints of the total...

​​Stellenbosch University (SU) has added #Action4Inclusion to their growing list of student funding initiatives aimed at ensuring academic inclusion and the scrapping of historical debt for all deserving students. Established by the SU...