​During a recent webinar, which formed part of supporting lecturers as they prepare for Emergency Remote Teaching in the second semester, we had the privilege of listening to four lecturer reflections on the first semester of ERT. We...

​Matie Community Service (better known by its Afrikaans acronym, MGD) will be taking all its Mandela Day activities online this month, starting with a 67 minute virtual discussion on “Staff Wellness during COVID-19 and Beyond" on 17 July...

​​​​​The Certificate Programme (CP) in Music Literacy at Stellenbosch University (SU) has received funding to ensure completion of the academic year despite the national lockdown. According to Pamela Kierman, senior lecturer at SU's music...

Two Stellenbosch University (SU) researchers have recently been selected to be part of the prestigious Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study fellowship at Harvard University in the United States of America. Dr Debra Shepherd, a lecturer at...

​South African will have to maintain healthier lifestyles for the National Health Insurance to succeed, writes Jane Simmonds, Dr Charles Parry (both from the South African Medical Research Council) and Prof Melvyn Freeman (Department of...

As learners are returning to South African schools in increasing numbers, Prof Shaheen Mehtar, an infection prevention control specialist who is involved in the Global Health Department of Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and...

​Prof Marius Nel from the Department of Old and New Testament in the Faculty of Theology at Stellenbosch University delivered his inaugural lecture on Thursday 24 August 2023. The title of his lecture was “Matthew, Jesus, and the invention...

The one major challenge that stands in the way of inclusive growth and sustainable development in Africa, is the nature, scale and complexity of corruption, writes Prof Pregala Pillay (Economic and Management Sciences) and Dr Chris Jones...

​Cancer of the oesophagus is one of the most understudied cancers in Africa. The disease has a peculiar distribution in the world – with a high incidence in China and Africa. In southern Africa it is more prevalent on the eastern side of...

"Many South African industries, especially the fruit industry, could suffer major financial losses if they're not allowed to transport their goods in high cube containers if the moratorium is not extended. Governments seven-year moratorium...