Campus life
Tyrese Human wants every child to know they belong
When Tyrese Human was eight years old, he made a bold announcement to his family. One day, he declared, he was going to move overseas, buy a limousine and a...
Campus life
Keenen Gilbert turns compassion into action at SU
Keenen Gilbert likes to joke that his blood is maroon and gold. After nine years at Stellenbosch University (SU), four degrees and countless leadership roles...
Campus life
Hannah Sieberhagen turns ideas into communities
For much of her childhood, Hannah Sieberhagen lived a life that few students at Stellenbosch University (SU) can relate to. Born in South Africa to South...
Media release
South Africa’s Tiny Duo with Big Agricultural Promise
Hidden beneath the soils of South Africa’s grain fields, scientists from the Agricultural Research Council uncovered a remarkable insect-parasitic nematode that...
Events
New archive at SU sheds light on overlooked liberation history
A major archive documenting one of South Africa’s most influential – yet often overlooked – liberation traditions has found a home at Stellenbosch University...
Events
‘A crime does not rot’: Africa Day lecture calls for radical slavery reparations
The enslavement of black Africans was a “world-breaking crime” that continues to shape global inequality, sovereignty and power today – and now is the time to...
Media release
Learning from !Khwa ttu: Reimagining the wildlife economy through indigenous knowledge
On Saturday 11 April 2026, a group of African Wildlife Economy Institute (AWEI) team members visited !Khwa ttu, often described as the ‘embassy’ of the San of...
Media release
PANGeA Early Career Fellowship Programme 2026
The Partnership for Africa’s Next Generation of Academics (PANGeA) invites applications for the 2026 Early Career Fellowship Programme to be hosted at the...
Institutional news
Microsoft OneDrive storage at SU
Microsoft 365 (M365) is Stellenbosch University’s cloud-based productivity platform that supports the University’s day-to-day academic, administrative and...