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Sugar tax alone not enough to combat obesity & NCDs
In April 2018, the South African government, in response to a recommendation of the World Health Organisation, introduced a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) known as the Health Promotion Levy (HPL) in an attempt to reduce citizens'...
SU students and alumni off to Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Physiology and Medicine
Four young scientists and alumni from Stellenbosch University (SU) will be part of the group of nine young South African scientists who have been selected to participate in the 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting dedicated to Physiology and...
Weevil researcher helps build "genetic library" of South African species
As a child, a book about weevils borrowed from the Benoni Library gave Dr Steffan Hansen his first glimpse into the world of these beetles. Over the years his interest in insects grew to such an extent that it became his chosen study field...
Felix helps FMHS departments reach their fundraising goals
“People don't give money to strangers; they give it to friends. Therefore, I regard myself as a friend- as well as a fundraiser." This is the philosophy of Felix Spies, Manager: Fundraising and Partnerships of the Faculty of Medicine and...
Multi-skilling yourself as an accounting professional of the future
The accounting profession is going through a period of significant change. A couple of years ago many argued that mandatory audit firm rotation was the most significant change to impact the auditing profession in recent years. It is now...
African solutions needed to help identify SA’s unknown dead — Kathryn Smith
South Africa is grappling with a silent mass disaster of missing and unidentified people that requires collaborative interventions and solutions unique to our context, writes Dr Kathryn Smith* from the Department of Visual Arts in an...
World Oceans Day: Changes needed to save of our marine resources
World Oceans Day is celebrated annually on 8 June. In an opinion piece for the Daily Maverick, PhD student in Science Courtney Gardiner emphasises why it is imperative that we start now to make the critical changes that will ensure the...
South African Mathematical Sciences Research Landscape in 2024 by Prof Loyiso Nongxa (WITS)
Monday 12 June 2023, 16h00, Neelsie Cinema In this presentation we speculate on how the research landscape in South Africa might look like in 20 years time. We examine this through the lens of the profile of early career mathematical...
SU quantum expert receives Italian knighthood
One of Stellenbosch University’s (SU) top academics received an extraordinary honour over the weekend when Italy’s ambassador to South Africa bestowed the Order of the Star of Italy on Prof Francesco Petruccione from the School for Data...
Adding essential oils to diet of dairy calves could keep E. coli in check
Monensin, an antimicrobial substance that can be used to kill or prevent the growth of microorganisms, is frequently added to the diet of dairy calves to prevent intestinal infection caused by parasites, and to improve calf growth. The...