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Media release

What if the answer is simply to play?

A unique PhD at Stellenbosch and Coventry Universities PhD explores how storytelling, imagination, and tabletop role-playing games can unlock learning and...

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Opinion and features

Key continental issues highlighted on Africa Day

Building Africa’s future, Ubuntu and liberal democracy, the lives of migrant African women in South Africa, and the internationalisation of African higher...

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Kondwani Ngulube, an international student from Zambia enjoying the sights of Stellenbosch

Opinion and features

From a Greeting in Nyanja to a Place Called Home

Choosing a university is never just about rankings. When I was deciding where to pursue my BSc in Agriculture, Stellenbosch University (SU) stood out not only...

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Shanice Kantuchitani, International Student from Zimbabwe

Opinion and features

Blooming Where You Are Planted: Redefining Leadership Across Borders

In my home country, Zimbabwe, leadership is an asset of time. It is a crown reserved strictly for the elderly, for the grey hairs who have survived decades of...

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Joel Kabugo, a CERI Africa Stars fellow from Uganda, working in the lab

Opinion and features

In Africa, For Africa: Building Community through Continental Collaboration

Identity and Roots

Uganda is home for me. It is where my work is rooted — in the realities of clinical care and public health systems, with a clear focus on...

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Celestine Kemunto Nyamari, a CERI Africa Stars Research Fellow from Kenya, currently conducting research in Stellenbosch

Opinion and features

Belonging in the Small Moments: A Journey from Kenya to Stellenbosch

The Scientist & The Search

Kenya is home for me. It is where my family is, where I first discovered my passion for science, and where many of the questions that...

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