Giséle Chloé Lavita is not one to let circumstances stand in her way. At only 25 years, she graduated this week with a LLD from Stellenbosch University (SU) – one of the youngest to do so. What makes this achievement even more remarkable is that her degree is based... Read more
Visually impaired SU graduate refuses to pedal in sauerkraut when she encounters adversity
Must-ReadStellenbosch University March 30, 2023
Giving up has never been an option for Mbali Ngcamu, 62, who graduated from Stellenbosch University (SU) this week with an MSc in Food Nutrition and Security. Despite facing numerous challenges – a visual impairment that cut short her career as a radiographer, ill health and then, last year,... Read more
SARChI Chair highlights Paediatric Tuberculosis strides and challenges
ResearchStellenbosch University March 27, 2023
As the world marks Tuberculosis (TB) Day on 24 March, Professor Anneke C. Hesseling, who holds the DSI-NRF South African Research Chair (SARChI) in Paediatric Tuberculosis (TB), has shared insights into the strides being made to mitigate the burden of the disease among children in South Africa. Professor Hesseling,... Read more
Small Things Fund Founder Rhoda Malgas receives PhD for study on indigenous teas
ResearchStellenbosch University March 22, 2023
Rural communities who make a living from wild harvesting indigenous rooibos and honeybush in the fynbos region were the focus of the PhD study of Conservation Ecology lecturer and founder of the student-centred Small Things Fund, Dr Rhoda Malgas. The study has its roots in her experiences working with... Read more
Local student reaps the benefits of hard work and dedication
BursariesStellenbosch University March 10, 2023
Seven years of hard work, resilience and dedication have paid off for Somerset East’s ShakeilahWilliams is on track to complete her Degree in Medicine (MB, ChB) at Stellenbosch Universitythis year. This Cookhouse Wind Farm’s bursary programme recipient, who comes from this historica small town in the Eastern Cape plans... Read more
Five-time FNB Varsity Cup champions, FNB Maties clinched a solid 21-19 first-round victory over the old foe, FNB Ikeys at the Danie Craven Stadium on Monday, 20 February. The home side trailed 9-16 at halftime and was kept scoreless up until the 71st minute when scrumhalf Tom Bursey crashed... Read more
SA government avoids its human rights obligations towards refugees; refugee children’s rights deemed a ‘tragedy’ – GSA
IssuesStellenbosch University February 16, 2023
Young scholars from all over the world are urged to research and find solutions to pressing worldwide issues such as inequality, poverty, and the quest for social justice The South African Government has acted unlawfully and irrationally by passing the Refugee Amendment Act of 2020 and failed to protect... Read more
Justice Nambitha Dambuza: Review SA’s mandatory sentencing legislation
Latest newsStellenbosch University January 17, 2023
South Africa’s sentencing legislation has not been successful in its objective to reduce the crime rate in the country; instead, the crime rate has increased, which is further driven by high levels of inequality and extreme poverty on the one hand, and greed and corruption on the other hand,... Read more
Improvement for SU in THE WUR rank
Latest newsStellenbosch University October 16, 2022
Stellenbosch University (SU) improved on three of the five performance indicators used in compiling the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) World Universities Ranking (WUR) that was announced earlier. SU is ranked in the category 251–300 and shares the second position with Wits in South Africa. Approximately 1 800 universities... Read more
A discussion about gender-based violence (GBV) in institutions of higher learning initiated by Prof Thuli Madonsela, Law Trust Chair in Social Justice at Stellenbosch University, aims to contribute to the development of policy guidelines that will assist tertiary institutions to deal with the scourge of GBV. Over the past... Read more
