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By Emma Giles The Student Court of Stellenbosch University unanimously overruled the Student Electoral Commission’s (SEC) decision to disqualify Ben Anderson as a member of the Students’ Representative Council (SRC). Anderson received the top number of votes… read more

By Jana Gous Every week in South Africa, over 60 viable organs go unused – organs that could have saved dozens of lives. But a group of Stellenbosch medical students are challenging this tragic statistic head-on. Through… read more

By Anica Hattingh Professor Pierre Goussard, a professor at Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Department of Paediatrics and Child Health and Head of Clinical Units for Paediatric Pulmonology and Paediatric Intensive Care (PICU) at Tygerberg Hospital, has embarked on… read more

By Emma Olivier The Student Representative Council (SRC) hosted the annual Student Transformation Indaba on Friday 3 October in the G.G. Cillié building. The event was opened by Prof. Nico Koopman, followed by a panel discussion with… read more

By Agnes Homwe At Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Engineering, innovation in teaching and learning is not merely encouraged; it is actively lived. This commitment recently earned the faculty the prestigious National University Teaching Award (NUTA 2025 Team… read more

By Leah Falcon The 7th annual Social Justice Summit took place on 17 October and was organised by Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. This event took place… read more

By Lilja Flohr At the 14th Annual Child Law Moot Court, Stellenbosch University (SU) competed in the national competition featuring top law schools across South Africa. The event took place from 19 to 20 September and was… read more

By Eben Labuschagne Researchers at Stellenbosch University (SU) have identified three key proteins that could serve as a new target in the fight against Plasmodium falciparum. It is a parasite responsible for the high infectivity, survivability, and… read more

By Leah Falcon, Kaylin Kotzee and Zandri van Greunen 7 October marks the second year of the current phase of the Israel-Palestine war, which forms part of a broader history of unrest that extends well before 1948.… read more

By Lilja Flohr While most students were on their well-deserved semester break, the Stellenbosch University Choir (SUC) and its members travelled to Aarhus, Denmark, where they competed at the Interkultur 2025 Grand Prix of Nations European Choir… read more

By Leah Falcon On 13 August, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister, Mpho Parks Tau, published draft regulations in terms of the National Credit Act, and awaited comments from the public. The response was a mammoth rejection.  The… read more

By Anica Hattingh Stellenbosch University (SU) inaugurated its 13th Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Deresh Ramjugernath, on 1 October. This historical moment brought together university leaders, government officials, students, staff and alumni into SU’s Endler Hall to celebrate… read more

By Roosje Grobbelaar, Emma Giles and Emma Olivier on 24 September  An interim SU Students’ Representative Council (SRC) will be inaugurated on 30 September, amidst unanswered questions about a candidate. On 29 August the election for the 2025/2026… read more

By Tenisha-Kami Taylor    With semester two in full swing, NSFAS (National Student Financial Aid Scheme) students are trapped in a crisis: no transport, no allowances for months, hungry for answers. Many say that they’ve been left in… read more

By Inge van der Westhuizen and Lilja Flohr On Thursday 14 August, at roughly 05:35, a fire started in one of the rooms of Irene Women’s Residence.  Marina dos Santos, Vice Primaria of Irene, recalls, “I was… read more

With the SRC-election season upon us, it is time to meet the chosen candidates who have put themselves forward for consideration to represent the students of Stellenbosch University (SU).  Among these students, 15 will be chosen based… read more