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Parliament probes Stellenbosch University as cracks in system show
While management at Stellenbosch University projected stability and excellence, students, auditors and internal oversight bodies warned of chronic debt, unsafe housing, National…
Spore secrets: African ‘magic mushroom’ finally reveals its origins
Africa may be the birthplace of the world’s most popular magic mushroom. Scientists have identified Psilocybe ochraceocentrata, a potent psychedelic cousin of Psilocybe cubensis,…
HIV made him expect to die at 40. At 73, Edwin Cameron asks: Who’s planning for our ageing survivors?
At 33, the retired Constitutional Court justice thought he had, maybe, seven years left. His story traces the arc from certain death because of Aids to a chronic, manageable…
The unforgettable Sobukwe
Fort Hare must be to the African what Stellenbosch University is to the Afrikaner
Looking up: How the South African night sky is healing minds
A pioneering project explores how stargazing can ease anxiety, boost mood and strengthen family bonds, using the night sky as a natural therapy
Beyond the bin: Rethinking bioplastic waste for a circular future
Stellenbosch University has developed a process involving enzymes that can break down bioplastics
Half of SA teachers want out because of violence, exhaustion
Fifty percent of the country’s teachers may leave the profession in 10 years, threatening education quality and rural staffing
Experts say insect decline is real, but evidence remains fragmented and biased
Researchers develop new model to assess insect biodiversity with limited data
South Africa and China set new quantum communication world record
Fast and extremely secure satellite link paves the way for next-generation quantum internet
Children who start grade one aged below six years at higher risk of having to repeat
President Cyril Ramaphosa emphasised the need to provide universal early-childhood development services to improve learner outcomes
Budget 2025: Jobs for only 800 of 1 800 unemployed doctors
This is despite vacancy rates of 5% to 22% in government clinics and hospitals
Smartphone addiction is rife in teens, study shows
New research reveals South African adolescents’ devices are their ‘constant companions’
Amplify children’s voices to overcome violence in South Africa
We urgently need more interventions to protect children and address the root causes of violence in the country
Stellenbosch University: empowering green champions
Stellenbosch University (SU) is on a mission to empower each member of its community to become an agent of change
African-made electric motorcycle completes solar-powered journey from Nairobi to Stellenbosch
The innovative expedition has highlighted the need for electric mobility on the continent