SU civil engineering students win sustainability awards
A group of civil engineering students at Stellenbosch University (SU) recently took top positions in a national sustainability competition....
Category: Environment
Students grow greens through new gardening society
A new Stellenbosch University (SU) gardening society provides free access to plots of land in which members can plant and grow their own produce, provided these members supply their own seeds.
Shortage of bicycle parts impacts Stellenbosch stores
An international backlog in bicycle parts that began during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 has resulted in a current...
SU researchers spot common dolphin calf with humpback dolphins
Researchers from Stellenbosch University (SU) recently spotted a newborn common dolphin calf with a pod of endangered humpback dolphins...
February veldfire damaged biodiversity, but rare Protea preserved
A total of 14 000ha of fynbos and wildlife habitat burned during the fire that swept through the Boland...
Stellenbosch gets green light for alternative energy project
Stellenbosch Municipality received permission to begin researching the use of alternative energy suppliers after mayor Gesie van Deventer signed...
A-klas energieverbruiksertifikaat net die begin vir volhoubaarheid by US
Vyftig geboue sal vanjaar vir energieverbruik ge-oudit word as deel van die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se poging om teen...
Preventing the great white shark vanishing act
Sara Andreotti has devoted her academic career and leisure time to the study and conservation of great white sharks....
Organic: future or faux?
The organic lifestyle takes on many different forms in various parts of the world. In a third world country...
Plaaslike skrywer stel debuut-kinderboek bekend
’n Plaaslike skrywer het onlangs haar debuut-kinderboek bekendgestel, wat beoog om kinders oor omgewingskwessies op te voed. Dr Henriëtte...