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‘A storm makes winter’: Stellenbosch scientists explain the rain

Sunlight breaks through stormy clouds over the Rooiplein at Stellenbosch University, near where the university’s library and Neelsie student centre have sustained damage from heavy rainfall. PHOTO: Janco Botes

A “big cold front” caused the recent heavy rainfall in Stellenbosch, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) told SMF...

First SRC plenary meeting in 2 years: were 2 hours enough?

Students attending plenary meeting on 4 March

The Stellenbosch University Student Parliament recently convened for its first plenary sitting of the term. This sitting on 4 March, followed nearly two years without a meeting. Opinions differed on the sitting’s productivity and whether the allocated time was sufficient.

Belofte van bek-en-klouseer-inentings gee hoop aan Wes-Kaapse boere

Die hoogs aansteeklike siekte, bek-en-klouseer (BKS) het in November 2025 begin kop-uitsteek in die Wes-Kaap. John Steenhuisen, minister...

SU sees highest SRC voter turnout in 14 years

The Stellenbosch University (SU) Student Electoral Commission (SEC) recently announced the newly elected members of the Student Representative Council...

SU scoops two top awards for green transport solutions

The two awards that Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Electric Mobility Lab won at the Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards on 7 August in Johannesburg. This is according to Thinus Booysen, an SU engineering professor and the director of the Electric Mobility Lab. “This recognition helps to build trust with industry partners, policymakers, and funders and demonstrates that Africa can be a leader in sustainable innovation,” said Booysen. PHOTO: Uendjizuvira Kandanga