Springbok Women’s team secures place in HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series
The Springbok Women’s Sevens rugby team beat Belgium 17-14 in the final of the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series...
Category: Women
Bright future ahead for first-time women’s Varsity Cup rugby champions
Bright future ahead for first-time women’s Varsity Cup rugby champions “ means a lot, not only to us,...
Research aimed at earlier breast cancer detection conducted at Stellenbosch University
Surgeons from the department of general surgery at Stellenbosch University (SU), have recently conducted a clinical breast screening programme...
R80 000 grant aims to reduce STEM gender divide
A third year PhD student at Stellenbosch University (SU) was recently promoting gender diversity within tertiary institutions after being...
‘All proposals on the table’, to phase in adjusted 60/40 gender placement ratio
Students recently convened at the Stellenbosch University (SU) Law Faculty to air their concerns and find answers, regarding the...
Sex testing discriminates against black women athletes
Black women athletes have been unfairly targeted by discriminatory laws and practices implemented by athletics governing bodies. This is...
Many women academics still recovering from lockdown burn-out
Higher education institutions in South Africa should look into remedying the negative consequences that the Covid-19 lockdown had on...
Photography used as a new lens to address gender-based violence
An international photography-based project aimed at starting discussions around gender-based violence, was recently shown in Stellenbosch to test its...
No clarity yet on SU residences affected by new placement decision
A decision on how the redistribution of residence placements for female students will be implemented, has not yet been...
Recent U19 Girls’ T20 tournament crucial for player development
Stellenbosch University (SU) recently hosted the finals of the Cricket South Africa (CSA) Girls’ U19 T20 National Championships, designed...