Stellenbosch university
Can a machine identify a COVID-19 positive cough?
Study participants are being asked to provide cough recordings via a web-based data collection platform using their smartphones.
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Tygerberg Hospital workers plead with the public to vaccinate
Exhausted and desperate for some relief, health workers at the coalface of the COVID-19 pandemic have little patience for vaccine denialists and anti-vax sentiments.
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'Language doesn't belong to an institution' - FFP on Afrikaans claims at SU
The South African Human Rights Commission is looking into complaints received that students were being prohibited from speaking Afrikaans in private spaces such as residences, on digital platforms such as WhatsApp and even on park benches in front of student residences.
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DA accuses Stellenbosch University management of being anti-Afrikaans
In 2016 the institution implemented a new language policy that elevated the status of English in an effort to avoid making students, who are not fluent in Afrikaans, feel marginalised and excluded.
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DAK Network to march against ‘erasure’ of Afrikaans at Stellies
Chairperson of the organisation Danie van Wyk said more needed to be done to ensure Afrikaans remained one of the teaching languages at Stellenbosch University.
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SA Rugby to consult legal advisors over decision in Jurie Roux-SU matter
SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux has been ordered to repay R37 million to Stellenbosch University after an arbitrator found that he misappropriated funds during his time at the institution.
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Education foundation urges govt to do more to help distressed learners
An education activist said the suicide rate among schoolgoers was alarming. Two learners from a Paarl high school allegedly committed suicide within 48 hours of each other.
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Men, older persons & diabetics most at risk of dying from COVID-19, study finds
That is one of the findings of a local population cohort study probing risk factors for COVID-19 deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Close to R1m raised for student athletes impacted by COVID-19
Over 300 students have already applied to the fund for relief.
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R500 bail for Maties student accused of sexual assault
The attack, which occurred on Friday evening at a Tygerberg residence, has sparked an outcry among the university’s student body.
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Stellenbosch University accused of not taking GBV seriously after student attack
This comes after a Stellenbosch University medical student was arrested for the physical and sexual assault of a fellow student.
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SA scientists make progress with study of live samples of COVID-19
A UWC scientist collaborated with Stellenbosch University in May on a project that saw cell cultures inoculated with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) samples and grown in a strictly controlled laboratory.
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COVID-19 research helps clear young patient ahead of cancer treatment
Before doctors could start cancer treatment on the child, they needed to ensure that he was clear of the coronavirus.
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SA scientists now able to study how COVID-19 reacts in certain conditions
Experts from the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and Stellenbosch University have collaborated to grow a pure culture of the virus.
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SA scientists study live samples of coronavirus for insight into COVID-19
Experts from the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and Stellenbosch University (SU) have obtained samples from COVID-19 patients at Tygerberg Hospital.
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UWC opts for flexible learning approach to continue classes
The University of the Western Cape's Gasant Abarder said that their second term started under lockdown conditions and they've had to respond appropriately.
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WC tertiary institutions implement e-learning to save academic year
The University of the Western Cape has implemented a flexible working and learning approach, which includes online platforms.
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Stellenbosch University suspends classes due to COVID-19
All students in university accommodation must vacate their residences and are to return home during this period, while those unable to do so will be accommodated in university residences.
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Stellenbosch, UCT cancel upcoming graduations due to coronavirus
Both Stellenbosch University and the University of Cape Town said graduands would receive their qualifications in absentia.
