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'I seized the opportunity'	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=9241	'I seized the opportunity'	Othmar Vorster	I am Othmar Vorster, originally from Kakamas, but moved to Aggeneys in the Bushmanland region of the Northern Cape at a young age. I was always an achiever at school.
SA’s first robot-assisted total hysterectomies performed at Tygerberg Hospital	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=9237	SA’s first robot-assisted total hysterectomies performed at Tygerberg Hospital	FMHS Marketing & Communications / FGGW Bemarking & Kommunikasie – Ilse Bigalke	The first robot-assisted total hysterectomy in South Africa was recently performed successfully by a team of surgical specialists from Tygerberg Hospital and Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS).
Neelsie Cinema revamped and ready to entertain	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=9236	Neelsie Cinema revamped and ready to entertain	Innovus & SUNCOM	The renovated multi-purpose space features two theatres – a 121-seater and a 98-seater – equipped with modern projectors and powerful surround sound and lighting.
Pioneering study of TB in rhinos aids Kruger Park’s conservation efforts	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=9231	Pioneering study of TB in rhinos aids Kruger Park’s conservation efforts	FMHS Marketing & Communications / FGGW Bemarking & Kommunikasie – Ilse Bigalke	The largest study ever to be conducted on a free-ranging population of rhinoceros, revealed that about one in every seven rhinos in the Kruger National Park (KNP) had evidence that they had been infected with Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis).
Legislative amendments needed to tackle misconduct, incompetence of educators	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=9232	Legislative amendments needed to tackle misconduct, incompetence of educators	Corporate Communication & Marketing / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie & Bemarking [Alec Basson]	South Africa’s education legislation lacks teeth when it comes to regulating the misconduct and incompetence of some of our educators in the public basic education system. We need legislative amendments to regulate their performance.
Covid-19 greatly increases risk of complications and death for pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=9225	Covid-19 greatly increases risk of complications and death for pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa	Adapted media statement by University of Pittsburgh	Pregnant women who are hospitalised with Covid-19 in sub-Saharan Africa are dying at a rate far greater than pregnant people without Covid-19 and non-pregnant people with Covid-19, according to a new multicenter study encompassing six African countries.
Matie receives medal for bravery in London	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=9217	Matie receives medal for bravery in London	Development & Alumni Relations	In June 2022, Stellenbosch University (SU) alumnus Brandon Visser will quietly commemorate the day a year ago when he jumped into the Thames near London Bridge to save a drowning woman.
Top jazz musicians come to the party to raise funds for students	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=9197	Top jazz musicians come to the party to raise funds for students	Development & Alumni Relations	Jazz lovers can look forward to a cosy winter evening with sizzling entertainment aimed at raising funds for a good cause – helping students settle their university fees.
New treatment offers hope for patients with devastating lung disease	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=9148	New treatment offers hope for patients with devastating lung disease	FMHS Marketing & Communications / FGGW Bemarking & Kommunikasie	A team of cardiologists from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) and Tygerberg Hospital recently performed a new, minimally invasive surgical procedure known as balloon pulmonary angioplasty on three patients.
Tackling intimate partner violence could lower rates of mental illness	http://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=9141	Tackling intimate partner violence could lower rates of mental illness	Lancet Psychiatry Commission	Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public mental health issue that requires collective societal change to tackle it effectively, according to a Lancet Psychiatry Commission published today.