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Freedom Day: 30 years of hits and misses	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=10591	Freedom Day: 30 years of hits and misses	Corporate Communication and Marketing/Korporatiewe Kommunikasie en Bemarking	In celebration of Freedom Day, experts at Stellenbosch University looked back at the hits and misses of the last 30 years regarding the realisation of the freedoms guaranteed in our Constitution.
SU improves its position on QS subject rankings	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=9814	SU improves its position on QS subject rankings	Corporate Communication & Marketing / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie & Bemarking [Alec Basson]	Stellenbosch University can count itself among the leading higher education institutions globally in Life Science and Medicine, Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences and Management, Engineering & Technology, and Natural Sciences.
Women’s Day: Women’s interests must be taken seriously	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=9356	Women’s Day: Women’s interests must be taken seriously	Corporate Communication & Marketing / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie & Bemarking	Women’s Day was celebrated on Tuesday 9 August. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University write that the interests of South Africa’s women must be taken seriously.
Prof Anita Cloete helps to emphasise reciprocal relationship between media and religion	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=9233	Prof Anita Cloete helps to emphasise reciprocal relationship between media and religion	Corporate Communication & Marketing / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie & Bemarking	Prof Anita Cloete from the Department of Practical Theology and Missiology uses her research to promote a better understanding of the reciprocal relationship between religion and the media.
African Christians should “guard against being ‘captured’”	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=9228	African Christians should “guard against being ‘captured’”	Corporate Communication & Marketing / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie & Bemarking [Alec Basson]	In the second Stellenbosch Forum lecture of 2022, Prof Dion Forster asked why some African Christian leaders and their followers are loyal to seemingly morally corrupt and socially problematic American politicians and their political agendas
Africa Day: Addressing key issues to take Africa forward	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=9193	Africa Day: Addressing key issues to take Africa forward	Corporate Communication & Marketing / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie & Bemarking	Africa Day is celebrated annually on 25 May. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University focus on a few key issues that should be addressed to help Africa reach its full potential and become a global powerhouse.
Africa Day: New book aims to raise up new African leaders who will make a difference	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=9195	Africa Day: New book aims to raise up new African leaders who will make a difference	Corporate Communication & Marketing / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie & Bemarking [Alec Basson]	Africa needs people-centred, ethical and transparent governance and leadership to stop the rampant corruption that stymies the continent's growth, development and prosperity.
Freedom Day: What does freedom really mean in 2022?	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=9096	Freedom Day: What does freedom really mean in 2022?	Corporate Communication & Marketing / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie & Bemarking	On Wednesday 27 April, South Africans celebrate Freedom Day. In opinion pieces for the media, experts at Stellenbosch University reflect on the meaning of freedom after almost 30 years of democracy.
‘FBOs can play practical role in empowering and transforming the poor’ – PhD study	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=9018	‘FBOs can play practical role in empowering and transforming the poor’ – PhD study	Corporate Communication & Marketing / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie & Bemarking [Alec Basson]	Faith-based organisations (FBOs) can help to empower those who are economically deprived by equipping them with job skills and by restoring their human dignity.
Human Rights Day: We must embody human rights, exercise them responsibly	https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=8981	Human Rights Day: We must embody human rights, exercise them responsibly	Corporate Communication & Marketing / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie & Bemarking	Human Rights Day was celebrated on Monday 21 March. In opinion pieces for the media, Dr Chris Jones and Prof Nico Koopman argue that we must embody human rights and exercise them in a responsible manner.