Photo novel provides key insights into impactful health communication
International research shows that photo novels, i.e. booklets that tell a story using photographs and captions, can be effective in health communication – and we have first-hand evidence of this.
Dr Alexander Rusero, research fellow
Alexander’s interest in international relations and community issues was triggered when he was just a boy growing up in Harare, Zimbabwe. His family lived next to Dr Mark Chingono, the first Zimbabwean academic to teach at both Cambridge University and Oxford University, and he inspired Alexander. Today he has a PhD in International Relations, an […]
Postdoc looks at links between African spirituality, disability and health
We recently welcomed our first postdoc fellow to the Africa Centre: Dr Nomvo Dwadwa-Henda joined the team in July and will be with us until mid-January 2024.
Ending HIV/Aids requires a broad, collaborative focus ─ and there is a clear path
The new UNAIDS Global Aids Update 2023 is clear about there being a path to end AIDS. This will help ensure preparedness to address other pandemic challenges.
Highlights of the SA Aids Conference 2023
From 20 to 23 June, almost 2 600 delegates who are committed to making an Aids-free generation by 2030 a reality attended the 11th SA Aids Conference in Durban. Over 250 local and international speakers from diverse backgrounds shared their expert insights during 46 sessions. More than 200 poster presentations, 49 symposium sessions and 92 exhibitors […]
Collaboration between UNAIDS and Stellenbosch University can facilitate groundbreaking research
Collaboration in action ─ from left to right are Prof Sibusiso Moyo and Dr Munya Saruchera from SU, and representing UNAIDS are Jennifer Baumann and Eva Kiwango. FOLLOWING a supportive relationship of more than two decades between Stellenbosch University’s Africa Centre for HIV/Aids Management and UNAIDS, two senior officials from this esteemed international institution visited […]
Connected on the frontline
Our new front desk administrator, Refilwe Mmakola, likes to understand connections and make them work, whether it’s on a human level, by helping people along in an academic environment, or more technical, by deciphering IT particulars or electrical infrastructure. She also feels connected to nature and loves exploratory adventures like hiking, boat rides and wine […]
From small-town girl to admin aficionado
Yolande Barendse Growing up in the Eastern Cape, Yolande Barendse spent many happy days playing barefoot on the gravel roads of Pearston, between Graaff-Reinet and Somerset East. In the summer, playtime continued into the cool of the evening under the open, starry skies. Today, she is equally at home in university town Stellenbosch with its […]
Continuous inequalities threaten global HIV/Aids progress
Eva Kiwango, South Africa’s country director for UNAIDS, addressed the MPhil students at the Africa Centre for HIV/Aids Management on the urgent need to address inequalities in order to get back on track with global HIV/Aids targets. THE EYE of the recent Covid-19 storm lasted a mere two years. Yet, many people reached pandemic fatigue […]
Yolande Barendse, administrative officer
Yolande grew up in the Eastern Cape in the small town of Pearston, between Graaff-Reinet and Somerset East. Her Stellenbosch journey started when she completed a management assistant (secretarial) national diploma at Boland College. She then joined the administrative team at Stellenbosch University’s Medical and Health Sciences Faculty, moving on to the Engineering Faculty in […]