#UPGraduation2025: Blitzbok Zander Reynders tackles engineering degree and rugby career with purpose and precision

Posted on May 27, 2025

At the intersection of elite sport and academic excellence stands Zander Reynders – a rising Blitzbok star and proud new graduate of the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT). Fresh off a gold-medal finish at the 2025...

UP confers honorary doctorate on social worker and former First Lady Zanele Mbeki

Posted on May 26, 2025

UP's Faculty of Humanities recently awarded Zanele Mbeki an honorary doctorate

Passion meets purpose

Posted on May 23, 2025

Dr Marchantia Pollock, chartered accountant turned academic, shares her journey from corporate finance to inspiring future accountants at UP.

#UPGraduations2025: ‘The chains of poverty have been broken’ – UP PhD graduate

Posted on May 23, 2025

University of Pretoria (UP) PhD graduate Abongile Pindo can think of no better way to celebrate graduating with a Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology Development Studies from the Faculty of Humanities than with those closest to her.

UP GLAM: Preserving Veterinary Heritage through the Jotello F. Soga Library’s Special Collections

Posted on May 23, 2025

The Department of Library Services (DLS) is home to a number of rare and valuable collections curated by the Special Collections Unit. Although the majority of these collections are housed at Special Collections on Level 5 of the Merensky 2 Library, there are a few others at various other library...

Tuks 60+ Chapter holds successful AGM

Posted on May 23, 2025

The University of Pretoria’s Tuks 60+ Chapter held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 6 March 2025, bringing together esteemed alumni for an afternoon of reflection, planning and camaraderie. The event, held at the Sonop Males Residence, provided an opportunity for members to engage in...

UP PhD graduate’s research holds hope for gender equity in local government

Posted on May 22, 2025

After nearly 20 years of experience in the field of gender advocacy, Dr Samukele Deborah Khumalo-Dludla has reached a major milestone in her journey from practitioner to academic: graduating with a PhD from the University of Pretoria (UP). Her research, which focused on gender mainstreaming and...

UP honours Diane Victor, whose artwork masterfully mirrors reality

Posted on May 21, 2025

Artworks tell the story of our lives. They comment on society. They document the times. The artworks of Diane Victor, one of South Africa’s greatest living artists, are a no-holds-barred mirror of the reality we inhabit, gliding from horror and violence to beauty, frailty and freedom.