Why the African food basket should be full of beans and other pulses

Posted on July 27, 2016

In an article published on The Conversation Africa, Dr Nokuthula Vilakati from the Institute of Food, Nutrition and Well-being at UP, explained why the African food basket should be full of beans and other pulses.

Sharing the latest buzz about bees with learners

Posted on July 27, 2016

As part of an outreach programme to create awareness about the plight of the bee, the Social Insect Research Group (SIRG) from the Department of Zoology and Entomology aka 'The Bee Group' visited the Grade 7 learners of Cornwall Hill College during their Natural Science lessons earlier this year.

Business Management PhD students become SASIE fellows

Posted on July 26, 2016

Mrs Hajo Morallane and Mr Oluwafemi Joshua Dele-Ijagbulu, two PhD students in the Department of Business Management, received bursaries from the South African PhD Partnering Network for Inclusive Growth through Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SASIE Network).

Centre for Contextual Ministry and Enterprises UP host annual certificate ceremony and celebration

Posted on July 26, 2016

The Centre for Contextual Ministry recently hosted its annual certificate ceremony in celebration of delegates who have successfully completed various courses during 2015 in collaboration with Enterprises UP at the Doxa Deo Brooklyn Campus.

High-level tax conference held at UP

Posted on July 26, 2016

A high-level conference held at the University of Pretoria earlier this month, brought together more than 150 delegates from an estimated 25 countries and international organisations to discuss measures that could be adopted by African countries to more effectively counter money laundering, tax...

Crocodile Specialist Group event puts UP's Exotic Leather Research Centre on the map

Posted on July 26, 2016

The 24th working meeting of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) CSG that was held in Skukuza earlier this year, was described as a huge success for the University of Pretoria and the Faculty of Veterinary Science and judged as one of the best working meetings of the...

Premier management training programmes launched for the local taxi industry

Posted on July 25, 2016

Enterprises UP together with Toyota South Africa and the Department of Marketing Management recently launched two premier management training programmes geared towards upskilling the local taxi industry at Faircity Roodevallei Conference Centre outside Pretoria.

Message banking brings hope for persons with MND

Posted on July 25, 2016

Ms Imke Oosthuizen, a master's student at the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication at UP, recently conducted a study on message banking, a relatively new early intervention strategy for persons with MND.