Reaching the finish line against all odds

Posted on May 11, 2017

The Department of Historical and Heritage Studies recently held its Annual Awards Ceremony at the Merensky 2 Library Auditorium. The theme for the event was 'Reaching the finish line against all odds'. Ms Mashooda Sedibeng, recipient of the Special Award on the day, exemplified the theme of the...

African history is a discipline on the rise - and one that raises many questions

Posted on May 10, 2017

Dr Glen Ncube, a lecturer in the Department of Historical and Heritage studies, discusses the rise of African history as a discipline and the questions that this raises, in an article that was recently published on The Conversation.

UP MasterCard Foundation Scholars graduate with distinctions

Posted on May 10, 2017

Two University of Pretoria (UP) graduates from the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program graduated with an astounding number of distinctions this term. Jackline Muhanika received 30 distinctions over the course of her studies, while Revingstone Mwalugha received 17.

Skills development for retail growth

Posted on May 09, 2017

Retail management training and excellence were celebrated at the fifth annual W&RSETA Retail Management Development Programme (RMDP) certificate ceremony.

Simbine: Trailblazer for South African athletics

Posted on May 09, 2017

Being one of the trailblazers of South African athletics seems to come naturally to Akani Simbine. On Friday when the Tuks-athlete outsprinted Justin Gatlin to win the 100 metres at the Diamond League Meeting in Doha, it was the third time this season that he had set a first in South African...

Round table at Centre for Human Rights reflects on African approaches to international law

Posted on May 09, 2017

What is unique about Africa's approaches to international law? What would be the features of a generalised African approach? These are some of the questions that were tackled at a round table recently hosted by the Centre for Human Rights in the University of Pretoria's Faculty of Law.

Using technology in the fight against malaria

Posted on May 09, 2017

The University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control recently announced the release of version 1.2 of the 'Malaria Buddy' app originally launched on World Malaria Day 2016.

Lethal dehydration - a ticking clock for desert birds

Posted on May 08, 2017

Prof Andrew McKechnie is part of an international study looking at the effects of climate change on birds, particularly those living in deserts. Their findings reveal that these birds are going to be under great strain in the future.