Posted on October 20, 2022
‘Having this sort of recognition makes me want to work harder and inspire other young people,’ says Dr Gopolang Mohlabeng.
Posted on October 03, 2022
“Excellent content starts with a blank page,” Allison Triegaardt, Manager: Netflix Grow Creative Africa said during the LeadUP Alumni Thought Leadership conversation ‘Telling Africa’s Stories: The Business of Innovation, Collaboration and Creativity’.
Posted on September 28, 2022
We recently caught up with University of Pretoria (UP) alumna, Nadia Romanos, to get insights about her career and how life has been since she graduated from UP.
Posted on September 21, 2022
Meet Thando Gono, a recent graduate from the University of Pretoria (UP) who built herself a customised home while busy with a master’s degree, pregnant and working full-time as a town planning technician.
Posted on August 31, 2022
“Education is the first step for people to gain the knowledge, critical thinking, empowerment and skills they need to make the world a better place,” says University of Pretoria (UP) alumna Dintle Nkosi, who is helping young people to make smart career choices through her NGO Thuto...
Posted on August 01, 2022
A recent hybrid discussion hosted by the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Alumni Relations Office focused on migration crisis in Africa.
Posted on July 26, 2022
The widely anticipated Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans list has been announced – and this year, 32 University of Pretoria (UP)-affiliated trailblazers have made the cut.
Posted on July 26, 2022
The Delta Drone player will represent South Africa at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at the end of July as a sevens rugby international player.
Posted on July 26, 2022
UP alumna Dr Ronel de Villiers, a senior lecturer in Music Education at the University of Pretoria (UP), is the proud mother of two recent UP graduates.
Posted on July 26, 2022
Justin and Darren Oates are not only UP mechanical engineering graduates. As the band Alter Ego, they have just released the album Skree Net Sag, distributed by SonyMusicAfrica
Posted on July 26, 2022
“It is a wonderful research resource covering many aspects of the South African art world in the twentieth century in particular.” – Prof Karen Harris, Director of the UP Archives.
Posted on July 26, 2022
Scientists are particularly excited to finally have images of two black holes of very different sizes, which offers the opportunity to understand how they compare and contrast.
Posted on July 26, 2022
“There is no such thing as an instant reward. What people see in WeBuyCars today is the outcome of 21 years of hard work,” says Faan van der Walt.
Posted on July 18, 2022
Congratulations to reigning Miss South Africa and UP alumna Lalela Mswane on being crowned Miss Supranational 2022 at the international competition recently held in Poland!
Posted on July 11, 2022
UP has launched the VCDMA Alumni Chapter, the aim of which is to promote professional and social interaction, and ensure the continuation and success of the Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Merit Award (VCDMA) initiative.
Posted on June 28, 2022
The University of Pretoria recently joined St Alban’s College in paying tribute to an ex-teacher of the school and alumnus of the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies as well as the Department of English.
Posted on June 25, 2022
“I’ve always viewed myself as a storyteller and I’ve always had a wild imagination,” says University of Pretoria (UP) graduate Fezekile Msimang.
Posted on May 27, 2022
UP’s Alumni Relations Office recently hosted the latest instalment in its LeadUP: Thought Leadership series, this time addressing the thorny issue of state capture and its implications for South Africa.
Posted on May 23, 2022
In the wake of the recently released Zondo Commission Report, the latest LeadUP Alumni Thought Leadership webinar will tackle the topic of state capture, asking the question, “What’s next for our captured state?”
Posted on May 20, 2022
Three UP Faculty of Veterinary Science alumni recently reunited in the US to relieve a six-ton elephant of “toothache” by performing a specialised tusk extraction.
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