Stories
UP-linked study reveals climate-smart water storage strategies adopted by Great Zimbabwe in Middle Ages
A study involving the University of Pretoria (UP), along with academics from Great Zimbabwe University, University of Cambridge in the UK and Aarhus University...
October 05, 2023
Marc Wegerif presenting at Landac International Conference 2023.
UP Development Studies Coordinator, Marc Wegerif, presented at the annual Landac International Conference held at Utrecht University in the Netherlands at the...
May 17, 2023
Guest Lecturer, Chris Mulaudzi, Encourages Development Studies Students
On 15th May Chris Mulaudzi gave a guest lecture on the Development Studies Honours course at University of Pretoria. Chris is the General Manager Corporate...
November 08, 2022
UP’s Development Studies Student Organisation (DSSO) Fieldwork
The aim of the recent DSSO Activity trip was to raise awareness and share with the Jafta Mahlangu Secondary School learners about the potential career paths...
November 01, 2022
UP guest lecturer: What drives homelessness in South Africa
Township informal settlements, back yard dwellers, and homelessness are caused by poor government planning, so says national chairperson of the South African...
October 28, 2022
South Africa’s cannabis sector: all smoke and no fire
In 2018 when South Africa effectively decriminalised cannabis, a light shone on the potential to be a global leader in the sector. But four years later, the...
September 05, 2022
Consultations Held on New Development Studies Course
A number of consultations have been held on the design of a new Development Studies masters course. This will be a fully online taught masters and is targeted...
May 30, 2022
Global Land Forum 2022: "Pathways to Climate Solutions"
Marc Wegerif of the Department of Anthropology, Archaeology and Development Studies was presenting on the 24 th May 2022 at the Global Land Forum held in Jordan...
November 16, 2020
UP in three country study of Covid-19 impacts on food systems
The University of Pretoria (UP) is part of a new three country study of “The Impacts of COVID-19 Responses on the Political Economy of African Food Systems”...
June 01, 2020
Chris Mulaudzi addresses the UP Development Studies Honors Students
The Head of Strategy at the Independent Development Trust (IDT), Chris Mulaudzi, addressed the UP Development Studies Honors Students on 17 th February 2020. He...
April 08, 2020
The effects of the national lockdown on informal traders and spaza shops
Eusebius is joined by Marc Wegerif, lecturer in Development Studies, at the University of Pretoria. Mpho Vele, a fresh produce street food trader from the CBD...
September 21, 2017
Past and present stories of Africa
September is Heritage Month. This year's theme is 'Reclaiming, restoring and celebrating our living heritage'. In celebration of our continent and our country's...
July 05, 2017
Moving towards the Javett-UP
The sod-turning ceremony for the building of the Javett Art Centre (Javett-UP) at the University of Pretoria (UP) on the Hatfield and South campuses, to be...
February 28, 2017
Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists Conference (ASAPA), University of Pretoria, 5-7 July 2017
The Association for Southern African Professional Archaeologists (ASAPA) is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation that exists for the purpose of...