UP EXPERT OPINION: Giants of Global Africa give lie to black stereotypes

Posted on September 01, 2023

Professor Adekeye Adebajo unpacks his recently published Global Africa: Profiles in Courage, Creativity and Cruelty, which contains 100 essays written over the last three post-apartheid decades.

UP EXPERT OPINION: Soyinka’s horseman rides onto global stage

Posted on December 06, 2022

Professor Adekeye Adebajo reflects on the Nigerian film "Elesin Oba" (The King’s Horseman), which was released on Netflix in October 2022 to widespread acclaim.

UP EXPERT OPINION: Sidney Poitier was Hollywood’s first black superstar

Posted on January 25, 2022

“Even by the illusory standards of the fabled ‘American dream’, Sidney Poitier’s success was an improbable fairy tale,” writes Prof Adekeye Adebajo who has joined UP as a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship.

Javett-UP is now open to the public

Posted on September 24, 2019

The Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria (Javett-UP) opened its doors to the public on Tuesday, 24 September.

Moya moya moya moya

Posted on August 31, 2017

31 August is African Traditional Medicine Day. According to Dr Bosco Bae, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UP, however, the day is meaningless unless its value and history is recognised.

Prof James Ogude appointed as Director: Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship

Posted on January 17, 2017

The University is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor James Ogude as the new Director of the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship (CAS) with effect from 1 January 2017.