Lekgetho Makola appointed as new CEO of the Javett Art Centre at UP

Posted on February 02, 2021

Congratulations to Lekgetho Makola on his new position as the CEO of Javett-UP! “I am looking forward to guiding one of South Africa’s newest museums to a truly distinctive place in our heritage sector,” says Makola.

UP staffer writes book to be read by three million children on World Read Aloud Day 2021

Posted on February 01, 2021

UP staffer Sihle Nontshokweni has written this year’s official South African story to be read on #WorldReadAloudDay on 3 February.

For the love of university museums: The UP Museums to reopen on 1 February 2021

Posted on January 28, 2021

After over 300 lockdown days, the UP Museums are finally reopening their doors to the public. With new artwork and some new gallery changes, read more here to find out what you can look forward to.

Jonas Gwangwa embodied South Africa’s struggle for a national culture

Posted on January 27, 2021

Through 65 years on stage, Jonas Gwangwa’s playing contributed to every genre of South African jazz. Overseas, he was hailed as player, producer and composer.

‘UP gave me a solid foundation’ – Miss SA Shudufhadzo Musida revisits her alma mater

Posted on December 08, 2020

Reigning Miss South Africa Shudufhadzo Musida, a University of Pretoria (UP) alumna, recently visited UP’s Future Africa institute and campus at the invitation of Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Tawana Kupe, who hosted a luncheon and discussion in honour of her crowning achievement.

Karina Sevenhuysen takes award at annual symposium for Social Sciences and Humanities

Posted on October 22, 2020

On Friday 16 October 2020, five postgraduate students from the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies delivered papers on their research in Afrikaans at the annual Student Symposium for Social Sciences and Humanities organised by the South African Academy for Science And Arts...

‘In Gods Naam’: Unsettling sacred cows and asking questions about the role of the NGK in endorsing apartheid policy

Posted on October 22, 2020

Religion remains more closely linked to politics than most people would like to admit, said panellists during a discussion following the Cape Town premiere of In Gods Naam, a short documentary directed by Dr Siona O’Connell, of the University of Pretoria (UP).

UP partners with SA Heritage Publishers to bring ancestral stories to a wider readership

Posted on October 06, 2020

UP has partnered with South African Heritage Publishers to contribute to their series of illustrated history books called Our Story that offers fascinating insight into the lives of South Africa’s ancestral people. Read more: