Arts & Culture News

  • Inaugural lecture by Prof Siona O’Connell: ‘We are not a community of nobodies: What may we yet become?’

    Posted on June 15, 2022

    On 9 June, Professor Siona O’Connell from the School of Arts presented her inaugural lecture titled ‘We are not a community of nobodies, what may we yet become?’

  • NewsClips (10/06/2022)

    Posted on June 10, 2022

    Here are the NewsClips for the week:

  • World Ocean’s Day – For oceans, for heritage and for people

    Posted on June 08, 2022

    World Ocean’s Day, which is celebrated annually on 8 June, was initially proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2008. This year’s theme, ‘Revitalization: Collective action for the ocean’, highlights the ideas and solutions proposed by communities that are...

  • PAMOJA EVENT – 30TH MAY 2022

    Posted on June 02, 2022

    On 30 May 2022, the University of Pretoria (UP) and the Embassy of Sweden in Pretoria hosted the event to launch Pamoja, at the Future Africa campus. This event focused on an intergenerational discussion on the topic of democratic activism.

  • International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 2022

    Posted on May 29, 2022

    On 29 May 1948, the UN established its first peacekeeping mission when the Security Council deployed a small force of UN military observers to the Middle East (United Nations 2022). This force formed the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO), which monitored the Armistice...

  • NewsClips (28 May 2022)

    Posted on May 28, 2022

    Here are the NewClips for the week:

  • NewsClips (13 May 2022)

    Posted on May 24, 2022

    Here are the NewsClips for the week:

  • Building a shared future for all life!

    Posted on May 20, 2022

    International Biodiversity Day, which was first introduced in 1993, is celebrated annually on 22 May and aims to increase awareness and understanding of biodiversity issues. This year’s slogan is ‘Building a shared future for all life’.

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