Posted on August 02, 2021
Recent riots and the huge loss of life and property in South Africa have alarmed many people globally, including those in Somalia’s war-ravaged capital, Mogadishu. A few of Mogadishu’s denizens who know that I spend several months annually at the University of Pretoria have urged me...
Posted on August 02, 2021
As we approach International Friendship Day, a time when we should be celebrating a sense of human unity to overcome some of the world’s most pressing social issues, it may be fitting to reflect on our society and how we ‘do’ friendship.
Posted on August 02, 2021
Former South African President, Nobel laureate and anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18 July 1918. In 2010, the United Nations General Assembly declared the date of his birth Nelson Mandela Day. This day is recognised and celebrated annually by all who are willing...
Posted on August 02, 2021
The Mail & Guardian publishes the names of 200 exceptional and noteworthy individuals below the age of 35 in its list of 200 Young South Africans. This list has been published for more than 15 years and has featured UP alumni, staff and students.
Posted on July 23, 2021
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Posted on July 09, 2021
On 29 June, Prof Vasu Reddy, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria, and Prof Relebohile Moletsane, J. L. Dube Chair in Rural Education at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, presented their research at the Critical Food Studies virtual seminar, funded by the Andrew W....
Posted on July 09, 2021
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Posted on June 25, 2021
In 1974, the Afrikaans Medium Decree was issued by the South African Minister for Bantu Education, Mr MC Botha. The Decree made Afrikaans the compulsory medium of instruction in black schools from Standard 5 upwards (Grade 7 to 12).
Posted on June 25, 2021
The birth of a premature infant can cause severe stress in families as parents are often unsure about their infant’s future. Is their infant going to survive? If the infant does survive, what are the possibilities of their infant having a disability or a developmental delay that requires...
Posted on June 25, 2021
During the past 14 months, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused most families to experience immense stress. Families and communities have been, and continue to be exposed to changes, such as having to work from home, the closing of child care centres and home schooling. Social distancing has caused...
Posted on June 25, 2021
International Workers’ Day, also known as Labour Day or May Day, is a celebration of the courage shown by the working class when they united in objecting to poor working conditions. This day is celebrated on different days in different countries, but generally falls on the first day of May....
Posted on June 25, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has produced significant stress and anxiety for many families around the world with lower income families more significantly affected during this time. The impact and demands placed on families has been considerable especially for families of children with special needs...
Posted on June 25, 2021
The impact of human activities on the physical environment are largely responsible for the observed loss of habitats, high levels of extinction, irreversible threats to biodiversity and loss of livelihoods. Ecosystem monitoring programmes, corrective measures and rehabilitation initiatives to...
Posted on June 25, 2021
World Environment Day, which we celebrate on 5 June this year, is a day that focuses on the environment and ecosystem restoration. This year kicks off the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030). As the environment continues to suffer at the hands of humans, forests, peatlands and...
Posted on June 25, 2021
Remembering Sam Mzima’s iconic photograph of Hector Pieterson, memorialised at the Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum in Soweto[1], the Soweto Poet Laureate[2] Ingoapele Madingoane’s poem Africa my beginning, Africa my ending,[3] and Ingrid Jonker’s The child who was shot dead...
Posted on June 25, 2021
World Refugee Day is hosted annually on 20 June. Under the theme ‘Together we heal, learn and shine’, this year’s event aims to create awareness of the challenges faced by refugees globally.
Posted on June 25, 2021
On 10 June, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the University of Pretoria and its transdisciplinary research institution Future Africa, hosted a youth forum under the theme: ‘Reimagine education tomorrow – Our time. Our turn. Our future’. As...
Posted on June 24, 2021
On 20 May 2021, 123tutors won Best Seed Pitch at AfricArena’s Southern Africa Summit, beating eight other start-ups from southern African countries including South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique and Botswana. We got in touch with the co-founders, and students from University of Pretoria UP);...
Posted on June 14, 2021
The Department of Historical and Heritage Studies and the Faculty of Humanities hosted a talk given by Professor Charles van Onselen on 7 June 2021
Posted on June 11, 2021
Former UP SRC president and current master’s student David Kabwa talks about the African Youth for Transitional Justice programme he is part of and why young people deserve a seat at the table.
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