Posted on August 05, 2022
The 'Attached to the Soil' exhibition has opened at Merensky 2 Library - come view it today!
Posted on July 13, 2022
Dr Jason Musyoka, a former Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Pretoria and now associate researcher at the Centre for Mediation in Africa (CMA) at UP has been appointed to lead the development of the 9th Human Development Report (HDR) for Kenya - the fourth largest economy in Sub-Saharan...
Posted on July 13, 2022
The University of Pretoria, in collaboration with the Emerging Scholars Initiative Press (ESI Press) launched two books last week, both edited by Ms Mary Crewe. On 5 July 2022, the Faculty of Theology and Religion hosted the book launch of Old Ways of Being to New Ways of Seeing. This was...
Posted on July 04, 2022
The University of Fort Hare’s Department of History and NAHECS hosted the 28th Biennial Conference of the Southern African Historical Society.
Posted on June 28, 2022
The University of Pretoria recently joined St Alban’s College in paying tribute to an ex-teacher of the school and alumnus of the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies as well as the Department of English.
Posted on June 21, 2022
“We are proud of all the recipients and look forward to their contribution to strengthening the higher education landscape and making a difference in society,” said Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Tawana Kupe.
Posted on June 19, 2022
This month, 46 years have passed since the 1976 Soweto Uprising—an integral moment in the call for democracy in an apartheid-led South Africa. June 16 remains a monumental date in our country’s history. It not only reminds us of our commitment to democracy and the lives sacrificed in...
Posted on June 19, 2022
The Soweto Uprising was a demonstration of the lengths to which the youth were prepared to go to fight oppression and highlighted the importance of youth activism. The uprising came at a time when the youth was being influenced by a wave of political consciousness triggered by the growing Black...
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?’
Posted on June 12, 2022
The Department of Historical and Heritage Studies is exceptionally proud of two of its graduates, Edwin Smith and Dr Stephen Symons, who have been recognised on international platforms. Their professional profiles underline the prominence and excellence of students the Department can boast of.
Posted on June 10, 2022
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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...
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.
Posted on May 30, 2022
Professor Adekeye Adebajo, Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship senior research fellow, provides and overview of South Africa's peacemaking endeavours in African countries over the past 30 years.
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...
Posted on May 28, 2022
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Posted on May 24, 2022
UP has launched the African Centre for the Study of the United States to bridge the knowledge gap between Africa and the US, and to produce multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary research.
Posted on May 24, 2022
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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’.
Posted on May 19, 2022
IsiZulu writer Menzi Thango has become UP’s first student to obtain a master’s in creative writing in an African language, other than Afrikaans. Part of his study analyses the poems of novelist and poet Benedict Wallet Vilakazi.
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