Africa Day 2025: Let Us Impact the Future Together – Message from the Vice-Chancellor and Principal

Posted on May 25, 2025

As a leader of an African university, I carry the spirit of many great African men and women—ancestors whose wisdom and courage helped shape this continent and the world. Their teachings flow through me as I express and celebrate my Africanness. Through this message, allow me to touch you...

How a UP residence steward is building communities and shaping leaders

Posted on May 23, 2025

Learn more about how Lanché van Tonder, Head of Residence Management and Student Life at UP, is transforming student housing into a leadership development community.

‘Bravery made all the difference’

Posted on May 23, 2025

Meet UP doctoral candidate Dr Daluxolo Mbebe, a historian and pastor who completed his PhD in just two years. “You cannot second-guess yourself into success,” he says.

Balancing ambition

Posted on May 23, 2025

“When your qualification is purpose-driven, the motivation to keep going despite the demands is stronger,” says Sindisiwe Kubeka of UP’s Health Sciences Faculty, who balanced a demanding professional role with completing a master’s in Strategic Communication Management.

Passion meets purpose

Posted on May 23, 2025

Dr Marchantia Pollock, chartered accountant turned academic, shares her journey from corporate finance to inspiring future accountants at UP.

#UPGraduations2025: ‘The chains of poverty have been broken’ – UP PhD graduate

Posted on May 23, 2025

University of Pretoria (UP) PhD graduate Abongile Pindo can think of no better way to celebrate graduating with a Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology Development Studies from the Faculty of Humanities than with those closest to her.

UP PhD graduate’s research holds hope for gender equity in local government

Posted on May 22, 2025

After nearly 20 years of experience in the field of gender advocacy, Dr Samukele Deborah Khumalo-Dludla has reached a major milestone in her journey from practitioner to academic: graduating with a PhD from the University of Pretoria (UP). Her research, which focused on gender mainstreaming and...

UP honours Diane Victor, whose artwork masterfully mirrors reality

Posted on May 21, 2025

Artworks tell the story of our lives. They comment on society. They document the times. The artworks of Diane Victor, one of South Africa’s greatest living artists, are a no-holds-barred mirror of the reality we inhabit, gliding from horror and violence to beauty, frailty and freedom.