UP EXPERT OPINION: Taxpayers must bargain for accountable governance

Posted on May 18, 2023

Dr Sansia Blackmore of the African Tax Institute writes that elected government representatives need to be accountable to taxpayers. “They owe us much by way of transparency — explaining themselves and spending our hard-earned taxes carefully, in the interest of the people,” she...

Increasing Rainfall Extremes in SA

Posted on May 16, 2023

With climate change said to be affecting the intensity of rainfall, experts at the University of Pretoria (UP) have investigated if there are observable changes in the probability of significant to extreme daily rainfall across South Africa.

#UPGraduation2023: UP confers honorary doctorate on agricultural development doyen Prof Richard Mkandawire

Posted on May 16, 2023

UP confers honorary doctorate to Africa Director of the Alliance for African Partnership (AAP), Professor Richard Mkandawire, for his outstanding influence in the transformation of Africa’s agricultural food systems.

What the dead can teach the living

Posted on May 16, 2023

The Thabo Bester case has unleashed a fascination for forensic science. Bridget Hilton-Barber speaks to one of South Africa's foremost forensic pathologists about the vital role of autopsies and what they tell us about the state of our nation.

UP study shows 81% of Grade 4 learners in SA have reading difficulties

Posted on May 16, 2023

The South African portion of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study 2021 conducted by UP has found that 81% of South African Grade 4 learners are struggling to read for comprehension at age 10.

#UPGraduation2023: UP awards renowned archivist with an honorary doctorate

Posted on May 15, 2023

UP recently conferred an honorary doctorate on Nelson Mandela Foundation archivist Dr Verne Sheldon Harris who highlights the work of archive as “work that reaches insistently for the just society of our dreams”.

#UPGraduation2023: Legendary SA photographer Peter Magubane receives honorary doctorate from University of Pretoria

Posted on May 12, 2023

Along with the honorary doctorate, UP is also celebrating Dr Peter Magubane’s work by showing his photography at the UP Student Gallery for the duration of May 2023 in an exhibition titled ‘Magubane’s South Africa’.

uNobuntu – A must-see documentary by Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni

Posted on May 11, 2023

This heart-warming and emotional film by UP PhD student and former UP staffer Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni is fitting for Mothers' Day and is a must-see for anyone who appreciates the beauty of family connections.