Posted on August 16, 2020
“There is a trend that assumes physics is not for timid people, and that women are generally not able to do physics due to other commitments like family and raising children,” says Professor Mmantsae Moche Diale, an Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Pretoria (UP) who...
Posted on August 15, 2020
Welcome to the University of Pretoria! Congratulations on being conditionally admitted to one of our world-class academic programmes. I am certain your decision to #ChooseUP will prove to be one of the best decisions you could have made for yourself and your future.
Posted on August 14, 2020
University of Pretoria (UP) lecturer and trailblazer Dr Mpho Tshivhase has been awarded the CEO’s Award by the Institute of People Management (IPM) after making history as the first black woman to receive a doctorate in philosophy in South Africa in April 2018.
Posted on August 13, 2020
Online and distance education will gain greater legitimacy as enrolments are expected to grow in this area in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted on August 13, 2020
“South Africa’s debt situation is critical. And our rebound from lockdown is looking weak compared with other countries. As a country, we need to find a path back to fiscal sustainability and growth.”
Posted on August 12, 2020
As we celebrate Women’s Month in South Africa, it is a fitting time to reflect on the role of women in food and nutrition security on the African continent.
Posted on August 12, 2020
The cultural and creative industries sector has, undoubtedly, been hit the hardest by the pandemic. In fact, UNESCO called the situation a “cultural emergency” on a global scale.
Posted on August 12, 2020
On 6 August 2020, the Pretoria University Law Press (PULP) based at the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, held its first-ever virtual book launch. The edited volume of essays titled Exploring the link between poverty and human rights in Africa is edited by Ebenezer...
Posted on August 11, 2020
Aviro Health, a start-up supported by the University of Pretoria’s (UP) technology incubator and accelerator, TuksNovation, has launched a chatbot-based platform that offers people access to HIV self-testing resources, and the information they need to seek treatment and manage their...
Posted on August 11, 2020
Award-winning radio personality and University of Pretoria alumna Nthabeleng Matela tells Primarashni Gower about her career, and offers her thoughts this Women’s Month on the role that media can play in tackling gender-based violence.
Posted on August 11, 2020
Wendy van Eyck graduated cum laude with a master’s in Development Practice from UP, and is now co-owner of Believ content agency. The marketing strategist tells Primarashni Gower about her work, why women need to get to know themselves and the role we can all play in putting an end to...
Posted on August 09, 2020
The UK’s Barnsley Youth Choir and the University of Pretoria’s Tuks Camerata have proven that distance and even a global pandemic can’t stop them from singing together.
Posted on August 09, 2020
On 9 August 1956, thousands of women marched on the Union Buildings to demand their right to freedom of movement. This historic moment popularised the slogan Wathint'Abafazi Wathint'imbokodo (You strike a woman, you strike a rock).
Posted on August 08, 2020
One of the ways to begin the work of tackling the epidemic of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) that is gripping South Africa is ensuring that communities are educated about it and resources are made available to fight it.
Posted on August 07, 2020
Professor Charles Maimela is both the youngest, at 32 years old, and first black Deputy Dean of the Faculty since its establishment more than a century ago.
Posted on August 06, 2020
A study on the effects of COVID-19 and other respiratory infections on athletes returning to training and competition is being launched by the Sport, Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute (SEMLI) at the University of Pretoria (UP) in association with the International Olympic Committee (IOC)...
Posted on August 06, 2020
Enactus University of Pretoria (UP) is a non-profit, student-run organisation that is part of an international organisation which is a community of student, academic and business leaders committed to using the power of entrepreneurial action to transform lives and shape a better and more...
Posted on August 06, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is revealing that the leaders who are “winning” the war against the virus and the hearts and minds of followers are not the blustering, direct-now-and-think-later leaders of the pre-pocalypse. The leaders who are winning during the pandemic are the ones who are...
Posted on August 05, 2020
Scientists from South Africa and Pakistan have pooled their expertise in an effort to understand why more than 350 elephants in Botswana have died in just two months.
Posted on August 05, 2020
“Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts – that’s what little girls are made of. The heck with sugar and spice,” said US professional surfer and shark attack survivor Bethany Hamilton.
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