Posted on July 08, 2020
The United Nations in Geneva has released global standards on the use of force by the police worldwide. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet welcomed the new United Nations Human Rights Guidance on the Use of Less-Lethal Weapons in Law Enforcement and urged all states to follow...
Posted on July 07, 2020
A study by a team led by academics at the University of Pretoria (UP) predicts that South Africans’ waning compliance with government lockdown regulations will limit their impact in curbing the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted on July 07, 2020
Data from a University of Pretoria (UP) survey shows that the vast majority of lecturers and students at the institution managed to move relatively seamlessly into remote (online) teaching and learning mode.
Posted on July 06, 2020
A team from the University of Pretoria (UP) has proposed a way forward for establishing and coordinating a single address dataset for Gauteng, which could be adopted by the rest of the country. One address dataset is needed now more than ever, as addresses are imperative to control and slow down...
Posted on July 03, 2020
One University of Pretoria (UP) student and two UP graduates are among the 15 women in the running towards becoming Miss South Africa 2020. Fourth-year Law student Matsepo Sithole (21), UP Social Sciences graduate Shudufhadzo Musida (23), and UP MBChB graduate Dr Karishma Ramdev (25) have all...
Posted on July 03, 2020
COVID-19 spreads from person to person through droplet and contact transmission. That’s why contact tracing and quarantining have been included as one approach to control the spread of the virus.
Posted on July 01, 2020
When the registration of the first Satanic Church in South Africa became public, it sent shockwaves of indignation throughout social media. Outraged commenters could not believe that the government would allow such a church to exist.
Posted on July 01, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to inflict damage on every aspect of daily life, business is facing a past that has gone forever and a future that is uncertain. Fortunately there’s help at hand, including the National SMME Support Portal (NSSP) smmeportal.up.ac.za launched in May by the...
Posted on July 01, 2020
Education exists to help individuals realise their full potential and for them to transform the lives of people in their families, communities and in the greater society, says the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Tawana Kupe.
Posted on June 30, 2020
COVID-19 has had a severe effect on the supply and demand of food production, and could lead to a severe food security crisis unless Africa has the most appropriate policies in place.
Posted on June 30, 2020
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) TuksBaja engineering team has placed 13th in an online international competition in which 100 teams competed.
Posted on June 30, 2020
A number of UP Law staff members have also been directly involved in Covid-19 related activities, contributing to making the world a better place. Their respective involvement from March to June 2020 is depicted in the interactive infographic herewith.
Posted on June 29, 2020
One of South Africa’s top food safety experts, Professor Lise Korsten, has warned that the country cannot afford another food-borne outbreak like the listeriosis crisis of 2017/18 in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted on June 29, 2020
Men tend not to want to know about or address male reproductive diseases or diseases of the urinary tract but it is really important that they do, as it can significantly improve their health – and even save their lives.
Posted on June 29, 2020
“We need to be at the forefront of the change we want to see – as young people, we must not shy away from the conversations that emerge at a political level,” says Amogelang Kgaladi (26), a University of Pretoria-trained actuary and now head of corporate actuarial function at...
Posted on June 27, 2020
Two University of Pretoria (UP) researchers have offered useful tips to gym bunnies and sports enthusiasts hoping to get back into action as the world adjusts to a new normal caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted on June 27, 2020
The University of Pretoria’s own ‘Bones’, Professor Ericka Noelle L’Abbe, a forensic anthropologist and Director of UP’s Forensic Anthropology Research Centre in the Faculty of Health Sciences, is working with the Department of Library Services’ MakerSpace...
Posted on June 26, 2020
South Africans need to brace themselves for a challenging financial period due to the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted on June 26, 2020
“Having a vision and knowing your identity” as a young person in South Africa is what will drive students to achieve success and contribute to building a stronger country, says Mpho Mehlomakulu (24), deputy president of the Student Representative Council (SRC) at the University of...
Posted on June 25, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the tourism industry worldwide. Many are asking: how will the industry survive; what will it look like in the years to come; can I, or my child, still develop a career in tourism? The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Department of Historical and Heritage...
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