Posted on May 25, 2020
The release of offenders during the COVID-19 crisis is not unique to South Africa – many countries have pardoned thousands of prisoners in order to convert prisons into medical facilities or to create social distancing.
Posted on May 24, 2020
Africans across the world celebrate Africa Day on 25 May. This day commemorates the founding of the Organisation for African Unity, the precursor to today’s African Union (AU), in 1963.
Posted on May 22, 2020
The University of Pretoria (UP) Museums and the Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria (Javett-UP) have transformed key gallery artworks and iconic items from their collections into online puzzles. This was to mark International Museum Day on 18 May.
Posted on May 22, 2020
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and the national lockdown, many learners have been faced with various challenges. We have been monitoring all press conferences and strategies released by the Department of Basic Education and the Centre for Educational Testing for Access and Placement closely.
Posted on May 22, 2020
You don’t have to sacrifice taste for less fat in your favourite mayonnaise, and Dr Joyce Agyei-Amponsah has proven it scientifically, earning a PhD in Food Science from the University of Pretoria (UP) in the process.
Posted on May 21, 2020
The University of Pretoria mourns the loss of Professor Anton Carel Stoltz, a top infectious diseases expert, who passed away on Wednesday night from complications following surgery.
Posted on May 21, 2020
Living a fulfilling life has many facets. One needs to have a reasonable level of intellectual stimulation, emotional capacity and connection, a strong moral compass and even a sense of service to humanity. These facets allow one to develop oneself and consequently society.
Posted on May 21, 2020
Every crisis in history has resulted in change, and this crisis will be no different. Overnight, HR functions across industries and company sizes experienced what it really means to operate in a VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) world.
Posted on May 20, 2020
A group of University of Pretoria (UP) mathematicians has developed a website for rapid communication and exchange of ideas devoted to the modelling and mathematical analysis of SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, which causes COVID-19) and COVID-19 itself.
Posted on May 20, 2020
Most developing countries face acute tensions between socio-economic development and environmental protection. Any opposition to proposed development, on environmental or heritage grounds, is seen as a threat to the creation of employment and the growth of the economy.
Posted on May 19, 2020
The University of Pretoria and New York University have signed an institutional agreement to cooperate in the areas of transformational leadership, faculty exchange, renewal and transformation of curricula, and student leadership capacity development.
Posted on May 19, 2020
UP’s Faculty of Health Sciences received a generous donation of 20 000 COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) from OUTsurance to help keep health care workers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted on May 19, 2020
Tatjana Schoenmaker is better known as a pro athlete. What is perhaps lesser known about the 23-year-old swimming sensation is that she has just completed her BCom (Financial Sciences) degree at UP, becoming one of 11 000 UP students who graduated in a virtual ceremony last month.
Posted on May 18, 2020
A study by the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Pretoria (UP) has found that a significant proportion of hospital inpatients in Tshwane use regulated and unregulated substances including tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and heroin (known locally as nyaope).
Posted on May 18, 2020
Despite the undeniable success of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in improving the lives and life expectancy of people living with HIV, the virus continues to wreak havoc in our population. While new infections have gone down from a peak of 16,000 infections per day in 1997 to just over 4,500 per...
Posted on May 17, 2020
The internet has changed our lives. Today, in light of the global COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of students have to study online, while workers whose jobs can be done remotely through the internet have taken to working from home. This “new normal”, as some are calling it, finds...
Posted on May 16, 2020
UP students, please check and (if needed) update your contact details on the student portal.
Posted on May 15, 2020
The Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria (UP) produced the highest number of accredited research outputs, including articles, books and chapters in books in 2018 compared to law schools and faculties at other South African public universities, according to the Department of Higher...
Posted on May 14, 2020
On 23 March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a nationwide lockdown for 21 days with effect from 27 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Upon receiving the news, many South Africans bought food in bulk to feed their families.
Posted on May 14, 2020
They may be non-identical twins, but when it comes to their biggest passions, Justin and Darren Oates (23) share identical interests in engineering, music and motorsport.
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