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On the next episode of the LeadUP Podcast (out today, Monday, 28 August), UP graduate Robyn Oates tells host Lennox Wasara about working as a Sustainable...

PRETORIA – Two University of Pretoria (UP) postgraduate students have been awarded Rhodes Scholarships to pursue studies at the University of Oxford in the UK...

PRETORIA - Having secured a place among the world’s leading universities in the 2026 Webometrics global rankings, the University of Pretoria (UP) has once again...

South Africa’s energy transition is no longer a future debate – it is a present crisis. An electricity system under sustained strain, deep structural inequality...

Severe rainfall and widespread flooding across Southern Africa, including Mozambique and parts of South Africa (Limpopo and Mpumalanga), are creating highly...

The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences has appointed Professor Thando Ndarana as a full professor of meteorology at the...

It would not be an exaggeration to say that Tumi Ramokgopa perfected the art of winning on the athletics track last year. Statistics don't lie. Of the 28 races...

What if a simple compound could make chemotherapy hit harder against cancer but go easier on the patient? In a remarkable global collaboration, scientists have...

The 13th issue of RE.SEARCH magazine (One Health) is available now. The digital versions of this award-winning magazine are interactive and include a host of...

“In the first week of my final exams, I had six papers to complete. At the end of the week, I felt proud for finishing such a daunting task,” she says...

“I believe that hard work is imperative, but it is also important not to lose your personal values and beliefs in search of success,” he says. “I am grateful to...

The Special Collections Book of the Week this week is: Focus: Music of South Africa by Carol Ann Muller ‘Focus: Music of South Africa’ provides an in-depth look...

Thousands of first-year students, accompanied by their parents and guardians, gathered at the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Hillcrest Campus on Saturday, 31...

South Africa’s Department of Agriculture has been struggling to contain and prevent the further spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), a virus that infects...

This year’s ceremony was particularly significant, as it marked the 10th anniversary of the VCDMA programme. Since its inception in 2016, the award has been...

What started as a desire to support students in need and vulnerable groups in communities, has grown into an award-winning initiative for the University of...

Wilna, a former prefect, matriculated with an outstanding average of 92% and nine distinctions. She was the top achiever at her school in Afrikaans Home...

Football boasts the largest global following of any sport, and while research has focused on players’ injuries while active and when retired, a new study...

Looking back on his 2025 matric year, Wilkinson says the moment he opened his final results remains one of his proudest. “Realising that all the early mornings...

This everyday reality cuts deepest for the children of migrants. They are born and raised in South Africa, speak its languages, have adopted its cultures and...