Political Science professor awarded a NIHSS prestigious grant

Posted on March 05, 2021

Professor Christopher Afoke Isike of the Department of Political Sciences in the Faculty of Humanities was recently awarded the prestigious African Pathways Programme (APP)/BRICS Teaching and Research Mobility Grant.

PhD Leadership and Security Studies

Posted on January 18, 2021

The Joint-PhD is housed within the African Leadership Centre, King’s College London (KCL) and the Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria (UP).

Dr Sithembile Mbete from the Department of Political Sciences and her team receive a prestigious Swedish Research Council grant

Posted on December 11, 2020

Angela Muvumba-Sellström (Uppsala University/Nordic Africa Institute), Sithembile Mbete (University of Pretoria), and Louise Olsson (PRIO) have received funding from the Swedish Research Council to deepen the understanding of African countries' opportunities to make the UN Security Council more...

#FeesMustFall @ 5: Reflections on Five Years of Struggle

Posted on October 22, 2020

Over the past five years the conversation of, and on, fallism has largely centred on fees, yet the original movement went well beyond financial issues.

#UPWomen: ‘Women are here to disrupt the order of this world’ – UP SRC deputy secretary

Posted on August 01, 2020

“August is our month in South Africa – as women we need to understand that we are here to build empires and legacies, sit at the table and fix the world’s crises, create new literature that resonates with our voices, and dismantle systems that have continued to suppress and...

EXPERT OPINION: Fostering global peace and social cohesion on International Day of Friendship

Posted on July 30, 2020

“Service above self” is the motto of the humanitarian organisation Rotary International. Committed to providing community service to others, the Rotarians promote integrity while advancing world understanding, goodwill, and peace.

Trust in political parties is being tested as COVID-19 infection rates surge, say UP Political Sciences experts

Posted on July 30, 2020

The pandemic has already raised necessary questions around the integrity of the election and the IEC’s readiness to hold it. What is also important, however, is how political parties and, since this is a local government election, independent candidates will use this experience to shape...

'COVID-19 is an extraordinary opportunity to turn the economic soil inside out' - UP academic on how government has a chance to rebalance livelihoods in SA

Posted on April 23, 2020

Among the many extraordinary moments in the ANC’s long history was the release of Nelson Mandela in 1990 and the liberation of South Africa in 1994. The first occasion signalled the final dash towards freedom, while the second created the possibility of transforming the state from a slave...