Youth Forum at Future Africa!

Posted on June 25, 2021

On 10 June, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the University of Pretoria and its transdisciplinary research institution Future Africa, hosted a youth forum under the theme: ‘Reimagine education tomorrow – Our time. Our turn. Our future’. As...

International Workers’ Day

Posted on June 25, 2021

International Workers’ Day, also known as Labour Day or May Day, is a celebration of the courage shown by the working class when they united in objecting to poor working conditions. This day is celebrated on different days in different countries, but generally falls on the first day of May....

WORLD FOOD SAFETY DAY: ‘Low-income nations bear the brunt of food-borne risks’

Posted on June 07, 2021

“A complete paradigm shift around food safety is required for Africa.” – Austin Pinkerton of UP’s Political Sciences Department on why low-income nations bear the brunt of food-borne risks.

How ‘Free’ is free?

Posted on April 27, 2021

27 years ago South Africa held its first democratic elections with 17 million people casting a vote for the first time (Constitutional Rights Foundation, 2018). The African National Congress (ANC) won the election with 63%, gaining control of the national parliament and electing Nelson Mandela as...

UP and International Labour Organization report explores role of business in times of transition and crisis

Posted on March 17, 2021

The UP and ILO report explores what lessons can be drawn from the role business played in SA’s transition from apartheid to democracy.

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...