Sol Plaatje University
latest news & developmentsUFS: Private security moves on campus to monitor protests
The vice-chancellor of the University of the Free State has spoken about academic measures for students for the academic year following the national shutdown
Making waves at Sol Plaatje University
New vice-chancellor Professor Andrew Crouch tells Bongekile Macupe about his plans to put the institution on the world map and create a talent pipeline to help high-achieving…
A small number of students can return to university, but some choose not to
They stayed away because they feared getting Covid-19, had comorbidities, were in quarantine, had become infected and the safety measures such as curfews were too limiting
South African universities record 22 deaths from Covid-19
A Universities South Africa survey shows that 20 people — 19 staff members and one student — at local universities have died after contracting the coronavirus
Some varsities are out of touch with students’ reality
On Tuesday Nzimande announced the closure of all higher education institutions as of Wednesday until April 15
Heartbreak in Huhudi
I wondered what it must be like to love your town yet constantly feel that, as a result of corruption and incompetence, some things may never change.
Kimberley’s Sol Plaatje statue at the heart of new wrangle
A life-sized statue of Solomon Plaatje has been languishing in storage for nine years after objections from his family over the way he was depicted
New Northern Cape university gets highest marks in SA
Despite having to deal with construction, residence and financing issues, Sol Plaatje students last year averaged the best grades across the country.
Zuma names two new universities
Two institutions being built in the Northern Cape and Mpumalanga will start operating next year with no more than 200 students each.