On Tuesday, 3 September 2019, students at Sol Plaatje University held a night vigil to make a statement against the increasing violence against women.
Through poetry, song and prayer, they remembered Uyinene Mrwetyana the UCT student who was brutally murdered.
To read about the statement that the Vice-Chancellors across South Africa made against GBV, read here.
Academics, postdoctoral fellows and postgraduate students came together for a week focused on knowledge, innovation and research that makes a difference in society. Sol Plaatje University’s Research Office hosted Research Week 2026 from 14 to 18 September under the theme
Sol Plaatje University (SPU) hosted the EDHE Absa Entrepreneurship InnoVarsity 2026 Central Regional Round on 27 and 28 August, bringing student entrepreneurs, adjudicators and stakeholders from across the five universities in the region to its Central Campus for two days
For Orefile Jacob Kolobe, using AI well has always been a question of honesty. The second-year Bachelor of Arts (General) student at Sol Plaatje University (SPU) has now been selected as a GPTZero Brand Ambassador, a role that will see