On 22 May 2026, Dr. Gail Motlhaudi-Banda directed and facilitated the Women’s Dialogue hosted by the Student Women Economic Empowerment Programme (SWEEP) chapter at Sol Plaatje University (SPU). Held under the theme “Success Now, Mental Health Later,” the dialogue provided Read More …
The Department of Higher Education and Training established the Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) Programme towards the end of 2016. It has been funded through the University Capacity Development Programme (UCDP) and managed by Universities South Africa (USAf) since Read More …
SPU’s Enactus Go-Green Enterprise, under the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development and Research (CEDAR), won the 2025 Harmony Entrepreneurship for Employment & Food Security Enactus Challenge at the Enactus South Africa National Exposition, held on Thursday, 17 July at the Sandton Read More …
The recent appointment of Professor Ricardo Peters, Acting Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development and Research (CEDAR) at Sol Plaatje University (SPU), to the executive committee of the Northern Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NOCCI), marks a significant Read More …
SPU’s Centre for Entrepreneurship Development and Research (CEDAR), established in December 2022, has a strong focus on building a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem that drives economic growth in the Northern Cape through pedagogy, entrepreneurship development, and research. The Centre held its Read More …
SPU ENACTUS, a student entrepreneurship initiative under the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development and Research (CEDAR) has had major success with one of the enterprises that are registered and affiliated to the programme. Farmily is a social impact registered enterprise that Read More …
Third-year student in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Applications Development, Liyema Swartbooi, has made SPU proud by securing a top spot in the French Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) AI and Blue Tech Incubation Programme, in partnership with Read More …
In celebration of Student Entrepreneurship Week (SEW) 2024, the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development and Research (CEDAR) at SPU hosted a special one-day event titled Student Entrepreneurship Day 2024 under the theme #Educators4Entrepreneurship. This initiative highlights SPU’s commitment to integrating entrepreneurship Read More …
Sol Plaatje University’s (SPU) Research Office hosted an Intellectual Property (IP) and Entrepreneurship Awareness Workshop on 10 October 2024. This workshop aimed to raise awareness about the importance of intellectual property rights, the various types of IP, and their practical Read More …
Ms Gail Motlhaudi, a lecturer in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) at SPU, recently represented our Centre for Entrepreneurship Development and Research (CEDAR) at the 24th Annual Experiential Classroom Conference at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA. The Read More …