Sol Plaatje University plays an active role in the academic community, Kimberley and the Northern Cape. This role is evidenced through the various events which it holds during the year.
On Friday, 25 July 2025, President Cyril Ramaphosa led a National and Provincial Government Meeting in Kimberley, Northern Cape, at Sol Plaatje University (SPU), bringing together National and Provincial leaders, including the Premier, Dr Zamani Saul, Executive Mayors from the Read More …
SPU and North Carolina A&T State University formalise strategic partnership On 22 July 2025, a new chapter in international academic collaboration unfolded at Sol Plaatje University (SPU) when we hosted a high-level delegation from the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical Read More …
The voices of 1976 marched for freedom. The voices of today are building the future. Throughout Youth Month, Sol Plaatje University has been running a digital campaign that spotlighted bold, unfiltered student voices – the changemakers shaping our community from Read More …
Sol Plaatje University (SPU), through its Division of Student Affairs, is hosting the second annual Kopano Ya Dinaledi Leadership Programme which opened on Youth Day 16 June 2025. The alignment reinforces SPU’s commitment to cultivating student leaders who are socially Read More …
Photo supplied by: Northern Cape Provincial Government A G20 Planning Summit, hosted by the National Planning Commission (NPC) in partnership with the Office of the Premier (Northern Cape) and the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME), was held at Read More …
Sol Plaatje University’s Faculty of Humanities is proud to host the Historical Association of South Africa (HASA) Biennial Conference 2025 from 18 to 20 June, at the Humanities and Heritage Studies Building, Central Campus. Under the theme “Heritage, History and Read More …
On 8 May 2025, Afrikaans marked its 100th anniversary as an official language. This campaign, led by the Afrikaans Language Council (ATR) and the Afrikaans Language Museum and Monument (ATM), is supported by a wide and representative group of Afrikaans Read More …
Sol Plaatje University (SPU) joined the global community in commemorating World Intellectual Property (WIP) Day under the theme “IP and Music: Feel the Beat of IP.” Hosted by the SPU Research Office on 30 April 2025, the event reinforced the Read More …
As part of its Africa Month celebrations, Sol Plaatje University’s Faculty of Humanities launched One Race: The Legacy of Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe authored by Professor Luvuyo Dondolo. The event brought together academics, students, and community members to engage on Sobukwe’s Read More …
As the Sol Plaatje University (SPU) grows its research capacity, it will have to simultaneously increase its postgraduate programmes, especially at Master’s and Doctoral levels. It is therefore one of the strategic goals of the University to grow and promote Read More …