Image: Danie van der Lith Junaid Jacobs’ parents introduced him to the game of cricket when he was still very young. This was the start of a love affair with the game. For the Kimberley-born Sol Plaatje University (SPU) student, cricket Read More …
After a brief pause in fixtures across the province, the Sasol Women’s League resumed this past weekend and the SPU Ladies made their return in spectacular form with two dominant wins in back-to-back matches. Saturday, 2 August 2025 SPU Ladies Read More …
SPU is proud to celebrate the national call-up of first-year student Lidené Kruger to the Springbok Women’s Sevens Training Squad. The trial camp will be held from 3 to 15 August 2025 at the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport in Cape Read More …
Three SPU students, Amnkelekile Malambile (3rd year, Retail Business Management), Andiswa Dlamini and Asive Ntsendwana (both 1st year, B.A. General), have proudly earned Player of the Match, flying the SPU flag high at the 2025 Telkom Netball Championship. The students Read More …
The Sol Plaatje University (SPU) women’s football team is gearing up for a historic moment today as they make their debut in the prestigious Sasol Women’s League. Crowned Frances Baard Regional Champions for the 2024 season, their victory earned them Read More …
Sol Plaatje University (SPU) proudly congratulates Ms Lusinda Bowers, Sports Officer within the Division of Student Affairs, on her appointment as the Provincial Working Committee Convenor for the Free State/Northern Cape Region by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of University Read More …
As the final whistle blew in our last Varsity Shield fixture on Friday 28 March 2025, the scoreboard may not have reflected a win – but in every other sense, we walked off that field victorious. This year marked SPU’s Read More …
Sol Plaatje University’s (SPU) Gemmies may have fallen short in Gqeberha on Friday, but their performance against the experienced FNB Madibaz showed flashes of brilliance and a fighting spirit that bodes well for the rest of the competition and the Read More …
In a historic first for Floors High School, the coaching team of the Sol Plaatje University (SPU) female rugby team, alongside the Frances Baard Rugby Region, hosted an exhilarating rugby clinic for the school’s newly established girls’ rugby programme. This Read More …
Sol Plaatje University (SPU) proudly celebrates the outstanding achievement of first-year Bachelor of Arts student Abel Mokwena, who made his professional debut for the Northern Cape Heats. A talented cricketer from Kimberley, Mokwena’s journey to the professional stage is a Read More …