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  • SPU lecturer to advance linguistic diversity on PanSALB language body

    SPU lecturer to advance linguistic diversity on PanSALB language body

    Ms Jerida Malatji, a lecturer in Court Interpreting at SPU Faculty of Humanities, has been appointed to serve on the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) Sesotho sa Leboa National Language Body for a five-year term. This prestigious appointment underscores Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU Honours the legacy of Kgosi Luka Jantjie

    SPU Honours the legacy of Kgosi Luka Jantjie

    On 17 October 2024, the Faculty of Humanities hosted the Kgosi Luka Jantjie Public Lecture which aims to deepen our understanding of Kgosi Luka Jantjie’s impact and legacy on the broader Northern Cape community and to strengthen collaboration between the Read More ...Read More »
  • Invitation to the Kgosi Luka Jantjie Public Lecture

    Invitation to the Kgosi Luka Jantjie Public Lecture

    The Faculty of Humanities invites you to the Kgosi Luka Jantjie Public Lecture, which will take place tomorrow. First introduced in 2022, the public lecture aims to build a deeper understanding of Kgosi Luka Jantjie’s impact on the broader Northern Read More ...Read More »
  • Heritage Week Celebrations: 24 – 27 September 2024

    Heritage Week Celebrations: 24 – 27 September 2024

    We are proud to invite you to participate in SPU‘s Heritage Week Celebrations, taking place from 24 – 27 September 2024. This special week, organised by the Faculty of Humanities in collaboration with the Northern Cape Heritage Pioneers, celebrates our Read More ...Read More »
  • WORTH colloquium inspires women to lead in research

    WORTH colloquium inspires women to lead in research

    The Faculty of Humanities at SPU hosted the second annual Women in Research in the Humanities (WORTH) Colloquium, an event dedicated to celebrating and advancing the contributions of female researchers. Dr Wilma Newhoudt-Druchen, former Member of Parliament and renowned Deaf Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU’s 3-time graduate elevates Northern Cape’s legacy on the global stage

    SPU’s 3-time graduate elevates Northern Cape’s legacy on the global stage

    Curtis Jeaven, a 27-year-old from the Northern Cape, has been selected as a laureate of the Cross Mobility scholarship programme for 2024, a collaboration between Sol Plaatje University (SPU), Universite de Bordeaux, and Universite Sevoie Mont Blanc. With a strong Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU excels at the 29th South African Sociological Association Annual Conference

    SPU excels at the 29th South African Sociological Association Annual Conference

    Sol Plaatje University’s (SPU) Sociology postgraduate students represented the University exceptionally well at the 29th South African Sociological Association (SASA) Annual Conference, hosted by Stellenbosch University from 1 to 4 July 2024. Notably, three Master’s and eight Honours candidates from Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU’s aspiring archaeologist joins the elite Abe Bailey Group

    SPU’s aspiring archaeologist joins the elite Abe Bailey Group

    Ms Omphile Bertha Taele, will join an elite group of students who are recipients of the prestigious Abe Bailey Trust and Travel Bursary.  The Travel Bursaries are awarded annually and cover the cost of an all-expenses-paid 3-week educational tour of Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU duo triumphs with literary award

    SPU duo triumphs with literary award

    Sol Plaatje University (SPU) academics, Creative Writing Lecturer, Mr Sabata-Mpho Mokae and Extraordinary Professor, Prof Brian Willan, clinched the Nonfiction Best Edited Volume Award at the prestigious ninth annual Humanities and Social Sciences Awards. Their book, Revisiting Sol Plaatje’s Mafeking Read More ...Read More »
  • PanSALB hosts collaborative workshop with SPU’s Centre for Creative Writing and African Languages

    PanSALB hosts collaborative workshop with SPU’s Centre for Creative Writing and African Languages

    The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) and the new Centre for Creative Writing and African Languages (CCWAL) at Sol Plaatje University (SPU) recently held their first joint workshop. This event, which focused on Nama Orthography, signals the Centre’s strategic Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU welcomes Professor Russel Viljoen

    SPU welcomes Professor Russel Viljoen

    Sol Plaatje University recently welcomed Professor Russel Viljoen as the inaugural Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Professor Viljoen brings his extensive experience and academic prowess to help shape the future of humanities education at our vibrant institution. With a Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU’s Centre for Creative Writing and African Languages: Developing and promoting linguistic diversity

    SPU’s Centre for Creative Writing and African Languages: Developing and promoting linguistic diversity

    On 7 December 2023, Sol Plaatje University (SPU) was delighted to announce the launch of the Centre for Creative Writing and African Languages, situated in the newly constructed Heritage Studies and Humanities Building on Central Campus. The Centre’s primary goal Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU Associate Professor opens eagerly awaited Zakes Mda solo exhibition

    SPU Associate Professor opens eagerly awaited Zakes Mda solo exhibition

    Renowned artist Professor Zakes Mda showcased his exceptional talent and captivating artistry in Kimberley, Northern Cape, on 23 November 2023, at the opening of his eagerly awaited solo exhibition, “Always The Sun,” at the William Humphreys Art Gallery (WHAG). Sol Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU Creative Writing lecturer appointed as Minister’s Creative Industries Ambassador

    SPU Creative Writing lecturer appointed as Minister’s Creative Industries Ambassador

    Mr Zizi Kodwa, the Honourable Minister of Sports, Arts, and Culture, has appointed Mr Sabata-mpho Mokae, a distinguished academic, novelist, translator and author, as the Creative Industries Ambassador. Mr Mokae, a Creative Writing lecturer at Sol Plaatje University (SPU), is Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU to launch Centre for Creative Writing and African Languages

    SPU to launch Centre for Creative Writing and African Languages

    On December 7, 2023, the Centre for Creative Writing and African Languages will be unveiled by Sol Plaatje University‘s School of Humanities. The Centre is deeply devoted to tackling the obstacles encountered by our society in the current era. We Read More ...Read More »
  • Celebrating the luminary life of Solomon T. Plaatje at book launch

    Celebrating the luminary life of Solomon T. Plaatje at book launch

    In a fitting tribute to the university’s eponymous inspiration, Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje, Sol Plaatje University (SPU) has chosen to launch ‘Revisiting Sol Plaatje’s Mafeking Diary’ during the month that marks his 147th birth anniversary. Born on 9 October 1876, Plaatje Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU hosts inaugural International Language Conference

    SPU hosts inaugural International Language Conference

    Sol Plaatje University’s (SPU’s) Language and Communication department in the School of Humanities rolled out the red carpet for its inaugural SPU International Language Conference. Running from 6 to 8 September 2023, the conference was housed in the SPU Central Read More ...Read More »
  • Sailor Malan Memorial Lecture: Honouring 60 years of a Remarkable Legacy

    Sailor Malan Memorial Lecture: Honouring 60 years of a Remarkable Legacy

    In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the passing of Sailor Malan, SPU’s School of Humanities invites you to celebrate the life and legacy of this extraordinary individual. The lecture titled “I Fear No Man”, delivered by Dr Yvonne Malan, Read More ...Read More »
  • WORTH Project: Paving a research-driven future at SPU’s school of humanities

    WORTH Project: Paving a research-driven future at SPU’s school of humanities

    The School of Humanities successfully launched the WORTH (Women in Research in the Humanities) project on 30 August 2023 with a thought-provoking colloquium. This event is a cornerstone in SPU’s strategic goal to become a research-intensive institution. The colloquium allowed Read More ...Read More »
  • Humanities seminar series- third talk

    Humanities seminar series- third talk

    The School of Humanities invites you to the third Humanities Series Hybrid Talk Title: Delivery gig work organisation, workers experiences and responses in Kimberley, South Africa Speaker: Dr Crispen Chinguno, Department of Social Sciences, SPU Date: Wednesday, 23 August 2023    Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU remembers Prof Karen Haire at a Memorial Public Lecture

    SPU remembers Prof Karen Haire at a Memorial Public Lecture

    Sol Plaatje University’s (SPU’s) School of Humanities held a Memorial Public Lecture in remembrance of a cherished colleague, the late Prof Karen Haire, at the SPU’s South Campus on Friday, 26 May 2023. This solemn yet significant gathering was permeated Read More ...Read More »
  • Memorial Public Lecture in Honour of Prof Karen Haire

    Memorial Public Lecture in Honour of Prof Karen Haire

    Professor Karen Haire was originally from Ireland and holds an Ed.D (International Education: Language and Literacy) obtained from Columbia University, USA; MA (International Political Economy of Development), Fordham University, USA; BA Honours (French and German), Durham University, England. Prof Haire Read More ...Read More »
  • Invite: Oral Histories, Migrations and Heritage in the African Past and Present

    Invite: Oral Histories, Migrations and Heritage in the African Past and Present

    The School of Humanities invites you to the second Humanities Series talk. This hybrid talk will take place as follows: Title: Oral Histories, Migrations and Heritage in the African Past and Present: Great Zimbabwe and the Origins of the Nambya Read More ...Read More »
  • Call for Abstracts: International Language Conference

    Call for Abstracts: International Language Conference

    Sol Plaatje University is pleased to announce that the School of Humanities will host an International Language Conference from 6-8 September 2023. The Department of Languages and Communication within the School of Humanities calls upon all academic scholars and postgraduate Read More ...Read More »
  • “LeaveNoOneBehind – walk for your rights”

    “LeaveNoOneBehind – walk for your rights”

    In post-apartheid South Africa, 21 March is celebrated annually as Human Rights Day, to promote basic human rights of all South Africans as outlined in the Bill of Rights, whilst also commemorating the activism of those who put their lives Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU lecturer Sizakele Mokhele promotes self-knowledge through art

    SPU lecturer Sizakele Mokhele promotes self-knowledge through art

    Ms Sizakele Mokhele, lecturer for Creative Writing at Sol Plaatje University’s School of Humanities since October 2019, possesses a vast knowledge of literature that extends past the classroom walls. She is a published author and a renowned poet who obtained Read More ...Read More »
  • Public lecture honours Kgosi Luka Jantjie

    Public lecture honours Kgosi Luka Jantjie

    On 16 November 2022, Sol Plaatje University’s (SPU) School of Humanities hosted its first public lecture on the life and times of Kgosi Luka Jantjie. The public lecture was held at the SPU Central Campus Library Auditorium and guests joined Read More ...Read More »
  • School of Humanities hosts Dit is ’n Noord-Kaap Ding colloquium

    School of Humanities hosts Dit is ’n Noord-Kaap Ding colloquium

    On 17 to 19 October 2022, the Sol Plaatje University (SPU) School of Humanities in collaboration with the University of the Western Cape (UWC) hosted the 2nd annual Dit is ’n Noord-Kaap Ding colloquium. Academics, students, and guests from higher Read More ...Read More »
  • 27th South African Sociological Association Conference held at Sol Plaatje University

    27th South African Sociological Association Conference held at Sol Plaatje University

    The School of Humanities, at Sol Plaatje University (SPU), successfully hosted the 27th South African Sociological Association Conference (SASA), between 10 – 13 July 2022, which was preceded by a pre-conference doctoral workshop that attracted over 15 doctoral fellows from Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU academics participate in SA Higher Education and Research Week in Paris

    SPU academics participate in SA Higher Education and Research Week in Paris

    Two Sol Plaatje University (SPU) academics are among the delegates from 23 South African universities taking part in the South Africa Higher Education and Research Week in Paris, France from 27 June to 2 July 2022. The week-long programme, organised Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU lecturer wins Pan South African Language Board Multilingualism Award

    SPU lecturer wins Pan South African Language Board Multilingualism Award

    Sol Plaatje University (SPU) Creative Writing lecturer and acclaimed novelist Mr Sabata-mpho Mokae has won a Multilingualism Award from the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB). The PanSALB Multilingualism Awards took place in Sandton, Johannesburg on 15 June 2022. “Winning Read More ...Read More »
  • Book Launch: Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje – Morata Baabo

    Book Launch: Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje – Morata Baabo

    June 2022 marks 90 years since Solomon Plaatje passed away. As part of celebrating and reflecting on his life and legacy, Sol Plaatje University’s (SPU) School of Humanities, in conjunction with Xarra Books, will launch a Setswana biography, ‘Solomon Tshekisho Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU to host SASA Conference in July

    SPU to host SASA Conference in July

    Sol Plaatje University (SPU) is to host the 27th South African Sociology Association (SASA) conference from 10 to 13 July 2022, themed “Sociology and the COVID-19 pandemic: Reimagining the present and future”. The local organising committee is chaired by the Read More ...Read More »
  • Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie Vir Wetenskap en Kuns elects Dr Frederick Botha as member

    Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie Vir Wetenskap en Kuns elects Dr Frederick Botha as member

    Dr Frederick Botha, an Afrikaans lecturer in the School of Humanities, has been elected a member of the Council of the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South African Academy for Science and Arts). The Academy is a multidisciplinary organisation Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU academics bag SALA Award

    SPU academics bag SALA Award

    On Sunday, 7 November 2021, Sol Plaatje University (SPU) academics Professor Brian Willan and Creative Writing lecturer Sabata Mpho-Mokae, won the South African Literary Award (SALA) for the book compiled and co-edited titled Sol T. Plaatje: A life in letters. The book Read More ...Read More »
  • Book launch: Museums as Agents for Social Change

    Book launch: Museums as Agents for Social Change

    The School of Humanities invites you to attend the book launch of Museums as Agents for Social Change by Dr Njabulo Chipangura and Professor Jesmael Mataga. Summary Museums as Agents for Social Change is the first comprehensive text to examine Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU lecturer appointed to South African Commission for UNESCO

    SPU lecturer appointed to South African Commission for UNESCO

    Dr Sibongile Masuku, a lecturer in Museum and Heritage Studies at Sol Plaatje University, has been appointed as the honorary national chairperson of the Culture Thematic Area to the South African National Commission for UNESCO by the Minister of Sports, Read More ...Read More »
  • Heritage Month Lecture

    Heritage Month Lecture

    In celebration of Heritage Month, the School of Humanities cordially invites you to a Public Lecture titled: “Lest we forget. The story of political prisoners who died whilst serving sentences on Robben Island Maximum Security Prison. The case study of Read More ...Read More »
  • Dit is ‘n Noord-Kaap Ding Colloquium

    Dit is ‘n Noord-Kaap Ding Colloquium

    Come discover and explore one of South Africa’s best kept secrets. Experience the language, history, natural beauty, activism and culture of the Northern Cape like it has never been showcased before this Heritage Month. The Inaugural Dit is ‘n Noord-Kaap Read More ...Read More »
  • Centenary Programme in Commemoration of the late Credo Mutwa

    Centenary Programme in Commemoration of the late Credo Mutwa

    The late mkhulu Vuzamazulu Credo Mpumelelo Mutwa who called himself an isanusi, which is a type of Zulu diviner, would have been 100 years old on 21 of July 2021. In 2020 on his 99th birthday, Sol Plaatje University (SPU) Read More ...Read More »
  • Online conference on Socio-Economic connections

    Online conference on Socio-Economic connections

    The Ukrainian Association of South Africa, the History subject group at Sol Plaatje University (SPU) and the Polish Association of Siberian Deportees in South Africa will host an online conference titled ‘Socio-Economic connections between Eastern Europeans in South Africa’. The Read More ...Read More »
  • Reviving the black archives

    Reviving the black archives

    The School of Humanities invites you to an online seminar entitled: “Reviving “the Black Archives”: Resurrecting Benedict Wallet Vilakazi with a focus on the utility and meaning of African languages and Literatures in higher education” by Prof. Nompumelelo “Mpume” Zondi Read More ...Read More »
  • Sol Plaatje scholars take home HSS award

    Sol Plaatje scholars take home HSS award

    On Wednesday, 31 March 2021, a book edited by SPU academics Sabata-mpho Mokae and Professor Brian Willan, Sol Plaatje’s Mhudi: History, Criticism, Celebration won the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) Award during the 6th HSS Awards held at Maropeng – Read More ...Read More »
  • Academics’ publish in the UK

    Academics’ publish in the UK

    Following their recent placement on the 2021 Human and Social Sciences (HSS) Awards long list, Sol Plaatje University’s (SPU) Creative writing lecturer, Sabata-mpho Mokae and Extraordinary Professor, Brian Willan’s book is making international headlines in African literature for their book Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU academics land on HSS Awards longlist

    SPU academics land on HSS Awards longlist

    Sol Plaatje’s Mhudi: History, Criticism, Celebration, edited by Sol Plaatje University’s (SPU) academics Sabata-mpho Mokae and Professor Brian Willan, has been put on the long list for the 2021 Human and Social Sciences (HSS) Awards alongside seasoned contributors such as Read More ...Read More »
  • Graduate internships

    Graduate internships

    The University invites all final year students and alumni who reside in the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, Northern Cape, to apply for a 12 months Graduate Internship Programme (18.2) at Sol Plaatje University to gain valuable work experience. The aim Read More ...Read More »
  • What about black women?

    What about black women?

    It is Breast Cancer Awareness month and questions around the reach of the awareness are important to ponder. Who is the awareness really for? Much of the awareness is predominately in English, while cancer centres and health facilitates are mostly Read More ...Read More »
  • “I know what it’s like to have nothing”

    “I know what it’s like to have nothing”

    Period poverty, which refers to a lack of access to sanitary protection, continues to be a debilitating concern – especially for a developing country such as South Africa. However, Vanessa Madito, a first-year Heritage Studies student at SPU, managed to Read More ...Read More »
  • #WomenofSPU – Ms Simoné Williams

    #WomenofSPU – Ms Simoné Williams

    Women at Sol Plaatje University (SPU), including staff, students and alumni, have established themselves as pioneers, progressive leaders and change agents within the University and the community of Kimberley. From having the first female Deputy Vice-Chancellor, first female Chief Financial Read More ...Read More »
  • Women’s month healing dialogue

    Women’s month healing dialogue

    To commemorate Women’s Month, Sol Plaatje University has partnered with the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture and mental health practitioners to offer a multi modal healing approach to women.  The dialogue incorporates the knowledge and experiences of psychologists, community Read More ...Read More »
  • Credo Mutwa Colloquium

    Credo Mutwa Colloquium

    Inaugural Intergenerational Colloquium In Commemoration of the Late Sanusi Vuzamazulu Credo Mpumelelo Mutwa Mkhulu Vusamazulu Mpumelelo Credo Mutwa was born on 21 July 1921 in the (now) Kwazulu-Natal Province in South Africa and would have turned 99 years of age Read More ...Read More »
  • Summer meets Winter

    Summer meets Winter

    The School of Humanities invites you to an online seminar titled Summer meets Winter: A historical perspective on African nations participating at the Winter Olympics by Dr Cobus Rademeyer. A record number of eight African countries competed at the 2018 Read More ...Read More »
  • Agglomeration, disintegration and social distancing

    Agglomeration, disintegration and social distancing

    The School of Humanities invites you to an online seminar entitled Agglomeration, disintegration and social distancing: Covid-19 and the archaeological lessons on communicable diseases, population size and settlement organisation at the Great Zimbabwe by Dr Foreman Bandama. Whether plagues reached Read More ...Read More »
  • Lecture by 1976 student protestor

    Lecture by 1976 student protestor

    Sol Plaatje University’s Department of Heritage Studies, within the School of Humanities, is hosting a June 16 commemoration public lecture titled ‘The bittersweet fruits of the June 1976 youth uprising’ by Ms Busisiwe Totsie Memela-Khambula. Ms Memela-Khambula worked in the Read More ...Read More »
  • HASA conference postponed

    HASA conference postponed

    South Africans and the world are facing an unprecedented period with the ongoing spread of COVID-19, commonly known as the coronavirus. Given the uncertainty of how events will unfold in the next few weeks and indeed what changes will be Read More ...Read More »
  • School of Humanities 2020 Public Seminar Series

    School of Humanities 2020 Public Seminar Series

    The School of Humanities public seminar series endeavours to promote robust academic engagement across the university community. We invite academics based at Sol Plaatje University (SPU) as well as visitors from other institutions to offer papers across a broad range Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU looks at Afrikaans in Northern Cape

    SPU looks at Afrikaans in Northern Cape

    SPU, with particular efforts by its Schools of Education and Humanities, hosted a symposium entitled “Afrikaans: Kom saam/Come along” in October. The Northern Cape province represents the largest number of speakers of Afrikaans in South Africa. According to the 2011 Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU connects with regional, international universities

    SPU connects with regional, international universities

    In July 2019, Professor Jesmael Mataga, Head of the School of Humanities, spent time at one of Zimbabwe’s young universities.  The Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) was established in 1999 and is located in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. Hosted by the Centre for Read More ...Read More »
  • Sabata-Mpho Mokae wins SA Literary Award

    Sabata-Mpho Mokae wins SA Literary Award

    Rre Sabata-Mpho Mokae, a Lecturer in Creative Writing in African Languages, at Sol Plaatje University, has won a South African Literary Award (SALA) last night, (7 November 2019) for his novel Moletlo wa Manong.  It was a tight race in Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU’s Benneyworth publishes again

    SPU’s Benneyworth publishes again

    Dr Garth Benneyworth’s article, Reconstructing the Raid, in the 80th edition of The Thinker provides further insight into the historic Liliesleaf farm raid in the 1960s. Dr Benneyworth says that the raid was “certainly not a police solo strike. Rather Read More ...Read More »
  • Humanities to hold more seminars

    Humanities to hold more seminars

    The School of Humanities has launched its second seminar series for 2019.  The series aims to promote robust academic engagement across the University community. It comprises nine seminars which began on 7 August 2019 with Professor David Shinn from George Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU remembers female freedom fighter

    SPU remembers female freedom fighter

    On Thursday, 1 August 2019 the SPU community gathered to honour and remember Nokuthula Simelane through an exhibition on her life put together by our Heritage Studies students and to hear her story narrated by her sister Thembi Simelane-Nkadimeng, Executive Read More ...Read More »
  • SASAE conference hosted at SPU

    SASAE conference hosted at SPU

    The South African Society for Agricultural Extension kicked off their annual conference at Sol Plaatje University (SPU) in Kimberley earlier this week. About 300 delegates were given a warm welcome by Professor Jean Baxen, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic. She informed the Read More ...Read More »
  • Student takes African short fiction award

    Student takes African short fiction award

    SPU Humanities’ student Sisca Julius, who is studying Afrikaans, creative writing, anthropology and heritage studies, was awarded the inaugural K & L prize for her story, Honey Bee. The award which comes with a substantial prize was founded last year Read More ...Read More »
  • Another book review for Benneyworth

    Another book review for Benneyworth

    Dr Garth Benneyworth has notched up another landmark book review in the internationally acclaimed North-West University journal, New Contree. He reviewed the text of Rusty Bernstein, entitled Memory against Forgetting, which covers the remarkable man’s memoir of a life in Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU co-hosts archaeology conference

    SPU co-hosts archaeology conference

    Sol Plaatje University (SPU) is co-hosting the Biennial Conference of the Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists (ASAPA) in Kimberley which starts today and runs until 5 July 2019. Its co-host is Kimberley’s landmark McGregor Museum. The conference brings together Read More ...Read More »
  • French accolade for SPU liberation expert

    French accolade for SPU liberation expert

    SPU’s Head of Department of Heritage Studies, Dr Garth Benneyworth is part of an international team whose work has been included in a recently-published book, Life in the Camp. The book covers issues of forced migration and internment of civilians, Read More ...Read More »
  • Africa celebrates

    Africa celebrates

    This year’s guest speaker at SPU’s annual Africa Day Public Lecture was Kehinde Andrews, a professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University in Birmingham, England. Andrews’ lecture, which was held at the Sol Plaatje University on 24 May 2019, Read More ...Read More »
  • Award-winning lecturer in 130th commemoration

    Award-winning lecturer in 130th commemoration

    Creative Writing Lecturer, Sabata-mpho Mokae, was invited to deliver a speech at the Beaconsfield Library’s historic 130th anniversary speech. The text follows: “Once upon a time a brightly shining star hurriedly traversed the skies from east to west, splitting the heavens and Read More ...Read More »
  • Academic presents on liberation struggle

    Academic presents on liberation struggle

    Dr Garth Benneyworth, a notable authority on the liberation struggle, presented his paper, Reconstructing the Raid, to a conference which brought together veterans from the 1960s era and seven international academics who engaged in a two-day conversation on that era Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU research day set for May

    SPU research day set for May

    The Sol Plaatje University Research Day, which is a collaboration with the South African Swedish University Forum (SASUF), will take place on Tuesday, 7 May 2019. The discussion themes are: Education for a sustainable society & social transformation through change Read More ...Read More »
  • Humanities to look at cattle history of Southern Africa

    Humanities to look at cattle history of Southern Africa

    Michael Glover from the School of Humanities, Leiden University and International Studies Group, University of the Free State will present a paper entitled, “Cattle history of Southern Africa at 14:00 on Friday, 5 April 2019.  The venue is C016, Humanities Read More ...Read More »
  • Seta bursaries for honours students

    Seta bursaries for honours students

    The Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority (HWSETA) has awarded 15 bursaries worth R871,500 to the School of Humanities Honours Social Science Sociology students for this year. This is a shot in the arm for the first postgraduate Read More ...Read More »
  • Zakes Mda’s latest book launch for SPU

    Zakes Mda’s latest book launch for SPU

    World acclaimed writer and South African novelist Zakes Mda is to launch his book, The Zulus of New York at Sol Plaatje University at 18:00 on Thursday, 28 March 2019. The launch, which is to take place at the Library Read More ...Read More »
  • Rock art book launch for SPU

    Rock art book launch for SPU

    The Sol Plaatje University, IFAS–Recherche and Wits University Press have the pleasure of inviting you to the launch of a new book on rock art VISIONARY ANIMAL Rock Art from Southern Africa Visionary Animal is a rich collection of essays Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU’S Dr Marga Stander tackles plagiarism

    SPU’S Dr Marga Stander tackles plagiarism

    Dr Marga Stander of the School of Humanities recently had a research article published in the Journal of Further and Higher Education. Entitled, “Strategies to help university students avoid plagiarism: a focus on translation as an intervention strategy”, the article Read More ...Read More »
  • Humanities’ academics in landmark translation project

    Humanities’ academics in landmark translation project

    Three School of Humanities’ academics are contributing to a landmark project which will see seven novels and one work of non-fiction translated from English to Setswana. The seven works, known as The Repatriation of Letters, is part of a two-year Read More ...Read More »
  • 2018 marked a milestone in history of School of Humanities

    2018 marked a milestone in history of School of Humanities

    The year marked our fifth anniversary, and also came with the first inaugural graduates from our BA degree, with commendable throughput rates. These existing milestones have ushered us into another milestone in our growth as a school. Our three postgraduate Read More ...Read More »
  • Carnegie funds associate professor at SPU

    Carnegie funds associate professor at SPU

    SPU’s School of Humanities received funding from the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program to host Prof Jean-Jacques Ngor Sène. Prof Sène is an Associate Professor of History; Cultural Studies; Conflict Studies and Global Focus Coordinator from Chatham University in the Read More ...Read More »
  • More accolades for Humanities’ academics

    More accolades for Humanities’ academics

    Academics in the School of Humanities continue to grow their academic prowess with some notable recent achievements: Palesa Seleke received her MA in Setswana from North-West University in September 2017. Her MA research was on the Context of Gomolemo Mokae’s Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU flies flag at African heritage workshop

    SPU flies flag at African heritage workshop

    Dr Garth Benneyworth represented SPU and South Africa as a panellist on a World Heritage and Educational Institutions in Africa Workshop earlier this year His paper was entitled, “Building futures through developing heritage studies as a learning and economic resource”. Read More ...Read More »
  • SPU gears up for graduation

    SPU gears up for graduation

    SPU is all set for graduation which is expected to take place on Saturday, 15 December 2018 at the examination hall at Central Campus. Over 200 students will graduate from the Schools of Humanities, Natural and Applied Sciences, and Education. Read More ...Read More »
  • Carina Truyts leads Kimberley leg of $1-million research project

    Carina Truyts leads Kimberley leg of $1-million research project

    Humanities’ anthropology lecturer Carina Truyts is part of a team that applied for, and won, a $1- million IDRC research grant for a three-year project titled ‘Nourishing Spaces’. This project is investigating the link between non-communicable disease (such as diabetes) Read More ...Read More »
  • Honorary membership for Professor

    Honorary membership for Professor

    SPU Extraordinary Professor for Archaeology and Heritage Studies Prof David Morris was awarded Honorary Membership of the Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists at its biennial conference at Pretoria University in July 2017. This was made in recognition of efforts made Read More ...Read More »