Sol Plaatje University (SPU) Women’s Rugby made history on 25 September 2026 by being crowned national First Division champion at the Betway Women’s Club Championship, with three SPU players also named to the Betway Dream Team. Organised by the South
According to the historical record, in September 1976, three months after Soweto rose, more than five hundred schoolchildren from St Boniface, Tshireleco and Barkley Road High marched on the Transvaal Road police station, and for three days police answered them
This is the question Sol Plaatje University (SPU) will place at the centre of a new research agenda on Friday, 31 July 2026. At 16:00, the University will host the Inaugural Lecture and Launch of the DSTI-NRF South African Research
Sol Plaatje University (SPU) is the first and only university in South Africa to hold a New Generation of Academics Programme (nGAP) post in South African Sign Language (SASL), as confirmed by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET).
A historic academic ceremony marks a new chapter for the young Northern Cape university, anchored in scholarship, institutional autonomy, and a renewed commitment to the transformative power of higher education. Sol Plaatje University (SPU) formally installed Professor Debra Meyer as
Open Day 2026 What does your future look like? At Sol Plaatje University (SPU), we believe it is shaped by the choices you make today. It begins with the decision to step forward, explore your potential, and pursue an education
Sol Plaatje University (SPU) will confer qualifications on more than 1,500 graduates during its 11th graduation ceremonies, reflecting continued institutional growth in teaching and learning, student success, and academic delivery. The Class of 2025 comprises graduates across all four faculties:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 27 March 2026 THEBE IKALAFENG INAURATED NEW CHANCELLOR OF SPU IN CEREMONY ANCHORED IN THE LEGACY OF SOLOMON PLAATJE KIMBERLEY, NORTHERN CAPE – Sol Plaatje University (SPU) formally inaugurated its second Chancellor, Thebe Ikalafeng, in a ceremony