Earlier in December 2018, the National Research Foundation announced that it had awarded four grants to SPU academics.
This was made up of one new grant which was was awarded to NAS’ Dr Kamila Sekonya.
The remaining two grants made to NAS’ Dr Jeremia Sefadi and Ayanda Zungu are continuations of current grants.
All NAS grants were made to academics in the Department of Physical Sciences.
The last grant was made to the NRF Y2 rated researcher Dr Nhlanhla Mpofu and is another existing grant.
The Sol Plaatje University (SPU) Student Women Economic Empowerment (SWEEP) Chapter, led by Coordinator Dr Gail Motlhaudi-Banda and Mr Chad Lucas, accompanied by its Student Executive Committee (Ms Zanele Matole, Ms Shu-Rayda Engelbrecht, Ms Onaka Mshuqwana, Ms Neo Tapala, Ms
Sol Plaatje University (SPU) hosted its inaugural Digital Learning & Innovation Day on Friday, 10 July 2026, bringing academic staff together to reflect on innovation, digital pedagogy and the future of teaching and learning at the University. Hosted by the
University World News, the leading global publication on higher education, has published a feature in its Transformative Leadership series on Sol Plaatje University’s next chapter, in an interview with our Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Debra Meyer. Titled “Creating opportunities for