{"id":20977,"date":"2021-08-17T15:36:07","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T13:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/humanities-news-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T07:13:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T05:13:17","slug":"humanities-news-archive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/humanities-news-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"School of Humanities News Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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On 8 April 2026, Sol Plaatje University (SPU) hosted its inaugural Dean\u2019s Merit Awards Ceremony, bringing together students, academic leadership, faculty and administrative staff in recognition of outstanding academic performance across faculties. The awards were introduced to publicly recognise top-performing<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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The Faculty of Humanities at Sol Plaatje University (SPU) recently hosted a public lecture by distinguished academic and higher education thought leader, Professor Jonathan Jansen of Stellenbosch University, under the theme Why South African Universities Fail: Reflections on Institutional Capture<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGeneral Setsi Dipone to deliver Phakamile Mabija Public Lecture at SPU\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Sol Plaatje University, in partnership with the Teemaneng Running Club and the Faculty of Humanities, will host the Phakamile Mabija Public Lecture\u00a0on Wednesday, 11 March 2026. The lecture will be delivered by General Setsi Motlharemang Dipone, a former political prisoner,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Sol Plaatje University (SPU) hosted the Vice-Chancellor\u2019s Excellence and Long Service Awards on Monday, 8 December, honouring staff whose exceptional work, dedication and achievements give living expression to the University\u2019s mission. Their contributions uphold SPU\u2019s commitment to delivering high quality<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Four academics from the Faculties of Natural and Applied Sciences and Humanities have been listed among the world\u2019s top 2 percent most cited scientists in the 2025 Stanford and Elsevier global citation rankings. The list draws on Scopus data and<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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The Faculty of Humanities will host the Cosmo Art International Conference from 30 November to 6 December 2025. Centred on Rock Art, the conference brings together leading researchers, scholars and heritage practitioners from Southern Africa and Europe in a week<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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SPU proudly celebrates another Master\u2019s student who has been awarded the prestigious Abe Bailey Travel Bursary, one of South Africa\u2019s most distinguished opportunities for young leaders. The bursary recognises university students who demonstrate exceptional academic performance, leadership and a deep<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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When 134 inmates from across the Free State and Northern Cape gathered at the Bizzah Makhate Correctional Centre in Kroonstad to showcase their reading, debating and spelling skills, one of the voices guiding and encouraging them belonged to SPU\u2019s Dr<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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The Faculty of Humanities, in collaboration with Dit is \u2019n Noord-Kaap Ding (DINK), invites you to the 2025 Heritage Month Celebration. Kindly see programme here. The annual DINK Colloquium is a multidisciplinary gathering that brings together stakeholders from across the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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The second day of SPU\u2019s Research Week 2025 was dedicated to celebrating innovation and the dynamic work of SPU\u2019s pioneering research centres. In keeping with the theme From Discovery to Impact: Innovate | Collaborate | Advance, the day highlighted how<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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As part of Research Week 2025, SPU’s Faculty of Humanities hosted the Women in Research in the Humanities (WORTH) Colloquium, which continues to grow as a space that amplifies the voices of women researchers and drives transformative scholarship in the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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On 15 September 2025, SPU\u2019s Faculty of Humanities, in collaboration with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), hosted a public lecture titled Democracy in the Age of Disinformation at the Humanities Building on SPU\u2019s Central Campus. Faculty Dean, Prof<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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The Faculty of Humanities invites you to the third Annual Women in Research in the Humanities (WORTH) Colloquium on 16 September 2025. WORTH aims to bring together both established and emerging female researchers, scholars, and practitioners from across the Humanities<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Sol Plaatje University (SPU) will once again host the International Language Conference that will take place from 27 to 29 August 2025 at the Heritage & Humanities Building on the Central Campus, under the theme \u201cIntellectualisation of African Languages in<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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SPU\u2019s Faculty of Humanities, in collaboration with the William Humphreys Art Gallery (WHAG), proudly hosted the When It Rains Public Lecture featuring the legendary Dr Gcina Mhlophe, an award-winning author, storyteller and artist, on Wednesday, 30 July 2025. The atmosphere<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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SPU\u2019s Master\u2019s student majoring in Archaeology has earned international recognition for her pioneering work in African heritage and community archaeology. Idah Maniki has been selected as one of the emerging African scholars to receive a competitive travel grant to attend<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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SPU congratulates award-winning lecturer in Creative Writing from the Faculty of Humanities, Mr Sabata-Mpho Mokae, on his newly published book titled \u2018Lefatshe ke La Badimo\u2019, directly translated as \u2018This Land Belongs to the Ancestors\u2019, launched on 20 June 2025, showcasing<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Sol Plaatje University (SPU), through its Centre for Creative Writing and African Languages and in collaboration with the Northern Cape Heritage Pioneers and ATKV-tak Tal Trek, proudly hosted a heritage-rich event in celebration of Afrikaans 100 – marking a century<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Sol Plaatje University\u2019s 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 \u201cHeritage, History and<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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As part of its Africa Month celebrations, Sol Plaatje University\u2019s 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\u2019s<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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\u00a0The Faculty of Humanities invites you to the Robert Sobukwe\u00a0Book\u00a0Launch on20 May 2025 at Auditorium 3, First Floor, Humanities & Heritage Studies Building, Central Campus\u00a0from 17:00 \u2013 19:30.\u00a0 One of the conspicuous features of South Africa\u2019s post-apartheid political history is<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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The Centre for Creative Writing and African Languages invites you to a series of online Capacity Building Workshops, facilitated by Dr Peet van Aardt, Head of the Writing Centre at the University of the Free State. These workshops will explore<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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On Saturday, 12 April 2025, Sol Plaatje University (SPU) hosted its annual Open Day for high school learners, their families, school principals and teachers. The day began with the Vice-Chancellor\u2019s Breakfast for School Principals which was live streamed to satellite<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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The Department of Languages and Communication in the Faculty of Humanities is pleased to issue a second call for papers\u00a0for the upcoming International Language Conference, taking place from 27 – 29 August 2025. Themed “Intellectualisation of African Languages in the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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The Department of Languages and Communication in the Faculty of Humanities will be hosting the International Language Conference from 27 – 29 August 2025. The conference, themed “Intellectualisation of African Languages in the Digital Age”, will provide a platform for<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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\u2019s impact and legacy on the broader Northern Cape community and to strengthen collaboration between the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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\u2019s impact on the broader Northern<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Sol Plaatje University\u2019s (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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Ms Omphile Bertha Taele, will join an elite group of students who are recipients of the prestigious Abe Bailey Trust and Travel Bursary. \u00a0The Travel Bursaries are awarded annually and cover the cost of an all-expenses-paid 3-week educational tour of<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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\u2019s Mafeking<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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\u2019s strategic<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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\u2019s primary goal<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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, \u201cAlways The Sun,\u201d at the William Humphreys Art Gallery (WHAG). Sol<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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In a fitting tribute to the university\u2019s eponymous inspiration, Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje, Sol Plaatje University (SPU) has chosen to launch \u2018Revisiting Sol Plaatje\u2019s Mafeking Diary\u2019 during the month that marks his 147th birth anniversary. Born on 9 October 1876, Plaatje<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Sol Plaatje University\u2019s (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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the passing of Sailor Malan, SPU\u2019s School of Humanities invites you to celebrate the life and legacy of this extraordinary individual. The lecture titled \u201cI Fear No Man\u201d, delivered by Dr Yvonne Malan,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWORTH Project: Paving a research-driven future at SPU\u2019s school of humanities\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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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\u2019s strategic goal to become a research-intensive institution. The colloquium allowed<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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   <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Sol Plaatje University\u2019s (SPU’s) School of Humanities held a Memorial Public Lecture in remembrance of a cherished colleague, the late Prof Karen Haire, at the SPU\u2019s South Campus on Friday, 26 May 2023. This solemn yet significant gathering was permeated<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Ms Sizakele Mokhele, lecturer for Creative Writing at Sol Plaatje University\u2019s 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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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On 16 November 2022, Sol Plaatje University\u2019s (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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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 \u2019n Noord-Kaap Ding colloquium. Academics, students, and guests from higher<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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The School of Humanities, at Sol Plaatje University (SPU), successfully hosted the 27th South African Sociological Association Conference (SASA), between 10 \u2013 13 July 2022, which was preceded by a pre-conference doctoral workshop that attracted over 15 doctoral fellows from<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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. \u201cWinning<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Sol Plaatje University (SPU) is to host the 27th South African Sociology Association (SASA) conference from 10 to 13 July 2022, themed \u201cSociology and the COVID-19 pandemic: Reimagining the present and future\u201d. The local organising committee is chaired by the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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\u00a0Sol T. Plaatje: A life in letters.\u00a0The book<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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In celebration of Heritage Month, the School of Humanities cordially invites you to a Public Lecture titled: \u201cLest we forget. The story of political prisoners who died whilst serving sentences on Robben Island Maximum Security Prison. The case study of<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Come discover and explore one of South Africa\u2019s 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 \u2018n Noord-Kaap<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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)<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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 \u2018Socio-Economic connections between Eastern Europeans in South Africa\u2019. The<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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The School of Humanities invites you to an online seminar entitled: \u201cReviving \u201cthe Black Archives\u201d: Resurrecting Benedict Wallet Vilakazi with a focus on the utility and meaning of African languages and Literatures in higher education\u201d by Prof. Nompumelelo \u201cMpume\u201d Zondi<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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 –<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Following their recent placement on the 2021 Human and Social Sciences (HSS) Awards long list, Sol Plaatje University\u2019s (SPU) Creative writing lecturer, Sabata-mpho Mokae and Extraordinary Professor, Brian Willan\u2019s book is making international headlines in African literature for their book<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Sol Plaatje\u2019s Mhudi: History, Criticism, Celebration, edited by Sol Plaatje University\u2019s (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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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To commemorate Women\u2019s 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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Sol Plaatje University\u2019s Department of Heritage Studies, within the School of Humanities, is hosting a June 16 commemoration public lecture titled \u2018The bittersweet fruits of the June 1976 youth uprising\u2019 by Ms Busisiwe Totsie Memela-Khambula. Ms Memela-Khambula worked in the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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SPU, with particular efforts by its Schools of Education and Humanities, hosted a symposium entitled \u201cAfrikaans: Kom saam\/Come along\u201d in October. The Northern Cape province represents the largest number of speakers of Afrikaans in South Africa. According to the 2011<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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In July 2019, Professor Jesmael Mataga, Head of the School of Humanities, spent time at one of Zimbabwe\u2019s young universities.  The Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) was established in 1999 and is located in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. Hosted by the Centre for<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Dr Garth Benneyworth\u2019s 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 \u201ccertainly not a police solo strike. Rather<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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SPU Humanities\u2019 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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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\u2019s memoir of a life in<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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SPU\u2019s 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,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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This year\u2019s guest speaker at SPU\u2019s annual Africa Day Public Lecture was Kehinde Andrews, a professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University in Birmingham, England. Andrews\u2019 lecture, which was held at the Sol Plaatje University on 24 May 2019,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Creative Writing Lecturer, Sabata-mpho Mokae, was invited to deliver a speech at the Beaconsfield Library\u2019s historic 130th anniversary speech. The text follows: \u201cOnce upon a time a\u00a0brightly shining star hurriedly traversed the skies from east to west,\u00a0splitting the heavens and<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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The Sol Plaatje University, IFAS\u2013Recherche 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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Dr Marga Stander of the School of Humanities recently had a research article published in the Journal of Further and Higher Education. Entitled, \u201cStrategies to help university students avoid plagiarism: a focus on translation as an intervention strategy\u201d, the article<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Three School of Humanities\u2019 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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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SPU\u2019s School of Humanities received funding from the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program to host Prof Jean-Jacques Ngor S\u00e8ne. Prof S\u00e8ne is an Associate Professor of History; Cultural Studies; Conflict Studies and Global Focus Coordinator from Chatham University in the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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\u2019s<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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, \u201cBuilding futures through developing heritage studies as a learning and economic resource”.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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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.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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