{"id":3114,"date":"2018-12-10T10:39:55","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T08:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.10.4.47\/index.php\/_news-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T17:53:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:53:30","slug":"latest-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/latest-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Sol Plaatje University News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3114\" class=\"elementor elementor-3114\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f8e26d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f8e26d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/call-for-nominations-to-serve-on-the-sol-plaatje-university-council-3\/\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/library-signature-picture.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-104229\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/library-signature-picture.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/library-signature-picture-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/library-signature-picture-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/library-signature-picture-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/call-for-nominations-to-serve-on-the-sol-plaatje-university-council-3\/\">\n\t\t\t\tCall for nominations to serve on the Sol Plaatje University Council\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 2, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Sol Plaatje University (SPU) was established in 2013 and commenced its academic programmes in 2014 and plays an important role, both locally, in the Northern Cape, and nationally.\u00a0 The University Council governs the University in terms of the Higher Education<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/call-for-nominations-to-serve-on-the-sol-plaatje-university-council-3\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Call for nominations to serve on the Sol Plaatje University Council\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-104066 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-news category-news\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/african-languages-connect-scholarship-education-and-community-knowledge\/\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG-20260925-WA0110.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-104081\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG-20260925-WA0110.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG-20260925-WA0110-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG-20260925-WA0110-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG-20260925-WA0110-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG-20260925-WA0110-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG-20260925-WA0110-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/african-languages-connect-scholarship-education-and-community-knowledge\/\">\n\t\t\t\tAfrican Languages Connect Scholarship, Education And Community Knowledge\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 1, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Sol Plaatje University (SPU)\u00a0brought scholars, education officials, language practitioners, students and community knowledge holders together for its second African Languages Symposium, held at the South Campus on 25 September 2026. Hosted by the Department of Human Sciences Teaching in the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/african-languages-connect-scholarship-education-and-community-knowledge\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about African Languages Connect Scholarship, Education And Community Knowledge\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-103896 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-media-releases category-news category-sport\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/spu-womens-rugby-claims-historic-betway-national-first-division-title-as-three-players-earn-dream-team-honours\/\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1836.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-103898\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1836.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1836-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1836-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1836-152x270.jpg 152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/spu-womens-rugby-claims-historic-betway-national-first-division-title-as-three-players-earn-dream-team-honours\/\">\n\t\t\t\tSPU Women\u2019s Rugby Claims Historic Betway National First Division Title as Three Players Earn Dream Team Honours\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 26, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Sol Plaatje University (SPU) Women\u2019s Rugby made history on 25 September 2026 by being crowned national First Division champion at the Betway Women\u2019s Club Championship, with three SPU players also named to the Betway Dream Team. Organised by the South<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/spu-womens-rugby-claims-historic-betway-national-first-division-title-as-three-players-earn-dream-team-honours\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about SPU Women\u2019s Rugby Claims Historic Betway National First Division Title as Three Players Earn Dream Team Honours\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-103612 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-nas-news category-news category-postgraduate-news category-research category-spu-student-news\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/curiosity-takes-spu-physics-student-from-mamelodi-to-dubna\/\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mugshot_Dimpho-Kotoane.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-103840\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mugshot_Dimpho-Kotoane.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mugshot_Dimpho-Kotoane-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mugshot_Dimpho-Kotoane-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mugshot_Dimpho-Kotoane-203x270.jpeg 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/curiosity-takes-spu-physics-student-from-mamelodi-to-dubna\/\">\n\t\t\t\tCuriosity takes SPU physics student from Mamelodi to Dubna\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 18, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Dimpho Kotoane is the only Honours student among the Master\u2019s and PhD candidates in this year\u2019s South African group, now in Dubna for a programme that runs until 10 October. Dimpho Kotoane, a Physics Honours student at Sol Plaatje University<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/curiosity-takes-spu-physics-student-from-mamelodi-to-dubna\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Curiosity takes SPU physics student from Mamelodi to Dubna\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-103198 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cedar category-events category-news category-spu-student-news category-success\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/spu-hosts-edhe-absa-entrepreneurship-innovarsity-2026-central-regional-round\/\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1828\" height=\"1219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-103204\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture1.jpg 1828w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Picture1-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1828px) 100vw, 1828px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/spu-hosts-edhe-absa-entrepreneurship-innovarsity-2026-central-regional-round\/\">\n\t\t\t\tSPU hosts EDHE Absa Entrepreneurship InnoVarsity 2026 Central Regional Round\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 15, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Sol Plaatje University (SPU) hosted the EDHE Absa Entrepreneurship InnoVarsity 2026 Central Regional Round on 27 and 28 August, bringing student entrepreneurs, adjudicators and stakeholders from across the five universities in the region to its Central Campus for two days<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/spu-hosts-edhe-absa-entrepreneurship-innovarsity-2026-central-regional-round\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about SPU hosts EDHE Absa Entrepreneurship InnoVarsity 2026 Central Regional Round\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-103186 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-humanities-news category-news category-spu-student-news category-success\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/orefile-kolobe-wants-his-peers-to-use-ai-honestly-and-now-he-has-a-global-platform-to-say-so\/\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1096\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_0382.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-103192\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_0382.jpeg 1096w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_0382-300x263.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_0382-1024x897.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_0382-768x673.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_0382-308x270.jpeg 308w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1096px) 100vw, 1096px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/orefile-kolobe-wants-his-peers-to-use-ai-honestly-and-now-he-has-a-global-platform-to-say-so\/\">\n\t\t\t\tOrefile Kolobe wants his peers to use AI honestly, and now he has a global platform to say so\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 15, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>For Orefile Jacob Kolobe, using AI well has always been a question of honesty. The second-year Bachelor of Arts (General) student at Sol Plaatje University (SPU) has now been selected as a GPTZero Brand Ambassador, a role that will see<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/orefile-kolobe-wants-his-peers-to-use-ai-honestly-and-now-he-has-a-global-platform-to-say-so\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Orefile Kolobe wants his peers to use AI honestly, and now he has a global platform to say so\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-103160 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-nas-news category-news category-spu-student-news\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/spu-joins-global-mozilla-challenge-to-build-ethics-into-how-students-write-code\/\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-11-at-15.25.33.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-103172\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-11-at-15.25.33.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-11-at-15.25.33-300x139.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-11-at-15.25.33-1024x473.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-11-at-15.25.33-768x355.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-11-at-15.25.33-360x166.jpeg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/spu-joins-global-mozilla-challenge-to-build-ethics-into-how-students-write-code\/\">\n\t\t\t\tSPU joins global Mozilla challenge to build ethics into how students write code\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 11, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A Mozilla-funded project in the Department of Computer Science and Information Technology is teaching first-year ICT students to weigh the social consequences of the technology they build, starting in their first year rather than their last. Forty-four first-year ICT students<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/spu-joins-global-mozilla-challenge-to-build-ethics-into-how-students-write-code\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about SPU joins global Mozilla challenge to build ethics into how students write code\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-103137 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-news category-events category-news\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/our-languages-our-knowledge-our-shared-future\/\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1254\" 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