{"id":8974,"date":"2020-04-04T23:11:29","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T21:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/?page_id=8974"},"modified":"2026-08-20T07:57:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T05:57:16","slug":"spu-in-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/spu-in-news\/","title":{"rendered":"SPU in the News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8974\" class=\"elementor elementor-8974\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3efda90 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3efda90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a1d1c7\" data-id=\"9a1d1c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6490ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d6490ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/header15-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1597\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/header15-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/header15-1-1536x367.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/header15-1-300x72.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/header15-1-768x184.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/header15-1-1024x245.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/header15-1-360x86.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37019e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37019e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-032de40\" data-id=\"032de40\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57efb6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"57efb6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-340233d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"340233d\" 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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa1f9c4\" data-id=\"fa1f9c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84fe688 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"84fe688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c923ad3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c923ad3\" 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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-409f962\" data-id=\"409f962\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5206e74\" data-id=\"5206e74\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f00aca4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f00aca4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad25ddb\" data-id=\"ad25ddb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc3e28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bc3e28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SPU IN THE NEWS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fc6a06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fc6a06\" 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-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3425c1f\" data-id=\"3425c1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf2f69 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6cf2f69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-456173a elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"456173a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7271\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7271\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2021<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7271\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7271\"><p><strong>January 2021<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Mail&amp;Guardian: <\/strong>Making waves at Sol Plaatje University&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/mg.co.za\/education\/2021-01-30-making-waves-at-sol-plaatje-university\/\">more<\/a><\/p><p><strong>February 2021<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>YIBA:\u00a0<\/strong>AECOM expects Phase 2 of Sol Plaatje University precinct to be completed in mid-2022&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/yiba.co.za\/aecom-expects-phase-2-of-sol-plaatje-university-precinct-to-be-completed-in-mid-2022\/\">more<\/a><\/p><p><strong>BizCommunity:<\/strong> Phase 2 of Sol Plaatje University precinct set for completion in mid-2022&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizcommunity.com\/Article\/196\/494\/212832.html\">more<\/a><\/p><p><strong>March 2021<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>DFA:<\/strong> Classes to resume at city varsity&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfa.co.za\/news\/classes-to-resume-at-city-varsity-on-monday-eb974bc1-0414-4185-b63a-4591ac958605\">more<\/a><\/p><p><strong>DFA:<\/strong> Standard Bank SPU Golf Day a Swinging Success&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfa.co.za\/sport\/standard-bank-spu-golf-day-a-swinging-success-58e2b1f0-c975-4f39-acd4-6ca07eac75a8\">more<\/a><\/p><p><strong>NETWRK24:<\/strong> University strides ahead&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netwerk24.com\/ZA\/Noordkaap\/Nuus\/university-strides-ahead-20210302-2\">more<\/a><\/p><p><strong>April 2021<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>OFM:<\/strong> Sol Plaatje University Virtual Graduation 1 May 2021&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofm.co.za\/article\/centralsa\/303850\/sol-plaatje-university-virtual-graduation-1-may-2021\">more<\/a><\/p><p><strong>NETWERK24:<\/strong> NC University shows growth&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netwerk24.com\/ZA\/Noordkaap\/Nuus\/nc-university-shows-growth-20210428-2\">more\u00a0<\/a><\/p><p><strong>NETWERK24:<\/strong> Disruptions halted&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netwerk24.com\/ZA\/Noordkaap\/Nuus\/disruptions-halted-20210330-2\">more<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h1 id=\"intro\">\u00a0<\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7272\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7272\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2020<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7272\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7272\"><p>February, 28. 2020. Mining a threat to Redan rock art &#8230;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/parysgazette.co.za\/35491\/mining-threat-redan-rock-art\/\">more<\/a><\/p><p>February, 15. 2020. SPU welcomes new students &#8230;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kathugazette.co.za\/index.php\/community-news\/3913-spu-welcomes-new-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p><p>March, 25. 2020. Funds raised for bursaries &#8230;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netwerk24.com\/ZA\/Noordkaap\/Nuus\/funds-raised-for-bursaries-20200324-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><p>March, 19. 2020. SPU shuts down for Covid-19 &#8230;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.careersportal.co.za\/news\/sol-plaatje-shuts-down-for-covid-19\">more<\/a><\/p><p>March, 16. 2020.\u00a0 Face brick for this award-winning university building &#8230;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildinganddecor.co.za\/face-brick-for-this-award-winning-university-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7273\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7273\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2019<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7273\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7273\"><p>https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/general-news\/<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a325e41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a325e41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/about-spu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"847\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/solplaatje-quote-1024x497.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8242\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/solplaatje-quote-1024x497.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/solplaatje-quote-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/solplaatje-quote-768x372.png 768w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/solplaatje-quote-360x175.png 360w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/solplaatje-quote.png 1031w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f5a28e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f5a28e\" 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-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-17fa57a\" data-id=\"17fa57a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c11a2eb\" data-id=\"c11a2eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-915d669 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"915d669\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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