{"id":101104,"date":"2026-06-19T13:36:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T11:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/?p=101104"},"modified":"2026-06-22T10:14:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T08:14:35","slug":"temporary-interruption-of-online-application-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/temporary-interruption-of-online-application-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Temporary interruption of online application system"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"101104\" class=\"elementor elementor-101104\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-620ded3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"620ded3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60527a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60527a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sol Plaatje University<\/span><\/a> wishes to inform prospective students and members of the public that the online application system is currently unavailable due to a technical issue.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The University is working to restore the service as soon as possible and apologises for any inconvenience caused.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Further updates will be communicated once the system has been restored.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>For enquiries, please contact:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Faculty Application Champions:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ms Boitumelo Mabija<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tel: (0)53-491-0157<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:EMS_Applications@spu.ac.za\">EMS_Applications@spu.ac.za<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Faculty of Education<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ms Kediemetse Moselane<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">053 491 0152<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:EDU_Applications@spu.ac.za\">EDU_Applications@spu.ac.za<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Faculty of Humanities<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ms Ntshepeng Makoko<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tel: (0)53-491-0030<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:HUM_Applications@spu.ac.za\">HUM_Applications@spu.ac.za<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Awakhe Madikizela<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tel: (0)53-491-0589<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:NAS_Applications@spu.ac.za\">NAS_Applications@spu.ac.za<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>For further assistance contact SPU admissions:<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ms Edwinah Egelser<\/strong>: 053 491 0116 or email: <a href=\"mailto:applications@spu.ac.za\">applications@spu.ac.za<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ms Nombulelo Matroos<\/strong>: 053 491 0109 or email <a href=\"mailto:applications@spu.ac.za\">applications@spu.ac.za<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ms Estee Van Schalkwyk<\/strong>: 053 491 0181 or email <a href=\"mailto:applications@spu.ac.za\">applications@spu.ac.za<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sol Plaatje University wishes to inform prospective students and members of the public that the online application system is currently unavailable due to a technical issue. 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