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Diabetes is a killer in South Africa. It is the second highest natural cause of death in the country, after tuberculosis, and the main cause of death among women.Across the country, the management of the estimated 4.6 million people with…

With the annual July commemoration of the life of former president Nelson Mandela having kicked off, a group of University of Pretoria (UP) Veterinary Science students is using their new skills to help farmers in rural areas.Olebile…

The Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP) and Steve Biko Academic Hospital have welcomed Stevie, a mobile robot that will help improve the treatment of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. This will be done…

Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Dr Blade Nzimande was recently at the University of Pretoria’s (UP) COVID-19 vaccination centre to receive his second dose of the Pfizer vaccine.Addressing attendees and members of the…

The University of Pretoria (UP) has had two new subjects/research fields added to the list of Essential Science Indicators (ESI): Molecular Biology and Genetics, and Pharmacology and Toxicology.The ESI is an analytical tool that helps…

Each year over the last 15 years the Mail & Guardian Young 200 South Africans list has celebrated 200 young people who create a positive, tangible impact on society, with this year being no different. There were over 5 300 nominations…

The recipe for success as an entrepreneur includes a clear vision, “passion to resolve the problem” and a solid candidate to start the company with, say Aaron Bornmann and Joseph Nyamariwata, two UP students whose startup, 123tutors,…

On 21 June 2021, Highway Africa started its virtual conference on the perils and promise of platformisation for Africa with an introduction and welcome from Dr Sizwe Mabizela, Vice-Chancellor of Rhodes University.Professor Zizi…

The University of Pretoria’s state-of-the-art Engineering 4.0 building in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, which was launched on the Innovation Africa@UP Campus in Hillcrest on 30 November 2020,…

The University of Pretoria (UP) recently partnered with the National School of Government (NSG) through Enterprises University of Pretoria (Enterprises UP) to accelerate efforts to build an ethical, capable and developmental state.To…