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Suit up for success: Pretoria teen's matric dance fundraiser triples target2025-09-17
Independent online (SA): Hoërskool Pretoria-Wes learner Arthur Mathebula, 19, has expressed deep gratitude after his BackaBuddy campaign to fund his matric dance raised more than three times his original target. “The support I received has been...
AI can prevent crying over spilled milk (University of Pretoria)2025-09-17
Public Technologies: ) Supply chains are the backbone of global commerce, ensuring that goods flow seamlessly from manufacturers to consumers. Yet the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the fragility of these systems, especially in South Africa's fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector....
Internet kindness gives Pretoria matriculant the dance of his dreams2025-09-17
Sowetan Live: What began as a simple tweet has blossomed into a touching story of kindness and generosity....
Lungu’s family loses bid to appeal ruling on former Zambian president’s burial2025-09-16
Mail Guardian South Africa: The Pretoria high court has dismissed with costs a bid by former Zambian president EdgarLungu’s family’s to appeal a ruling rejecting its request to have him buried in South Africa. Lungu died on 5 June while receiving medical treatment in South Africa....
‘Super Excited To Be With Pretoria Capitals, It Is My Hometown’: Dewald Brevis2025-09-16
News18: Dewald Brevis joins Pretoria Capitals for SA20Season 4 as the costliest player, set to play with stars like Ngidi and Russell. Watch on JioHotstar. ......
UP and University of Konstanz postgrads deepen understanding of identity, history and decolonial futures during Summer School (University of Pretoria)2025-09-16
Public Technologies: ) Ten postgraduate students from the University of Pretoria's (UP) Faculty of Humanities recently travelled to the University of Konstanz's (UK) Graduate School Post-Eurocentric Europe in Germany to attend its 2025 Summer School, the theme of which was...
Professor Maxi Schoeman (1954-2025): A Distinguished Scholar of Security Studies and International Relations (University of Pretoria)2025-09-16
Public Technologies: ) The academic community mourns the passing of ProfessorMaxi Schoeman, who died peacefully on 14 September 2025 at the age of 70. Professor Schoeman leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of scholarship, teaching, and academic leadership that has profoundly...
Pretoria teen raises over R10,000 after plea for matric dance funds goes viral2025-09-15
Independent online (SA): A 19-year-old learner from Hoërskool Pretoria-Wes has received an outpouring of generosity after appealing for financial help to attend his matric dance. Arthur Mathebula, a Grade 12 pupil from PretoriaWest,...
Madlanga Commission of Inquiry set to kick off in Pretoria2025-09-15
Eye Witness News: The commission, set up by President...