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Forestry students take on professional firefighting crews in fire suppression competition

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Mandela University’s Forestry students put their teamwork, endurance and practical skills to the test when they recently competed alongside professional firefighting crews at the annual Fire Suppression Proto Team Competition near Knysna.

‘Newbie’ cracks the nod for SA A women’s rugby team #R2bP

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Reasons to be Proud - #R2bP: Newbie women’s rugby player Yonda Nokwe has made remarkable progress to earn selection to the South Africa A team for a mini-series against their Brazilian counterparts starting in Sao Paulo this week.

Mandela University fine art master’s student hosts solo exhibition at Pretoria Art Museum

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Mandela University master’s student in fine art Jaundré van Eck will host his solo exhibition Die Vallei van Adem at the Pretoria Art Museum from the opening on 10 September up to 8 November.

Building Bridges, a focus on belonging in South African higher education

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Nelson Mandela University’s Teaching Development Unit of the Learning and Teaching Collaborative for Success (LT Collab) recently celebrated the launch of Building Bridges: Reflecting on Learning and Teaching, Research and Engagement.

Proteas player ready for one last Varsity Netball hoorah

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Juanita van Tonder’s fifth Varsity Netball campaign with her beloved Madibaz is about much more than one final tournament.