{"id":121,"date":"2013-09-09T18:09:53","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T18:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/otp\/2013\/09\/09\/update-on-the-establishment-of-the-university-in-the-northern-cape\/"},"modified":"2013-09-09T18:09:53","modified_gmt":"2013-09-09T18:09:53","slug":"update-on-the-establishment-of-the-university-in-the-northern-cape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/otp\/2013\/09\/09\/update-on-the-establishment-of-the-university-in-the-northern-cape\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on the establishment of the university in the Northern Cape"},"content":{"rendered":"

The current administration under the stewardship of President JZ Zuma made a profound commitment to the people of the Northern Cape that the main focus of this current term of the administration is to establish a university in the province. On Thursday 25 July 2013 the President announced the name of the university and the interim council. The university in the Northern Cape will be named Sol Plaatje University.<\/p>\n

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The name carries great significance for the country but particular for the liberation movement. Sol Plaatje was the first General Secretary of the African National Congress (ANC) and an astute native intellectual. The Sol Plaatje University will over a 10 year development period accommodate 5000 full time student at the main campus in Kimberley. The President also announced that the university will be a multi campus university.\u00a0 The Sol Plaatje University will focus on heritage studies, including interconnected academic fields such as museum management, archaeology, indigenous languages, and restoration architecture.<\/p>\n

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The following key mile stones have been achieved since the initial announcement:<\/strong><\/p>\n