{"id":50577,"date":"2023-10-19T08:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T06:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/years-of-investing-in-the-gifted-underprivileged-given-tribute-20231017\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T15:49:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T13:49:03","slug":"years-of-investing-in-the-gifted-underprivileged-given-tribute-20231017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/years-of-investing-in-the-gifted-underprivileged-given-tribute-20231017\/","title":{"rendered":"Years of investing in the gifted, underprivileged given tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This year\u2019s Sol Plaatje Memorial Weekend marked a decade since the establishment of the Sol Plaatje University (SPU) in Kimberley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This annual event to honour Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje took place on 6 and 7 October. As part of the event, the Luka Jantjie Courtyard was renamed to the Yunus Ballim Square in honour of the SPU\u2019s founding vice-chancellor, Prof. Yunus Ballim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_da140852\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9599\/1134d8ec78cb4d88b2575eaeb515c8bd.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/9280886bba27447191d50bb90ab1dc61.jpg\" title=\"At the renaming of the Luka Jantjie Courtyard are, from the left, Prof. Andrew Crouch (vice-chancellor, Sol Plaatje University \u2013 SPU), Prof. Yunus Ballim (former vice-chancellor, SPU), Judge Steven Majiedt (chancellor, SPU) and Goolam Akharwaray (member of the SPU Council).\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">At the renaming of the Luka Jantjie Courtyard are, from the left, Prof. Andrew Crouch (vice-chancellor, Sol Plaatje University \u2013 SPU), Prof. Yunus Ballim (former vice-chancellor, SPU), Judge Steven Majiedt (chancellor, SPU) and Goolam Akharwaray (member of the SPU Council).<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Photo: Supplied<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>At the annual Sol Plaatje Lecture, Justice Edwin Cameron, former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, discussed constitutionalism and its role as a repository of power, justice and moral vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are not a captured nation; South Africans fight when they see a power that seeks to subjugate them. A new elite is on the rise towards fulfilling a constitution that aims to root out corruption and criminality,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the inaugural Founder\u2019s Dinner Jennie Glennie, a key founding figure of the university, said the SPU has become a beacon of hope, offering quality education to the underprivileged but intellectually gifted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Justice Steven Majiedt, chancellor of the SPU, introduced a landmark event: The country\u2019s first Chancellor\u2019s Forum which aims to shed light on pressing issues affecting university students. It is a platform for academics and administrators to engage in critical conversations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_c6964e1d\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9599\/6842703fb9b3430dbc8ce08f5b94edca.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/b01acd3e80174b4bb0c373bddd070927.jpg\" title=\"Attending the Sol Plaatje University\u2019s (SPU) memorial weekend are, from the left, Prof. Andrew Crouch (vice-chancellor of the SPU), Judge Mmathebe Violet Phatshoane (chairperson of the SPU Council), Jennie Glennie (former deputy chairperson of the SPU Council), Prof. Debra Meyer (deputy vice-chancellor of the SPU), Goolam Akharwaray (member of the SPU Council), Connie Molusi (deputy chairperson of the SPU Council), Josephine Peters (social impact manager at De Beers), Nicole Morris (dean of students at the SPU), Judge Steven Majiedt (chancellor of the SPU) and Dr Jody Cedras (university registrar). \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Attending the Sol Plaatje University\u2019s (SPU) memorial weekend are, from the left, Prof. Andrew Crouch (vice-chancellor of the SPU), Judge Mmathebe Violet Phatshoane (chairperson of the SPU Council), Jennie Glennie (former deputy chairperson of the SPU Council), Prof. Debra Meyer (deputy vice-chancellor of the SPU), Goolam Akharwaray (member of the SPU Council), Connie Molusi (deputy chairperson of the SPU Council), Josephine Peters (social impact manager at De Beers), Nicole Morris (dean of students at the SPU), Judge Steven Majiedt (chancellor of the SPU) and Dr Jody Cedras (university registrar). <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Photo: Supplied<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the unique initiatives discussed was the Talent Pipeline Programme (TPP). 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