South Africa’s newest Afrikaans-only university campus is being built outside of Pretoria and has substantial backing behind it. An ambitious project from the Solidarity movement, in partnership with Kanton realtors, has already seen R3.2 billion invested.
Part of the Akademia Afrikaans-only university group, the R3.2-billion campus amounts to one of the largest private-sector investments in South Africa in the last decade, reports Daily Investor.
AFRIKAANS-ONLY UNIVERSITY
As The South African reported last year, the Afrikaans-only university has shown remarkable growth since its inception back in 2012. And this has led to strategic expansion across the country. For those who are unfamiliar, the Afrikaans-only university is backed by Solidarity and has grown from part-time distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, to offering study centres countrywide.
However, the new Akademia campus – part of Solidarity’s Toekomsbouer (future builder) – has now officially broken ground (Monday 11 August 2025). The group confirms the new campus will be ready for first-year students to register in 2028. The new state-of-the-art university campus will be located on Boschkop Road, East of Pretoria.
WHAT DOES THE NEW CAMPUS OFFER?
Accordingly, the new Afrikaans-only university campus will provide accommodation for 5 000 full-time undergrad and 1 500 postgrad students. Four men’s and women’s residences will accommodate 1 500 students on campus, and provide an active and exciting life. Likewise, there will be various restaurants, cafes and extensive sports facilities for rugby, cricket, tennis, athletics, and swimming at the fixed address.
“This ambitious expansion will allow the institution to consolidate its student growth over the past decade,” says managing director, Marthinus Visser. Currently, Afrikaans students can study:
- BCom in economics and law.
- BCom in business and financial management.
- BEd in intermediary education.
- LLB.
- BSc in mathematical sciences.
- BSc in Computer Science BA in communications and journalism.
- BSocSci in politics.
WESTERN CAPE CAMPUS COMING
Better still, plans to launch an Afrikaans-only university campus for full-time students in the Western Cape in 2026 is also well underway. The latter campus will be situated in the triangle formed by the northern suburbs, Stellenbosch and Paarl. Currently, there are part-time study centres for students in George, Paarl and Somerset West.
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