News & Events (Archive)

Tuks 2nd overall at USSA Athletics Championships
Posted on 19 Apr 2010

Tuks finished second overall at the USSA Championships in Potchefstroom.

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Tuks 1 run in seven Carlton Cup tries in 48-5 win
Morris Gilbert
Posted on 18 Apr 2010

Tuks 1 missed out on their first 50 of the 2010 Carlton Cup Competition by only two points in their away fixture against Brits on Saturday, 17 April.

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AmaTuks on warpath in Nedbank Cup opener
Posted on 18 Apr 2010

AmaTuks started their 2010 Nedbank Cup campaign in super style on Saturday, 17 April.

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Installation of new Vice-Chancellor and Principal
Posted on 16 Apr 2010

“The University of Pretoria (UP) has gained an exceptional academic and leader in the higher education sector,” says Dr Blade Nzimande, the Minister of Higher Education and Training. “We are confident that the University of Pretoria will grow and thrive under her leadership.”

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CALL FOR PAPERS
Etienne de Villiers
Posted on 16 Apr 2010

CALL FOR PAPERS FOR CONFERENCE:
Violence in the democratic South Africa:

A challenge to theology and the churches

10-12 August 2010 at University of Pretoria

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Official opening of Forensic Anthropology Research Centre
Posted on 15 Apr 2010

The opening of the Forensic Anthropology Research Centre (FARC) at the University of Pretoria was followed by a workshop on Forensic Archaeology presented by a guest lecture, Prof Steven Nawrocki, from the University of Indianapolis.

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Autumn Graduation Ceremony
Prof Tinus Pretorius, Chair GSTM
Posted on 14 Apr 2010

Two hundred and fifteen students at the GSTM were awarded degrees.

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Report of the Ministerial Committee on Transformation and Social Cohesion and the Elimination of Discrimination in Public Higher Education Institutions
Posted on 14 Apr 2010

In June 2009 the Minister of Higher Education and Training released a report, issued by a Committee chaired by Prof Crain Soudien, which was appointed by Minister Naledi Pandor in March 2008.

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Higher log position is not associated with better physical fitness in professional soccer teams
Emmerentia Nel
Posted on 14 Apr 2010

A higher position on the log does not necessarily mean that a professional team’s players are fitter than their opponents lower down on the log. However, it seems that on a soccer pitch, old dogs can teach some of the younger ones new tricks!

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'Win, win, win!' Blikkies' Carlton Cup slogan
Morris Gilbert
Posted on 14 Apr 2010

New Tuks 1 head coach, Blikkies Groenewald has only one slogan for the 2010 Carlton Cup Competition: win, win, win!

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