News & Events (Archive)

Maradona visits the hpc
media office
Posted on 19 Jan 2010

Prof Cheryl de la Rey, Vice-Chancellor & Principal and Toby Sutcliffe, CEO of hpc personally welcomed Diego Maradona at the hpc and accompanied him on his inspection tour of the facilities, which will be "home" to him and his team during the World Cup later this year.

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Prof de la Rey and Diego Maradona
Posted on 19 Jan 2010

Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria Prof Cheryl de la Rey sharing a lighter moment with football legend and current Argentinian national soccer head coach Diego Maradona. Maradona yesterday visited University of Pretoria's High Performance Centre as well as the grounds.

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Nobel Laureate Delivers a Lecture at University of Pretoria
Posted on 19 Jan 2010

A Swiss physical chemist, Professor Richard Robert Ernst will deliver a lecture at the University of Pretoria. He is an emeritus professor at ETH Zurich and his lecture will be on “Fascinating Insights in Chemistry, Biology and Medicine by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance”.

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Tuks beat SWD Eagles
Morris Gilbert
Posted on 19 Jan 2010

Tuks’ Varsity Cup preparations are still on track.

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Hard work equals success as AmaTuks beat African Warriors
Mokgethi Maleka
Posted on 18 Jan 2010

Hard work paid off for the University of Pretoria FC, known as AmaTuks when they beat African Warriors 3-2 on Friday (15 January).

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Emmanuel in Zambian Commonwealth Squad
Posted on 18 Jan 2010

TuksSquash Champion, Emmanuel Musefwe has been included in the Zambian national squad.

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Tuks' second stringers take on Eagles
Morris Gilbert
Posted on 18 Jan 2010

Tuks’ selectors have decided to opt for their second stringers for the first of two Varsity Cup warm up matches against the SWD Eagles on Tuesday, 19 January in George.

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University of Pretoria Welcomed First Year Students
Posted on 18 Jan 2010

More than 8 000 newly registered students and their families attended the University of Pretoria’s Welcoming Day on Saturday, 16 January 2010. The students and their parents were welcomed by the new Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Prof Cheryl de La Rey.

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Memorial in celebration of the life of Gill Jacot Guillarmod
Yolanda Booyzen
Posted on 18 Jan 2010

A memorial in celebration of the life of Gill Jacot Guillarmod will be held on Friday 22 January at 12:30 in the Law Faculty Auditorium, University of Pretoria.

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Early morale booster for Tuks
Morris Gilbert
Posted on 18 Jan 2010

Tuks are a better organised outfit than in 2009 at that will make them more competitive in the 2010 Varsity Cup Series, says Russian head coach, Nicolai Nerush.

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