News & Events (Archive)

LJ packs his bags for World Championships
Morris Gilbert
Posted on 09 Jun 2009

SA and Tuks’ top 400 men’s hurdler, LJ van Zyl, has qualified for participation in the World Championships in Berlin.

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University of Pretoria’s employees selected to be on FIFA’s medical team for the Confederations Cup
Posted on 09 Jun 2009

Three employees of the University of Pretoria have been selected by FIFA to form part of the medical team during this year’s Confederation Cup that starts this weekend.

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University of Pretoria appoints a new Head of the Department of Humanities Education
Posted on 09 Jun 2009

The University of Pretoria has appointed Prof Adelia Carstens as the new Head of the Department of Humanities Education in the Faculty of Education. Professor Adelia Carstens’ term will start on 1 July 2009.

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More Gold for Hartley
Manfred
Posted on 09 Jun 2009

The star of Bridgitte Hartley continues to rise as the South African canoeist collected a gold and bronze medal at the World Cup in Hungary at the Szeged World Cup on Sunday 7 June.

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Diering and Schoeman receive bronze medals in Barcelona
Posted on 09 Jun 2009

Roland Schoeman and William Diering each won a bronze medal at the first Mare Nostrum Swim Series in Barcelona over the weekend of 7 and 8 June.

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Three Tuks centuries overshadowed by lack of quality competition
Morris Gilbert
Posted on 08 Jun 2009

The poor quality of competition at all levels of the Carlton League should be a source of ever growing concern for Tuks if they want to stay on level terms with their counterparts at the other top universities in the country.

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Estie wins in icy Norway
Morris Gilbert
Posted on 08 Jun 2009

Tuks’ Estie Woodstock took care of a strong field of competitors as well as the arctic Norwegian cold on Saturday, 6 June to take gold in the 400 at an international meeting.

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Temporary closure of University Road entrance and H29 parking
Prof Schalk Claasen
Posted on 05 Jun 2009

As part of the preparations for the Federation Cup, a soft lockdown of the Loftus Stadium precinct is now in effect. This resulted in the closure of Lynnwood Road and Jorissen Street between University Road and Walton Jameson Street.

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Tuks name first rugby captain of colour
Morris Gilbert
Posted on 05 Jun 2009

Versatile backline player Shaun Davids has been named Tuks' first ever black first team rugby captain.

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Lesotho Minister of Mines, Energy and Water At UP
Phindiwe Nkosi
Posted on 05 Jun 2009

The honourable Lesotho Minister of Mines, Energy and Water – Minister Monyane Moleleki – along with the Lesotho TFCA Facilitator, Dr Gideon Groenewald visited the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences on 04 June 2009.

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