News & Events (Archive)

TuksRugby : Battle won, but war goes on
Posted on 08 Mar 2011

A crucial battle won, but the FNB Varsity Cup war is far from over.

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TuksHockey : Intervarsity double against UJ
Posted on 07 Mar 2011

TuksHockey's first teams reigned supreme in the intervarsity against UJ on Saturday.

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Tydskrif vir Letterkunde: Autumn issue about Nigeria
Posted on 07 Mar 2011

The autumn issue of Tydskrif vir Letterkunde, a journal for African literature (edited by Prof Hein Willemse of the Department of Afrikaans at the University of Pretoria) has just been published.

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TuksAthletics : LJ smashes 11 year old SA Record
Posted on 07 Mar 2011

LJ van Zyl, South Africa's nr 1 400m hurdler smashed Llewellyn Herbert's 11 year old record at the second Yellow Pages meeting at the AbsaTuks Stadium on Friday 25 February.

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TuksCanoe wins very prestigious award
Posted on 07 Mar 2011

The Tuks Canoe Club was awarded a very prestigious award this weekend at the Gauteng Canoe Union Prize Giving for 2010.

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TuksFencing : Wim off to Jordan
Posted on 07 Mar 2011

Wim Dreyer, TuksFencing Head Coach, will travel to Jordan later this month as the Coach for the Junior National Team at the Junior World Fencing Championships.

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The King's Speech - interview with stuttering expert
Dept of Communication Pathology
Posted on 07 Mar 2011

The Oscar winning movie has demonstrated the debilitating effects of stuttering according to a University of Pretoria expert.

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Discussion of the 2011 provincial budget
Posted on 04 Mar 2011

Mr Mandla Nkomfe, Gauteng MEC for Finance, and the University of Pretoria hosted a discussion of the 2011 provincial budget. Prof Niek Schoeman of the Department of Economics from the University of Pretoria analysed the budget and facilitated the discussion around issues raised.

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The Machel Mandela Internship Programme
Posted on 04 Mar 2011

The Brenthurst Foundation is inviting applications from young graduates for the newly established Machel Mandela Internship Programme, named in honour of former South African President Nelson Mandela and his wife Graca Machel.
The Machel Mandela Internship programme aims to be the most prestigious of its kind in Africa. It will help sharpen the Brenthurst Foundations focus on Africas burgeoning youth population and help nurture Africas future leaders.

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