News & Events (Archive)

The Heart of the African City
Map - South Africa
Posted on 15 Sep 2009

Modern Art Projects (Map), in collaboration with ArchiAfrika, is pleased to announce The Heart of the African City, an exhibition to be held from the 25th to the 28th of September 2009 curated and consulted by Harrie Siertsema, Shane de Lange, Annemieke de Kler and Stephen Hobbs. This event forms part of a larger conference called The African City Centre (re)sourced, organised collectively by the architectural faculty of the University of Pretoria, the Pretoria Institute of Architects and ArchiAfrika African Perspectives Pretoria 2009.

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UP Academics Contribute Meaningfully to King III Report
Posted on 14 Sep 2009

The University of Pretoria’s outstanding reputation in the fields of business ethics and responsible leadership resulted in three of its academics’ close involvement in the drafting of the recently released King III Report on Governance for South Africa.

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TuksRowing’s men stand proud at USSA Boat Race Championships
Xillia Dreyer
Posted on 14 Sep 2009

TuksRowing is more than ever on the map after winning the USSA Boat Race Championships in Port Alfred on 12 September.

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Truly global capital markets are becoming a reality
Sonja van der Waldt
Posted on 10 Sep 2009

Truly global financial reporting standards and genuinely global capital markets may be a reality much sooner than is generally expected, says Professor Mary Barth, former member of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and Professor of Accounting at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.

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International Workshops in Cyber Law
Posted on 10 Sep 2009

The Department of Mercantile Law hosted two International Workshops on Cyber Law.

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Maroela retains house league championship title
Morris Gilbert
Posted on 10 Sep 2009

If ever it was true that tries win matches, it was on Tuesday, 8 September when Maroela retained its TuksRugby Winter House League Championships title.

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OP Rugby and Netball teams excel in superb fashion
CvB
Posted on 10 Sep 2009

The Faculty of Veterinary Science’s rugby and netball teams this year experienced a remarkable season. Not only did the 1st rugby team play in the final of the Winter House League for the first time in the Onderstepoort campus’ history, but the 1st and 2nd Netball teams ended second and third in the A- and B-division of the Intramural League, respectively.

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JCP-students assisted at Skukuza Pre-school
Martina Jordaan
Posted on 09 Sep 2009

JCP-students assisted at Skukuza Pre-school

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Distance education course: Gender in Everyday Life
R du Plessis
Posted on 08 Sep 2009

The first semester of the distance education course, Gender in Everyday life has successfully concluded. The participants for the course numbered a total of 11 people that were representative of the following countries: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. An optional contact session for the participants was hosted over three days at the University of Pretoria.

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Student Action: SRC Election
Prof CR de Beer
Posted on 08 Sep 2009

The University of Pretoria’s annual SRC election was disrupted on September 8 by a group of students who refer to themselves as the “Student Front”.

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