News & Events (Archive)

Africa Day
Ruan Dippenaar
Posted on 25 May 2009

Africa Day serves as a reminder of the birth of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). Thirty of the thirty two independent African states signed the historic “Charter of the OAU” on 23 May 1963. This organisation later established the African Economic Community (AEC) in 1991, as well as its eventual successor the African Union (AU) in 2002.

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TuksAlumni bursaries make a difference
Posted on 25 May 2009

In 2008, TuksAlumni once again helped meritorious students to finance their studies and take a few steps closer to realising their dreams. Just over R203 000 was allocated to 18 students in the form of bursaries.

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Four Tuks swimmers off to Rome
Steven Ball
Posted on 24 May 2009

The strong culture of swimming at Tuks, aided by the facilities and services on offer of the High Performance Centre, has seen 4 of the clubs swimmers book their tickets on the plane to Rome for the Fina World Swimming Championships in July.

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University of Pretoria and the American Swimming Coaches Association formalise an educational agreement
Posted on 24 May 2009

After many months of working on the systems and programs to be offered, a final agreement between the University of Pretoria and the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) has been reached regarding the inclusion of the ASCA Swimming Coaching Accreditation system and materials into the Tuks Bachelors programs for B(Sports Science) and BA(Human Movement Sciences), as well as a continued education system for the TuksSwimming coaching staff.

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Prof Innocent Pikirayi wins Antiquity Best Article Prize for 2008
Posted on 22 May 2009

Prestigious international archaeological journal recognises UP Anthropology & Archaeology Professor's collaborative research.

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University of Pretoria’s senior management sends a well-wishing message to AmaTuks
Posted on 21 May 2009

On behalf of the University, I would like to take this opportunity to wish AmaTuks well in their match against Moroka Swallows in the final game of the Nedbank Cup that takes place this Saturday (23 May 2009).

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University Of Pretoria Professor Wins Esteemed Bill Venter/Altron Literary Award: 2008
Phindiwe Nkosi
Posted on 21 May 2009

The University of Pretoria is proud to announce that Prof Sue Nicolson, Head of the Department of Zoology and Entomology, was recently selected by the Board of Control of the Bill Venter/Altron Literary Award as co-winner of the award for 2008.

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hpc host to the Investec International Rugby Academy Course: 3 - 22 May
hpc media office
Posted on 20 May 2009

The Investec International Rugby Academy has kicked-off its first high performance course at the High Performance Centre at the University of Pretoria, under the guidance of Springbok assistant-coach Dick Muir and some of the leading minds & coaches in world rugby.

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TuksCricket reaches out
TuksCricket office
Posted on 20 May 2009

Giving back to the game and the community is one of the core principles taught here at the TuksCricket Academy.

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