First South African to be appointed to the Board of the International Federation for Information Technology and Travel and Tourism (IFITT)
Posted on 10 Feb 2011
Professor Berendien Lubbe from the Department of Tourism Management at the University of Pretoria has been appointed on the Board of the International Federation for IT and Travel and Tourism (IFITT). She is the first South African to be appointed on the Board of this prestigious organisation
UP Researchers are the Bee's Knees
Jaco Mare
Posted on 10 Feb 2011
We are pleased to congratulate the UP's Department of Zoology & Entomology team namely Prof. Robin Crewe, Dr. Catherine Sole and Dr. Christian Pirk, who joined hands to contribute to a recent international publication by Springer.
Dr Zonke Majodina Calls On African Lawyers To Reflect On Challenges Facing Continent
Yolanda Booyzen
Posted on 10 Feb 2011
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Master of Laws (LLM) in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa on Wednesday 2 February 2011, Dr Zonke Majodina, the Deputy Chairperson of the United Nations' Human Rights Committee called on the students to reflect on the challenges that Africa faces. These include recent uprisings in North Africa.
New assessment facility for dizziness and imbalance
Dept of Communication Pathology
Posted on 10 Feb 2011
A new laboratory with state of the art equipment to assess patients with dizziness, vertigo or imbalance for the Department of Communication Pathology.
TuksRugby : It's good enough, for now
Posted on 09 Feb 2011
Tuks 1 head coach Nollis Marais will never say no to five points, but he is also first to concede that his team can improve a lot on their performance in the opening round of the 2011 FNB Varsity Cup Competition.
TuksCricket : And they just keep on winning . . .
Posted on 09 Feb 2011
One can take it for granted that all the other clubs participating in the NCU Premier League will have the same difficult question to answer: how do you stop Assupol Tuks 1?
Invitation: Seminar on Language Rights
Yolanda Booyzen
Posted on 09 Feb 2011
You are cordially invited to a seminar on language rights, with a particular focus on the need for an act on the use of official languages in South Africa. The seminar is presented by the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria.
GB swimming team currently training at the hpc
Posted on 08 Feb 2011
The Great Britain Swimming's intensive training centre squad based in Manchester is currently training at Pretoria University's high performance centre.
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