Prof Lourie Terblanche receives EAPA Member of the Year award
Liana le Roux
Posted on 16 Nov 2012
Prof Lourie Terblanche from our Department was recently awarded ‘EAPA Member of the Year’ at the Annual International Conference of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA) in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Caster Semenya wins silver in London
Danie Cornelius
Posted on 12 Aug 2012
When Caster Semenya was chosen to carry the SA flag during the London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony, it was a good omen of things to come for the 21-year-old Tukkie athlete.
Tuks players selected for the Gauteng North Senior Netball team
Riana Bezuidenhout
Posted on 14 Jun 2012
Congratulations to all Tuks Divas and Tuks 1 players who were selected in the Gauteng North Senior Ladies A and B squads. The tournament is taking place in Johannesburg from 5 - 11 August 2012.
Working group convened to discuss Article 14 of the ACHPR Protocol on the Rights of Women
Centre for Human Rights (Gender Unit)
Posted on 14 Jun 2012
The Centre for Human Rights, with support from the Solidarity for Women's Rights Network, recently constituted a working group of experts, drawn from various organisations dealing with HIV/AIDS and related matters, at the University of Pretoria.
International Mother Language Day - Why do we celebrate mother language?
Dr Nkidi Phatudi
Posted on 21 Feb 2013
The 21st of February is a significant day for the languages of the world. This day is celebrated throughout the world as International Mother Language Day. The day dates back to 1999, when UNESCO’s General Conference launched it to promote linguistic and cultural diversity. Languages of the world are disappearing at an alarming rate, reducing the rich tapestry of cultural diversity. Researchers have shown that one’s mother language also known as mother tongue, is a key to attaining quality education, preserving cultural heritage and indigenous knowledge and developing self-identity and awareness. Indigenous languages, however, remain an endangered species.
Attitudes to African languages biggest hindrance to growth
Nicolize Mulder
Posted on 20 Feb 2013
African languages will continue to decline unless they are seen to be important in providing access to economic opportunities. This is the view of Professor Emeritus Vic Webb, head of Linguistics at the University of Pretoria (UP), speaking on International Mother Language Day (Thursday 21 February).
Prize for geology graduate
Martie Meyer
Posted on 20 Feb 2013
Justice Keletso Kgarume, of the Department of Geology in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP), was recently awarded a cash prize of R1 000 for being the best geology honours student to attend Venmyn Deloitte and UP’s annual Compliance and Reporting Rules in the Minerals Industry course.
New Head for the Department of Business Management
Department of Business Management
Posted on 20 Feb 2013
Prof Anske Grobler has been appointed as Head of the Department of Business Management with effect from March 2013.
Prof Grobler obtained a PhD (Marketing Communication) degree in 1986 and has been actively involved in teaching and research at tertiary education institutions since 1980. She held lecturing positions at the University of the Free State and the University of Johannesburg before joining the University of Pretoria.
TuksRugby: Historic win in Bloemfontein psychological boost for North/South battle
Morris Gilbert
Posted on 19 Feb 2013
UP-Tuks's historic victory over Shimlas in Bloemfontein on Monday night may well be the psychological boost that the reigning Varsity Cup champions could be in need of for the North/South battle against Maties in Pretoria on February 25.
It was the first time in three attempts that UP-Tuks managed to beat Shimlas in their backyard, and this only a week after UP-Tuks's first ever win against UCT in Pretoria.
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