(Archive)

USSA 2011 - Water Polo Ladies
Sonia Egas
Posted on 02 Dec 2011

TuksWaterpolo ladies kicked off the USSA2011 tournament by competing against the team from Maties – USSA 2010 Winners. It was a demanding experience; the girls lost 15-2.

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Dedicated personnel of the Department Security Services and Stakeholders recognised
Sanku Tsunke
Posted on 28 Nov 2011

The Department of Security Services recognised the relationship it has with its various stakeholders, such as the Brooklyn SAPS, City of Tshwane and City Improvement District (CID), and also with its own employees who were awarded merit awards because of service excellence and long service.

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University of Pretoria represented on renowned panel of experts
Mmatlou Kalaba
Posted on 24 Nov 2011

Africa, South Africa and the African continent will be represented by University of Pretoria on the Committee on World Food Security (CFS).

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Invitation to the 3rd World Human Rights Moot Court Competition
Cherryl Botterill
Posted on 23 Nov 2011

The competition will be held at the University of Pretoria on the 8th and 9th of December 2011. It will be supported by the Regional Office for Southern Africa of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (ROSA). The presiding judges in the final round in Pretoria will be eminent jurists and judges from international tribunals and bodies.

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SA's labour laws work, says Motlanthe at GIBS Forum
Sunday Times
Posted on 23 Nov 2011

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has defended the country's labour laws, saying they were not the main stumbling block to job creation. Motlanthe, who is being touted as a possible successor to President Jacob Zuma in 2014, was addressing academics and business executives at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) on Friday night.

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PULP launches Open Access Journal: De Jure
Yolanda Booyzen
Posted on 23 Nov 2011

The Pretoria University Law Press (PULP) recently launched its first fully-fledged Open Access Online Law Journal, De Jure.

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Former student elected to serve on the UN International Law Commission
Elzet Hurter
Posted on 22 Nov 2011

On 17 November 2011, Prof Dire Tladi, UP alumnus and Honorary Professor in the Department of Public Law, was elected to serve on the United Nations International Law Commission as successor to Professor John Dugard.

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BCur First Year Camp 2012
René Stone
Posted on 22 Nov 2011

House BCur will be hosting their annual First Year Camp at Kadesh Barnea on the 27th till the 29th of January 2012.

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Former UP student elected as International Teacher of the Year in Helsinki
University of Helsinki
Posted on 21 Nov 2011

Dr. Michael Hewetson, a former UP student, has been elected the International Teacher of the Year at the University of Helsinki.

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University of Pretoria opens integrated Malaria Research Centre
Nicolize Mulder
Posted on 21 Nov 2011

The University of Pretoria (UP) today officially established itself as a national leader in the fight against malaria with the launch of its new Centre for Sustainable Malaria Control.

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