#TuksSwimming: Tatjana Schoenmaker and Kaylene Corbett write their own history at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

Posted on August 01, 2022

On Sunday, 31 July, Tatjana Schoenmaker and Kaylene Corbett won gold and bronze medals in the women’s 200m-breaststroke final at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, achieving a historic victory for South African swimming. They are the first two female swimmers to medal in the same...

#TuksSwimming: The 18-year-old, Pieter Coetzé, is confident of winning more medals at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

Posted on July 31, 2022

The football legend Cristiano Ronaldo once said, "If you don't believe you are the best, you will never achieve all that you are capable of." The 18-year-old Tuks swimmer, Pieter Coetzé, took these words took to heart. It is paid dividends. Last night in Birmingham, he became a Commonwealth...

Meet UP’s new high-flying mascot

Posted on June 20, 2022

Step aside Oom Gert, there’s a new mascot in town! UP’s new gender-neutral mascot is a bateleur eagle that’s described as “a high flyer that strives to do better and be better”.

UP EXPERT OPINION: Stellar record shows Rafael Nadal is in a league of his own

Posted on June 14, 2022

“The hallmark of Rafael Nadal’s game has been that of a master matador with the ferociousness of a prowling tiger and a never-say-die attitude,” writes Prof Adekeye Adebajo, UP Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship, about the Spanish tennis giant.

#UPGraduation2022: Vodacom Bulls coach graduates with degree in industrial psychology from UP

Posted on May 25, 2022

Vodacom Bulls rugby defence coach Joey Mongalo has added another string to his bow after graduating from UP with an MCom in Industrial Psychology.

#TuksAthletics: Tuks sprinter Benjamin Richardson keeps on winning South African titles and gives credit to his coach, Paul Gorries

Posted on May 13, 2022

Benjamin Richardson, 18, is the South African Under-20 champion in the 100m and 200m events. During the recent South African Senior Track and Field Championships in Cape Town, he won a bronze medal in the 200 metres.

#TuksFootball: Tlisane Motaung’s 'Midas touch' has turned things around for AmaTuks in the GladAfrica Championship

Posted on May 06, 2022

"I am who I am today due to the support and guidance I have received from the decision-makers of TuksFootball and UP,” says AmaTuks head coach and former captain Tlisane Motaung who is responsible for turning things around for team.

#TuksRugby: Tuks’ never-say-die attitude leads to a 5th Varsity Cup title victory against Maties

Posted on April 26, 2022

#TuksRugby: Tuks’ never-say-die attitude leads to a 5th Varsity Cup title victory against Maties In what is possibly one of the best fightbacks ever by a Tuks team, Tuks beat Maties 29-23 in the 2022 Varsity Cup final on Monday, 25 April. It genuinely took spirit and perseverance to...