Tuks Students Sportswoman of the Year is planning to go big in 2026

Posted on November 21, 2025

In April, Uys possibly achieved something few athletes have ever done at the South African Championships. Uys medalled in three of the four throwing events. She won gold in the shot put and discus events and silver in the hammer throw.

‘Early visibility should not translate into lasting vulnerability’ – UP law expert on safeguarding the image rights of child athletes

Posted on November 11, 2025

Images of children participating in sport are widespread across social media, club websites, newsletters and broadcasts. While such images celebrate achievement and community, they also expose minors to risks such as exploitation, cyberbullying, identity theft and digital permanence. In South...

Coetzé and Corbett get top honours at Tuks Sports Awards

Posted on October 28, 2025

Swimmers were the big winners at the University of Pretoria Sports Awards last night. Pieter Coetzé was named Bestmed Sportsman of the Year. Kaylene Corbett is Bestmed Sportswoman of the Year, and Rocco Meiring is Coach of the Year (individual sport). TuksSwimming is the Club of the Year. The...

Tuks are USSA Cross Country Champions

Posted on October 08, 2025

Tuks' athletes proved this past weekend at the USSA Cross Country Championships at TUT that there is truth in the saying, "when the going gets tough, the tough get going."

Dr Ronell Klopper first woman from Africa to serve on International Nomenclature Editorial Board

Posted on September 17, 2025

Dr Ronell Klopper, an extraordinary lecturer in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences and H.G.W.J. Schweickerdt Herbarium, is the first woman from Africa elected to the Editorial Committee for the Madrid Code—the latest version of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi,...

Tuks women's sevens crowned USSA champions in Stellenbosch

Posted on September 11, 2025

The final between Tuks and UJ was a thriller. Jane Mulder, daughter of Springbok Japie Mulder, sent her teammate, Anele Mgwazela, away with a brilliant break to score Tuks' first try. The half-time score was 7-7.

Prof Ara Monadjem awarded Royal Society Prize

Posted on September 01, 2025

Prof Ara Monadjem, a biodiversity specialist and newly appointed Head of the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of Pretoria (UP), has been awarded the Royal Society Africa Prize for unwavering dedication to African biodiversity research and conservation.

The Super Falcons accomplish ‘Mission X’

Posted on August 14, 2025

Nigeria’s women football team beat Morocco to secure 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title