Posted on February 12, 2020
Tuks long jumper Jovan van Vuuren has a good reason for wanting to go past the eight-metre barrier next month, and it is not only to do with the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Posted on February 01, 2020
Robert Moropa, a diehard Kaizer Chiefs Football Club fan and former director of the University Pretoria’s Department of Library Services, got the shock of his life when representatives of his favourite football club surprised him at his UP farewell function.
Posted on January 31, 2020
Welcome to an exciting chapter in your life at the University of Pretoria. As you will soon notice, sport is an integral part of UP student culture and we at TuksSport are global leaders in both individual and team sport.
Posted on January 26, 2020
What began with an advert in a community newspaper has turned into an exciting journey for South Africa's foremost sprinter, Akani Simbine, and his coach, Werner Prinsloo.
Posted on January 15, 2020
University of Pretoria (UP) law student Khanya Thamae describes himself as introverted, but the moment he steps onto a judo mat, everything changes.
Posted on January 14, 2020
For learners at the University of Pretoria’s TuksSport High School, having big-match temperament is second nature – but excelling in their academic pursuits is equally essential. Therefore it was no surprise that the matric class of 2019 achieved a 100% pass rate.
Posted on December 09, 2019
Keeping it simple is what enabled 14-year-old UP TuksSport gymnast Phiwe Nhleko to win a silver medal during the recent Olympic Hopes Cup in the Czech Republic.
Posted on December 07, 2019
University of Pretoria wheelchair tennis player Mariska Venter is twice as good an athlete as she was in January this year – and the international rankings prove it. At the beginning of 2019, Venter was ranked the 59th best player in the world; she is now ranked 31
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