Posted on February 14, 2025
Tharquinn Manuel holds a unique varsity rugby record—every time he has played for Tuks, the team has won a title. The final-year BEd student was part of the Tuks squad that lifted the FNB Varsity Cup in 2021 and 2022, as well as the team that clinched the FNB Varsity Shield last year....
Posted on February 13, 2025
If you're a runner who loves to challenge your personal best, join us for the Sappi TuksRace 10km on Saturday, 15 February 2025. Race Organiser Jet Moses predicts runners can improve their times with the right training. The men’s race is expected to be won in 29 minutes, while the first...
Posted on February 12, 2025
Firsts and the TuksRugby Club have become almost synonymous over the years, but 2025 could be the year in which the "Boys in Stripes" achieve something that will probably never happen again in South African student rugby. That is to win the FNB Varsity Shield and the FNB Varsity Cup...
Posted on February 11, 2025
Colette Uys threw 65.84m in Potchefstroom, becoming South Africa's second-best hammer thrower. She aims to surpass the national record in 2025.
Posted on February 09, 2025
Emmanuel Radingwana, the dynamic voice of TuksFM, is set to take on a unique challenge at the 2025 Sappi TuksRace. Not only will he be running the race, but he’ll also be sharing real-time insights, experiences, and race-day excitement with listeners and followers. As a passionate...
Posted on February 09, 2025
Catherine van Rensburg of TuksSwimming is not one to rest on her laurels. After securing gold at the aQuellé Midmar Mile, she has already set her sights on a new challenge. Next month in Jeffreys Bay, she will compete at the South African Open Water Swimming Championships, aiming for a top-two...
Posted on February 07, 2025
If there’s one thing 19-year-old Nathan Hendricks thrives on, it’s pushing his body to the limit. He spends most mornings and afternoons in the Tuks swimming pool, relentlessly clocking lap after lap. Training for over three hours a day? Just another routine for him. And as the...
Posted on February 05, 2025
The Olympic champion, Tatjana Smith, and heroic moments in international swimming have become synonymous, but now she plans to take on a new challenge as a jogger. Next weekend, she will take part in the Sappi TuksRace, a 10-kilometre event. It is a first for her. She has never run 10 km...
Posted on February 03, 2025
On Saturday, 15 February, a day after Valentine's declarations of love, a few thousand runners will take to Pretoria's streets to participate in the Sappi Tuks Race. Running is one of the passions of the Bosman family. Most late afternoons, Sarina jogs with her husband, Carel, and their two...
Posted on January 31, 2025
One that is important to 18-year-old Edrich Rouwerd is precision, meaning you don't make mistakes. He clearly gets it right. The TuksSport High School matriculant & TuksGymnastics Academy graduate achieved six distinctions last year and boasts an overall average of 88%. He obtained more than...
Posted on January 29, 2025
UP-Tuks alumna René Pienaar, the newly elected president of the Tshwane Chess Federation, envisions a brighter future as more children learn to play chess. "Apart from the fact that chess improves your concentration skills, it also teaches you to solve problems. The skills I learnt playing...
Posted on January 27, 2025
The answer to what it takes to make Jonas Ndlovu happy is simple: give him a ball. It could be a cricket or a soccer ball, or let him play goalball. Nothing gets the Tuks Political Science student's adrenaline pumping like the challenge of outsmarting opponents on the field. What is incredible...
Posted on January 22, 2025
An insatiable quest for knowledge and a thirst for discovery have earned Jared Fairweather the title of Top 2 Matriculant of TuksSport High School for 2024. At just 18 years old, Jared achieved an outstanding seven distinctions, boasting an average percentage of 88.57%. He excelled in three...
Posted on January 20, 2025
A hamstring injury is why South African 800m champion Edmund du Plessis must postpone his plans to compete against the stopwatch. This means that the fourth-year medical student at Tuks has to postpone his plans to qualify for the 2025 World Indoor Championships in China. The plan was to start...
Posted on January 15, 2025
Older rugby fans will know who Japie Mulder is; he was, after all, a player of the first Springbok team that won the World Cup at Ellis Park in 1995. 30 years later, another Mulder played for the Boks. Jané Mulder proved that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree when she played for the...
Posted on January 13, 2025
Amanda Mynhardt, former Protea captain, has been appointed as the new TuksNetball Head Coach, effective January 2025. No stranger to the coaching world, Mynhardt brings a track record of success. Under her leadership, the Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool (Affies) first team was crowned national...
Posted on December 09, 2024
If you thought match racing was all about wind and sail, think again. For the Tuks sailors, winning the 2024 USSA Sailing Championships is about much more—it's about tactics and mastering the rules. Understanding the intricacies of the sport allows teams to find clever loopholes,...
Posted on December 02, 2024
From Monday in Kimberley, the TuksFootball men's team will try and do what only a few of their predecessors in the Stripe jersey had been able to do, and that is to defend the USSA Football title they won last year. The team's captain, Tshiamo Mokoena, believes it can be done if they play with...
Posted on December 01, 2024
The TuksWaterpolo women’s team is diving into the upcoming USSA Water Polo Championships in East London with determination and a point to prove. Having finished as runners-up for four consecutive years, each loss to Maties in the finals, the team is motivated to turn silver into gold....
Posted on November 30, 2024
Personality, patience, fighting spirit, hard work, and confidence—these are the hallmarks of a chess champion. Anje van Jaarsveld, a second-year BCom Law student at UP-Tuks, embodies them all. Selected to represent TuksChess at the USSA Chess Championships from 29 November to 3 December...
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