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Alternative sports: Martial arts and TuksSport

  Taekwondo Taekwondo is a martial art originating in South Korea. Derived from the Korean words tae (kick) kwon (fist) and do (do), the sport is characterised by rapid hand and foot movements. TuksTaekwondo’s webpage explains that the martial art was popularised by...

TuksSwimming claim seventh USSA title

It wasn’t just a Neil Fair show as in the female events it was Tatjana Schoenmaker who was a stand-out performer amongst competitors from around the country. Schoenmaker was dubbed as the best female swimmer at the gala alongside, Neil Fair, who was determined to be...

Dennis Ngango: UP’s rising social star

Dennis Ngango: UP’s rising social star

REFILWE MOFOKENG On 7 October UP student, Dennis Ngango, made it to the top three of the Samsung Social star competition, where finalists were granted an opportunity to travel to Mauritius. On 13 October, Ngango was announced as the winner. Competitors had to post a...

#DESACares gives back to the female community

#DESACares gives back to the female community

MASESI TSOTETSI The staff members for the Department of Enrolment and Student Administration (DESA), together with the Sistagirl Foundation donated ‘dignity packs’ to underprivileged girls in schools. Dignity packs included essential, basic toiletries such as sanitary...

Hooqey aims to connect students with one another

According to him, he found a lot of accounts relating to the university and thus could not find what he was searching for. “That’s where the idea of Hooqey came from”, he said. Hooqey is a social networking platform that allows users to post updates, called Hooks,...

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