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COVID-19 Update: 23 March
March 23, 2020
KAYLA THOMAS President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered an address to the nation on 23 March at 19:50 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moffie Review
March 20, 2020
DANI VAN DER HORST The Oliver Hermanus adaptation of André Carl van der Merwe’s novel, Moffie, premiered in Gauteng on 11 March.
Classes suspended at UP
March 16, 2020
CAREL WILLEMSE UP announces suspension of all contact classes and rescheduling of academic calendar.
COVID-19 Update: 15 March
March 15, 2020
SUSANNA ANBU On 15 March, It was confirmed by the Department of Institutional Advancement at UP that “at this stage no decision has be...
Covid19-Update
March 13, 2020
DANI VAN DER HORST The University of Pretoria (UP) has announced that they are closely monitoring the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and ...
WhatsOnSale student start-up
March 11, 2020
TIFFANY SMITH Many students understand financial restrictions and for this reason, are constantly on the lookout for promotions and deals.
The online dating phenomenon
March 11, 2020
CARLI BOTHA Online dating has been around for longer than a decade and is used by a variety of people, including university students.
COVID-19 update: 9 March
March 9, 2020
KAYLA THOMAS On 8 March the Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize, announced the third confirmed case of COVID-19 in South Africa.
Students warned against cellphone robberies
February 15, 2020
SUSANNA ANBU By 10 February, two incidents had been reported to the Brooklyn SAPS pertaining to cellphone robberies that took place in Hatfield be...
The more things change the more they stay the same
November 13, 2019
FRANCOIS DE BRUYN The University of Pretoria has been ranked as one of the best Universities in the country and the world, year on year.
Halloween Reads: Journalist’s Choice
October 30, 2019
The Morganville Vampires Series by Rachelle Caine JESSICA SIMELANE Morganville Vampires is a thrilling book series with an original take on ...
Is the queer community safe?
October 24, 2019
TIFFANY SMITH South Africa was the first country in the world to pass laws that protect individuals against discrimination based on sexual orien...
Student start-ups at UP
October 8, 2019
STEPHANIE COOKSON UP’s start-up ecosystem may be difficult to locate, but it is thriving, with business ventures such as Laundrify and TheSandw...
MIX FEST preview: The Black Cat Bones
September 20, 2019
CASSIDY BESSA AND SAM MUKWAMU The Black Cat Bones are a Pretoria-based, South African rock band.
MIX FEST preview: Shortstraw
September 19, 2019
CASSIDY BESSA AND SAM MUKWAMU Shortstraw is one of South Africa’s most loved indie rock bands.
International Student’s Day: Multiculturalism at its peak
September 14, 2019
Susanna Anbu On 30 August, the international students division at the University of Pretoria hosted its International Student's Day at the amph...
Defamation cases opened after #AmINext naming and shaming on social media
September 13, 2019
CAREL WILLEMSE Approximately 10 cases of defamation of character were opened at the Brooklyn SAPS station following the public naming of alleged...
Students continue to protest around Hatfield
September 5, 2019
Kayla Thomas On the evening of 4 September the student movement against gender based violence and sexual assault, #OneRapistOneBullet,...
2019 SRC preliminary results
August 28, 2019
The preliminary results of the 2019 SRC elections saw David Kabwa re-elected for a second term as SRC president.
2019 SRC election season opens
July 25, 2019
STAFF REPORTER The 2019 SRC election season was officially opened on Tuesday 23 July by the Director of Student Affairs, Dr Matete Madiba.
Capital Craft Beer Festival: Anvil Brewery
June 11, 2019
SAM MUKWAMU Anvil Brewery is a South African brewery, located in Dullstroom.
UP Library’s therapy dogs initiative
June 7, 2019
RICARDO TEIXEIRA With the aim of combating exam stress, the UP Library hosted therapy dogs at Hatfield campus over 5, 6 and 7 June.
First year guide: picking the right bank account
April 9, 2019
CLAIRE LENAHAN Student bank accounts generally have lower monthly banking fees, as well as perks that were designed with student lifestyles in m...
Experience: A week without series or Youtube
June 29, 2018
Nandipha Dilla Every week Perdeby sends their journalists to experience something out of their comfort zones.
Monthly app review: YNAB, 10% Happier and Psych!
June 4, 2018
Lorinda Marrian, Nandipha Dilla and Aroma Theron Every month Perdeby reviews Apps that we think can make life just a little easier or a little ...
A week without Social Media
June 1, 2018
Alycia Hibbert Every week, PDBY sends their journalists to experience something different and exciting.
Unicyclists at UP
June 1, 2018
Rebecca Woodrow Every Friday, Perdeby looks at the hidden wonderful and weird things that happen on campus.
What you should have learnt in school: What to do when you’ve been hacked.
May 30, 2018
Alycia Hibbert Every week, Perdeby takes a looks at something you should have learnt in school to assist you in your everyday life.
Exam apps review
May 29, 2018
Lorinda Marrian and Alycia Hibbert Every month, Perdeby tests and reviews apps that we think will make life a little easier.
UP secrets: Did you know these Rag facts?
May 28, 2018
Ashleigh Nefdt Every week, Perdeby looks at the hidden wonderful and weird things that happen on campus.
Cheers to volunteers
May 25, 2018
Ashleigh Nefdt Making a difference in the world can sometimes seem like a job reserved for only the most heroic of us.
Groove Grind: A new workout experience
May 23, 2018
Nandipha Dilla Every week, Perdeby sends their journalists to experience something out of their comfort zones.
SA’s best music festivals
May 22, 2018
Aroma Theron Over the past month, pictures of Coachella flooded our social media feeds and FOMO was a constant struggle.
What you should have learnt in school: Networking tips for students
April 26, 2018
Nandipha Dilla Every week, Perdeby takes a look at something you should have learnt in school to assist you in your day-to-day life.
Perdeby experience: Apartheid Museum
April 24, 2018
Alycia Hibbert Every week, Perdeby sends their journalists to experience something different and exciting.
Perdeby party guide: 24-30 April
April 23, 2018
Aroma Theron TUESDAY 24 APRIL: Aandklas at 20:00: Karaoke at Aandklas.
Perdeby Experience: Anatomy Dissection
April 23, 2018
Aroma Theron Every week Perdeby sends their journalists to experience something out of their comfort zones.
Must Visit Sites this Freedom Month
April 23, 2018
Nandipha Dilla In celebration of Freedom Day on 27 April, Perdeby has put together a guide of places to visit this month that highlight South Af...
Chick flicks coming out in 2018
April 21, 2018
AROMA THERON Yes, the student life is very busy and difficult when it comes to juggling your time between assignments, tests and leisure.
Powerful women in the history of science and technology
April 18, 2018
Alycia Hibbert It is easy for society to recognize the names of men like Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and Elon Musk for their contribution to mod...
What you should have learned at school: self-care hacks for students
April 18, 2018
Ashleigh Nefdt Every week, Perdeby takes a look at something you should have learned at school to assist you in day to day life.
Perdeby Party Guide: 16 April – 22 April
April 16, 2018
Alycia Hibbert TUESDAY, 17 APRIL: Aandklas at 20:00.
Hidden Gems to discover on Hatfield Campus
April 13, 2018
Ashleigh Nefdt We all have a place where we like to spend our time on campus, maybe it is sitting on the grass or wasting time in an empty lectu...
Perdeby Party Guide 11– 16 April
April 11, 2018
Rebecca Woodrow Blue Room at 19:00: Student Night Wednesdays will be in full swing with R12 beer specials.
Perdeby Experience: Vegan for a month
April 9, 2018
Once in a while, Perdeby, sends their journalists to experience something truly different and outside of their comfort zone.
The best local series to binge-watch
April 3, 2018
Aroma Theron Since we are all on a little break at the moment, we at Perdeby, decided to compile a list of the best local series to binge-watch,...
What in the world is going on? Perdeby’s weekly news catchup
April 2, 2018
Ashleigh Nefdt Every week Perdeby puts together the week’s biggest national and international news stories.
Perdeby: Monthly app reviews
March 29, 2018
Nandipha Dilla, Alycia Hibbert and Lorinda Marrian Every month Perdeby reviews Apps that we think can make life just a little easier or a little...
Perdeby Party Guide: 27 March – 2 April
March 28, 2018
NANDIPHA DILLA TUESDAY, 27 MARCH: Arcade Empire at 19:00: Quiz Night.
What you should have learned in school: How to identify a scam
March 28, 2018
AROMA THERON Every week Perdeby takes a look at something you should have learned at school to assist you in day-to-day life.
Clay in the life: Potters Place experience
March 26, 2018
Rebecca Woodrow Every week, Perdeby sends their journalists to experience something different and exciting.
What you should have learned at school: How to job interview for amateurs
March 21, 2018
Ashleigh Nefdt Every week Perdeby takes a look at something you should have learned at school to assist you in day-to-day life.
Non-traditional ways to save water
March 21, 2018
Aroma Theron Cape Town’s water restrictions might sound like old news to you and you might feel that the issue doesn’t concern you.
Perdeby party guide: 20-26 March
March 20, 2018
Alycia Hibbert TUESDAY, 20 MARCH Blue Room at 15:00.
Intervarsity News 19 March 2018
March 19, 2018
North-West University (NWU) Since the attack on South African athlete Thabang Mosiako last month, no arrests have been made.
Campus News Bites 19 March 2018
March 19, 2018
UP professor invited to perform at Westminster Abbey Head of UP Arts, Prof.
No-Party guide
March 15, 2018
Rebecca Woodrow We all want to socialise and have fun, but that does not mean your sleep schedule and liver need to suffer.
Party Guide: 13-19 March
March 13, 2018
Ashleigh Nefdt TUESDAY 13 MARCH Arcade Empire at 19:00: Quiz night is a sure way to test your knowledge and have some fun doing it.
A night behind the box- shadowing DJ Bongani Zulu
March 12, 2018
Ashleigh Nefdt Every week, Perdeby sends their journalists to experience something outside of their comfort zone.
What is currently going on in the world – Perdeby’s weekly news catchup
March 9, 2018
Ashleigh Nefdt Every week, Perdeby puts together the week’s biggest national and international news stories.
A student’s guide to healthy natural hair
March 8, 2018
Nandipha Dilla Every week Perdeby takes a look at something you should have learned at school to assist you in day-to-to life.
Perdeby party guide: 6-12 March
March 6, 2018
Aroma Theron TUESDAY, 6 MARCH Arcade Empire at 19:00: Quiz Night.
Perdeby Experience: A piece of peace at the DeepRoots Night Market
March 5, 2018
Rebecca Woodrow Every week Perdeby sends their journalists to experience something different and exciting.
Perdeby: Monthly app review
March 1, 2018
Ashleigh Nefdt and Lorinda Marrian Every month Perdeby reviews some of the latest Apps that we think can make life just a little easier or a littl...
What to do when someone is choking
February 28, 2018
Aroma Theron Today, we at Perdeby are getting a bit more serious.
Perdeby Party Guide 27 February – 5 March
February 27, 2018
Nandipha Dilla TUESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY: Arcade Empire at 19:00: Quiz Night.
Perdeby Experience: Keep your head in the clouds, hiking the Mweni Pass.
February 26, 2018
Michael Ridge Every week Perdeby sends their journalists to experience something different and exciting.
What in the world is going on? Perdeby’s weekly news round up
February 23, 2018
Aroma Theron Every week Perdeby puts together this week’s biggest national and international news stories.
Food lover’s guide to Hatfield
February 22, 2018
Nandipha Dilla With the number and caliber of restaurants that have made Hatfield their home in the past few years since The Square’s untimely d...
How to Truly Save Money
February 21, 2018
Nandipha Dilla Every week Perdeby takes a look at something you should have learned at school to assist you in day-to-day life.
Perdeby party guide 20-26 February
February 20, 2018
Ashleigh Nefdt TUESDAY, 20 FEBRUARY: Arcade Empire at 18:30: Quiz night.
Karate Academy Self Defence Experience
February 19, 2018
NANDIPHA DILLA Every week Perdeby sends their journalists to experience something out of their comfort zones.
What in the world is going on? Perdeby’s weekly news round up
February 16, 2018
ASHLEIGH NEFDT Every week Perdeby puts together this week’s biggest national and international news stories.
What you should have learned at school: Building and maintaining a good credit score
February 15, 2018
SANELE DLAMINI Every week Perdeby takes a look at something you should have learned at school to assist you in day-to-day life.
How to be single in Valentine’s Week
February 14, 2018
REBECCA WOODROW No matter where you go this week, you will be reminded of Valentine’s Day and you may just be a little bitter.
Special Valentine’s Day Perdeby experience: first blind date
February 14, 2018
RICARDO TEIXEIRA Every week Perdeby publishes an experience piece, but today we’re publishing something extra in celebration of Valentine’s Day.
Perdeby party guide: 13-18 February
February 13, 2018
NANDIPHA DILLA TUESDAY, 13 FEBRUARY: Arcade Empire at 19:00: Quiz Night.
Perdeby’s weekly news roundup
February 9, 2018
REBECCA WOODROW SONA postponed and SA’s leadership in question On 6 February the South African State of the Nation Address (SONA) was postpon...
Five people to keep an eye on in 2018
February 8, 2018
SANELE DLAMINI We live in a world of dynamic trends that influence the progress of our social, economic and financial wellbeing in the world.
Don’t be an internet idiot
February 7, 2018
SANELE DLAMINI The Internet; a great invention that literally changed the game, forced us to change our lifestyle, and has become part of our dail...
Perdeby party guide: 6-12 February
February 6, 2018
AROMA THERON TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY Aandklas at 20:00: Acoustic Night with Tian Nienaber and Rob Marx.
The truth about being a waitress
February 5, 2018
ASHLEIGH NEFDT Every week, Perdeby sends their journalists to experience something out of their comfort zones.
Apps and websites that will make university life easier
February 2, 2018
NANDIPHA DILLA Our generation is permanently glued to our phones and we use them for basically everything.
Pretoria Crash Course
February 1, 2018
REBECCA WOODROW Tuks is the tertiary institution of choice for students from all over South Africa, so their newfound home might deviate from what...
“Where the French fries are fresh”: A YouTube guide to cooking for yourself
January 31, 2018
CLAIRE LENAHAN Learning to cook for yourself (and cooking on a budget) could be one of the biggest adjustments you face this year.
First year party guide
January 30, 2018
ASHLEIGH NEFDT Where to go: The Jolly Roger, Hatfield a.
Dos and don’ts: How to be safe around Hatfield
January 29, 2018
SANELE DLAMINI If you ask anyone about Hatfield, they will tell you that it is an exciting and cool place to hangout.
High school vs University
January 26, 2018
AROMA THERON Welcome to university, where if you came straight from high school, things are about to change very quickly.
A comprehensive student loan guide
January 25, 2018
NANDIPHA DILLA Applying for a university loan can be a daunting task.
Living away from home for the first time: Dos and Don’ts
January 24, 2018
REBECCA WOODROW Do Trust Your Gut If the human instincts that have kept our species alive for millennia are telling you to GTFO, there’s probab...
University myths and truths
January 22, 2018
ASHLEIGH NEFDT Thanks to social media, television and those who have come and conquered university before us, we have a lot of myths misundersto...
UP dominates 2017 GradStar Awards
November 1, 2017
MARKO SVICEVIC On 27 September, the 2017 GradStar Awards were held at the Indaba Hotel in Johannesburg.
What in the world is going on? Perdeby’s weekly news catchup
October 29, 2017
ASHLEIGH NEFDT There is always something happening in the world at any given moment, that keeping up with all of it can seem a daunting task.
Perdeby Halloween Party guide: 28 – 31 October
October 28, 2017
LORINDA MARRIAN Perdeby’s guide on things to do during this Halloween period.
What you should have learned at school: How to avoid cultural appropriation this Halloween
October 25, 2017
Claire Lenahan Every week Perdeby takes a look at something you should have learned at school to assist you in day-to-day life.
Perdeby Party guide: 24-30 October
October 24, 2017
NINA CRONJE TUESDAY, 24 OCTOBER Jukes at 17:00: Daily half price cocktails from 17:00 to 19:00.
App of the Month: Forest (Stay Focused)
October 19, 2017
NANDIPHA DILLA Every month, Perdeby tests and reviews an app that we think makes life easier.
What you should have learned at school: ‘Tis the season to be stressed out (but, it doesn’t have to be)
October 19, 2017
ASHLEIGH NEFDT Every week, Perdeby takes a look at something you should have learned at school to assist you in day to day life.
Perdeby experience: vegan for a day
October 16, 2017
LORINDA MARRIAN AND DITEBOGO TSHAKA Every week, Perdeby sends their journalists to experience something out of their comfort zones.
What you should have learned in school: taxi maths
October 12, 2017
SANELE DLAMINI Every week, Perdeby takes a look at something you should have learned at school to assist you in day to day life.
Five podcasts for productive procrastination
October 12, 2017
CLAIRE LENAHAN From true crime to sex questions, Perdeby’s got you covered with a guide to five of the most entertaining (but still arguably educa...
Special Perdeby experience: going to OppiKoppi for the first time
October 12, 2017
DITEBOGO TSHAKA AND LORINDA MARRIAN Every week, Perdeby sends their journalists to experience something out of their comfort zones.
Perdeby party guide: 10 – 16 October
October 11, 2017
NINA CRONJE TUESDAY, 10 OCTOBER The Jolly Roger at 19:00: Roger That.
Perdeby experience: dance class
October 10, 2017
CARLY TWADDLE Every week Perdeby sends its journalists to experience something out of their comfort zones.
App of the month: CamScanner
September 28, 2017
CARLY TWADDLE Every month, Perdeby tests and reviews an app that we think makes life easier.
What you should have learned at school: slick tips for quick trips
September 27, 2017
REBECCA WOODROW Every week Perdeby takes a look at something you should have learned at school to assist you in day-to-day life.
Perdeby party guide: 27 September – 2 October
September 26, 2017
AROMA THERON WEDNESDAY, 27 September Aandklas at 19:30: Regular quiz night.
Perdeby Experience: Boksaand 2017
September 25, 2017
SALLY HARTZENBERG Every week Perdeby sends their journalists to experience something out of their comfort zones.
Fokof in the comfort of your own home
September 16, 2013
It kicks off with an acoustic set of the show but things are cranked up a notch in the second half as Fokof deliver an electric performance th...
Jay Sean still shining bright with fourth album
August 21, 2013
Jay Sean kept the sound of the album similar to his previous one, All or Nothing, but managed to combine it with a few current influences, giv...
A return to failure by Emblem3
August 21, 2013
It is no doubt that album’s sales will mostly be driven by their boy-next-door image, claiming the money of eager teenage girls and hopefuls who ...
Shotgun Tori turns to internet to fund album
August 21, 2013
The idea of turning to the online community to back a musical project is popular in places like the United States, where former Dresden Dolls ...
Hockey res league concluded
August 21, 2013
The semi-finals saw Vividus Ladies take to the field against Madelief to secure a 3-1 win.
Oppikoppi line-up
August 7, 2013
Varsity Football fixtures
July 26, 2013
Week 2 (29 July)Tuks v Wits: Tuks Stadium, 16.
Boekenhout Eiffel tower returned home
May 31, 2013
The tower was taken through campus on its way to Boekenhout.
Hatfield Debonairs’ armed robbers caught
May 31, 2013
According to Captain Colette Weilbach of the Brooklyn Police Station, the Hatfield CID security guards spotted a suspicious green Volkswagen G...
Hatfield Debonairs’ armed robbers caught
May 31, 2013
According to Captain Colette Weilbach of the Brooklyn Police Station, the Hatfield CID security guards spotted a suspicious green Volkswagen G...
Hatfield Debonairs’ armed robbers caught
May 31, 2013
According to Captain Colette Weilbach of the Brooklyn Police Station, the Hatfield CID security guards spotted a suspicious green Volkswagen G...
Hatfield Debonairs’ armed robbers caught
May 31, 2013
According to Captain Colette Weilbach of the Brooklyn Police Station, the Hatfield CID security guards spotted a suspicious green Volkswagen G...
Hatfield Debonairs’ armed robbers caught
May 31, 2013
According to Captain Colette Weilbach of the Brooklyn Police Station, the Hatfield CID security guards spotted a suspicious green Volkswagen G...
Crossword Solution – 13 May edition
May 15, 2013
Get Ready to Tell us What you Think- What should a new SRC look like!
May 13, 2013
Press Release- 7 May 2013 – Directorate of Student Affairs (DSA)
May 13, 2013
Press Release- 2 May 2013 – Directorate of Student Affairs (DSA)
May 13, 2013
Tuks wins Varsity Cup final
April 8, 2013
Tuks FM narrowly miss record
March 23, 2013
Clarke returned from the hospital on a drip shortly before the countdown to 75 hours.
Veranda Panda Interview
March 19, 2013
It’s safe to say that there’s nothing quite like Veranda Panda in the local music scene.
Miss Tuks Varsity Cup 2013
March 6, 2013
Tuks hoping for maximum points against Wits
March 4, 2013
UP-Tuks 1: 15 Clayton Blommetjies 14 Vainon Willis 13 William Small-Smith 12 Handre Pollard 11 Courtnall Skosan 10 Willie du Plessis 9 Danie F...
TSC get their blazers
February 28, 2013
Twala added, “To the new members of the committee, I hope they will grow and see just how different and important it is serving in this struct...
Lead SA Stop Rape pledge
February 28, 2013
Lead SA is encouraging people to sign their Stop Rape Pledge on 01 March at 08:00.
Tuks ready for Maties
February 25, 2013
DAN LOMBARD FNB UP-Tuks are set to face FNB Maties today at Tuks Rugby Stadium.
Tuks confident ahead of Shimlas clash
February 18, 2013
DAN LOMBARD FNB UP-Tuks travel to Bloemfontein today to play FNB UFS-Shimlas.
New website calculates your timetable
February 8, 2013
DANIELLE PETTERSON A Tuks student has created a website that calculates your timetable for you.
UP Beats now in March
February 7, 2013
DANIELLE PETTERSON The UP Beats Festival has been moved from February to March this year.
Varsity Cup players profile: Jono Ross
February 7, 2013
DAN LOMBARD Varsity Cup has started, and it is once again time to ‘back your boytjies’.
Rag Procession
February 6, 2013
The procession starts and ends on the corner of End and Hartbeestspruit Streets at the north-western entrance to the UP Sports Grounds closes...
Tuks ready to take on Pukke
February 4, 2013
DAN LOMBARD FNB UP-Tuks begin their 2013 Varsity Cup campaign today against FNB NWU-Pukke at the Fanie du Toit sports ground in Potchefstroom.
AFCON group stages review
February 1, 2013
ISHMAEL MOHLABE GROUP A South Africa Bafana Bafana made history as they booked their place in the quarter-finals of a major tournament for th...
UP societies
January 29, 2013
Political ANC Youth League Contact Timothy Ramabulana: 073 326 2884 or donracci@gmail.
Temporary Student Committee: 2013
January 26, 2013
Name and e-mail address Portfolio Pappas, Chris paphiwe@live.
Symphony orchestra manager drowns
January 8, 2013
ZUBENATHI JIZANA The manager of the University of Pretoria Symphony Orchestra (UPSO), Philippa Kotzé, was found dead in her swimming pool afte...
PSL fixtures
January 4, 2013
MAXINE TWADDLE The PSL takes a break over January to accommodate the 2013 African Cup of Nations.
Varsity Cup fixtures
January 4, 2013
MAXINE TWADDLE With exactly a month until the first match of the 2013 Varsity Cup, it’s time to get ready to back your boytjies.
Tragic end to the year
December 22, 2012
TARYN RICHMOND A second-year education student, Lindo Thwala, sustained fatal injuries after jumping out of a tenth floor window of the Unive...
Tuks faces further racism claims
December 22, 2012
MAXINE TWADDLE 2012 Student Representative Council (SRC) President Mthokozisi Nkosi was allegedly verbally and physically abused by white securi...
Tuks wins seventh South African Wheelchair Rugby League title
December 22, 2012
DAN LOMBARD The University of Pretoria hosted the South African Wheelchair Rugby League final on 24 November on Groenkloof campus.
COSATU march against e-tolls
December 4, 2012
STEPHANIE VAN DER PLANK Hundreds of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) supporters gathered in the Johannesburg city centre on...
UP accused of racism
December 4, 2012
DANIELLE PETTERSON PASMA and COPE@Tuks have accused UP of racism.
Springboks 2012 tour review
November 28, 2012
DAN LOMBARD South Africa recorded three wins from three matches to end the 2012 season on a relative high with wins over Ireland, Scotland and...
AmaTuks continue to struggle at home
November 28, 2012
AB BASSON AmaTuks’ poor home form continued when the team lost to Black Leopards 2-1 over the weekend.
UEFA Champions’ League round-up
November 24, 2012
AB BASSON The penultimate round of the UEFA Champions’ League group stages took place last week.
UEFA Champions’ League round-up
November 24, 2012
AB BASSON The penultimate round of the UEFA Champions’ League group stages took place last week.
UEFA Champions’ League round-up
November 24, 2012
AB BASSON The penultimate round of the UEFA Champions’ League group stages took place last week.
UEFA Champions’ League round-up
November 24, 2012
AB BASSON The penultimate round of the UEFA Champions’ League group stages took place last week.
UEFA Champions’ League round-up
November 24, 2012
AB BASSON The penultimate round of the UEFA Champions’ League group stages took place last week.
First Movember Winner
November 17, 2012
This week's winner of Perdeby's Movember competition is Jos Stander, sent in by Roche Bloemendal, who wins this week's prize.
Champions League round-up
November 17, 2012
AB BASSON The excitement of the UEFA Champions league was as expected on match day four as teams from across Europe looked to book their place...
AmaTuks and Sundowns play to a draw
November 17, 2012
AB BASSON AmaTuks played to a 1-1 draw against bottom-of-the-table side Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League (PSL) Tshwane derby at Tu...
Holiday sports guide
October 30, 2012
ISHMAEL MOHLABE With this year’s sporting action coming to a close Perdeby put together a guide of sport for fans to watch during the holiday.
Rockville 2069: back to the future
October 15, 2012
MELINA MELETAKOS The brainchild of composer Johnny Ray, Rockville 2069 is a rock musical which tells the tale of a society’s struggle to make ...
E-Toll saga continues
September 25, 2012
STEPHANIE VAN DER PLANK The Constitutional Court set aside the interim e-toll interdict last week Thursday.
Ability has no boundaries
September 10, 2012
DANIELLE PETTERSON The Department of Student Support hosted a Disability Awareness Day last Thursday.
UP investigates ‘racist’ poster
September 3, 2012
KEVIN VAN DER LIST UP has opened an investigation into the alleged racist poster found in one of its Groenkloof residences late last week.
UP investigates ‘racist’ poster
September 3, 2012
KEVIN VAN DER LIST UP has opened an investigation into the alleged racist poster found in one of its Groenkloof residences late last week.
UP investigates ‘racist’ poster
September 3, 2012
KEVIN VAN DER LIST UP has opened an investigation into the alleged racist poster found in one of its Groenkloof residences late last week.
UP investigates ‘racist’ poster
September 3, 2012
KEVIN VAN DER LIST UP has opened an investigation into the alleged racist poster found in one of its Groenkloof residences late last week.
UP investigates ‘racist’ poster
September 3, 2012
KEVIN VAN DER LIST UP has opened an investigation into the alleged racist poster found in one of its Groenkloof residences late last week.
UP investigates ‘racist’ poster
September 3, 2012
KEVIN VAN DER LIST UP has opened an investigation into the alleged racist poster found in one of its Groenkloof residences late last week.
Pillow Fight Flash Mob
August 30, 2012
A few students decided to add some Spring spirit to an otherwise mundane day on campus with a pillow fight flash mob.
Edu-Cantare, singing their way to the USA
August 7, 2012
AMY-MAE CAMPBELL Edu-Cantare, the Groenkloof choir of the University of Pretoria, has been invited to perform at a conference in America next...
UP student hit by car
June 4, 2012
HAYLEY TETLEY UP student Thabiso Molefe was injured on Wednesday 16 May, when an Odyssey Security Services car, which was towing a trailer, h...
AmaTuks stumble but still lift NFD trophy
June 4, 2012
photo by Jaco Joubert AB BASSON AmaTuks took on Thands Royal Zulu FC at the ABSA Tuks Stadium on Sunday 20 May in the last game of the season.
TuksHockey dominate Winter League
May 22, 2012
NATALIE THOMPSON TuksHockey has continued its good run in the preliminary round of the Northerns Hockey Winter League.
TuksHockey dominate Winter League
May 22, 2012
NATALIE THOMPSON TuksHockey has continued its good run in the preliminary round of the Northerns Hockey Winter League.
TuksHockey dominate Winter League
May 22, 2012
NATALIE THOMPSON TuksHockey has continued its good run in the preliminary round of the Northerns Hockey Winter League.
TuksHockey dominate Winter League
May 22, 2012
NATALIE THOMPSON TuksHockey has continued its good run in the preliminary round of the Northerns Hockey Winter League.
TuksHockey dominate Winter League
May 22, 2012
NATALIE THOMPSON TuksHockey has continued its good run in the preliminary round of the Northerns Hockey Winter League.
TuksHockey dominate Winter League
May 22, 2012
NATALIE THOMPSON TuksHockey has continued its good run in the preliminary round of the Northerns Hockey Winter League.
Michael Wood comment on Jarred Thain
May 22, 2012
As Jarred often said, “people are trippin’”, and I would like to share with you why they tripped for him.
Tuks students involved in DA and COSATU clash
May 22, 2012
MARGEAUX ERASMUS Several Tuks students were present at the DA Youth Wage Subsidy march last week Tuesday, which turned violent when COSATU me...
Exclusive: Steve Barker Interview
May 15, 2012
CARLO COCK AmaTuks sealed promotion to the Premier Soccer League (PSL) on Wednesday 9 May with a 2-0 win over FC Cape Town at Absa Tuks Stadium.
AfriForum fights for student traditions
May 14, 2012
DAVID CROSS AfriForum Youth UP submitted a rescue plan to the university last week Wednesday to preserve student traditions.
Klaradyn (Afrikaans res-bite)
May 14, 2012
Op Maandag 7 Mei het Klaradyn hulle jaarlikse Mnr Semi kompetisie gehou by Herr Gunters, waar Peter Trethowan van Kollege die titel gewen het.
NFD Preview: AmaTuks look to secure PSL spot against FC Cape Town
May 8, 2012
AB BASSON AmaTuks have three games between them and a maiden PSL birth.
AmaTuks one step closer to NFD title and PSL
May 8, 2012
KATLEGO PHEEHA Top of the table AmaTuks beat seventh placed team in the National First Division (NFD) United FC 4-1 in a commanding perfor...
UP joins fight against rhino poaching
May 8, 2012
DANIELLE PETTERSON The University of Pretoria’s Onderstepoort Veterinary Genetics Laboratory’s (OPVGL) project to build a central DNA profile...
SRC Budget already a concern
May 8, 2012
MARGEAUX ERASMUS A member of Student Parliament called for the SRC budget to be open for debate before it would have been finalised by the St...
Students give enrolment advice to matric learners
May 8, 2012
DANIELLE PETTERSON A group of University of Pretoria (UP) student volunteers visited matric learners at high schools in Mamelodi to inform th...
Semenya qualifies for Olympics on homeground
April 25, 2012
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AmaTuks brush aside Sivutsa Stars
April 25, 2012
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Counting favourites: a summer of recollection
April 23, 2012
NATANYA SPIES It might not be what fans expected but that could be a silver lining.
Puncture: defending safe needles
April 23, 2012
MELISSA PARSONS Puncture is a courtroom drama with a difference.
COPE@Tuks comment on late evening transport issues for students
April 23, 2012
Varsity Cup final: the full match report
April 17, 2012
KEVIN VAN DER LIST Tuks beat FNB Maties, their arch-rivals and three-time Varsity Cup champions, 29-21 in front of a crowd of about 15 000 peopl...
Tuks’s Cayla Esterhuysen crowned Miss Varsity Cup 2012
April 17, 2012
KATLEGO PHEEHA On a day that saw Tuks lift the Varsity Cup trophy for the first time, the university also brought home another prestigious title.
Tuks’s Cayla Esterhuysen crowned Miss Varsity Cup 2012
April 17, 2012
KATLEGO PHEEHA On a day that saw Tuks lift the Varsity Cup trophy for the first time, the university also brought home another prestigious title.
Tuks’s Cayla Esterhuysen crowned Miss Varsity Cup 2012
April 17, 2012
KATLEGO PHEEHA On a day that saw Tuks lift the Varsity Cup trophy for the first time, the university also brought home another prestigious title.
Tuks’s Cayla Esterhuysen crowned Miss Varsity Cup 2012
April 17, 2012
KATLEGO PHEEHA On a day that saw Tuks lift the Varsity Cup trophy for the first time, the university also brought home another prestigious title.
Tuks’s Cayla Esterhuysen crowned Miss Varsity Cup 2012
April 17, 2012
KATLEGO PHEEHA On a day that saw Tuks lift the Varsity Cup trophy for the first time, the university also brought home another prestigious title.
Tuks’s Cayla Esterhuysen crowned Miss Varsity Cup 2012
April 17, 2012
KATLEGO PHEEHA On a day that saw Tuks lift the Varsity Cup trophy for the first time, the university also brought home another prestigious title.
The final slice leaves an average aftertaste
April 17, 2012
NATANYA SPIES Thirteen years ago, a few horny teenagers, a freshly baked pie and a high-school prom in the original American Pie entertained ...
Evolving electro: Haezer rocks out
April 17, 2012
MELINA MELETAKOS Headlining numerous shows around the globe, local producer and DJ Haezer is making an impressive mark with his brand of tras...
Wortematie:`n komiese roman oor studentelewe
April 17, 2012
DAVID STEYN Wortematie, deur Theunis “Wortel” Strydom, is die eerste sogenaamde “studenteroman” in Afrikaans en is ook Strydom se eerste gepu...
Lostprophets: all weapons, no ammunition
April 17, 2012
MELINA MELETAKOS Alternative rock band Lostprophets has returned with their fifth studio album, Weapons.
Asterhof student falls from Xayata residence
April 15, 2012
FRANCOIS VAN DER WESTHUIZEN A 20 year old student fell from a third storey window of the University of Pretoria’s Xayata residence early on S...
24-year-old student shoots herself on Hatfield campus
April 12, 2012
KEVIN VAN DER LIST A 24-year-old LLB law student of the University of Pretoria shot herself in the stomach and is currently in a critical but st...
Varsity Cup final preview: Tuks vs Maties
April 7, 2012
photo by Kobus Barnard KEVIN VAN DER LIST Tuks and Maties have both had an impressive Varsity Cup campaigns this season, but all the hard work ...
Did DASO jump into bed with SASCO?
March 29, 2012
MARGEAUX ERASMUS AfriForum Youth UP released a controversial pamphlet on Monday 26 March with the caption “DASO spring met SASCO/ANCYL in die kooi.
Magrietjie turns thirty
March 29, 2012
AMY-MAE CAMPBELL Magrietjie celebrated their 30th birthday on Monday 26 March with a formal function that marked the official opening event on t...
New SRC inaugurated
March 29, 2012
photo by Brad Donald MAXINE TWADDLE The 2012 Student Representative Council (SRC) was publicly inaugurated on Tuesday.
Tuks thrash Pukke to reach Varsity Cup final
March 28, 2012
photo by Brad Donald KATLEGO PHEEHA Tuks beat NWU-Pukke 53-24 Varsity Cup semi-final at TuksRugby Stadium on 26 March.
Olienhout continue to fight rhino poaching
March 27, 2012
AMY-MAE CAMPBELL Motivational speaker and extreme athlete Braam Malherbe visited Groenkloof Campus on Friday 23 March, to support Olienhout in t...
2012 SRC Portfolios
March 27, 2012
MAXINE TWADDLE The newly-appointed Student Representative Council (SRC) met for the first time last Tuesday.
Kony 2012: activism or slacktivism?
March 26, 2012
BERND FISCHER The Kony 2012 phenomenon continues to make headlines.
A little mild Carnage
March 26, 2012
BEYERS DE VOS The main problem with Carnage is that it isn’t nearly as bitter and as biting as it thinks it is.
Gerbrand Lindeque, SRC Deputy President interview
March 26, 2012
MARGEAUX ERASMUS Why did you become involved in student politics? I was part of [a] residence and was first a HK.
Tebogo Twala, SRC Treasurer-General Interview
March 26, 2012
MARGEAUX ERASMUS Why did you become involved in student politics? I became involved in student politics because, firstly, I wanted to be inv...
Kleinbooi Legoabe, SRC Secretary-General Interview
March 26, 2012
MARGEAUX ERASMUS Why did you become involved in Student Politics? When I came to Tuks I wasn’t accepted into Res, and I struggled to get int...
Fire Through the Window: Live Long and Prosper
March 26, 2012
MELINA MELETAKOS Fire Through the Window has embarked on a dual EP release.
Varsity Cup Preview: Tuks vs NMMU
March 12, 2012
KEVIN VAN DER LIST Tuks and NMMU will have it all to play for in their sixth-round clash at the TuksRugby Stadium on 12 March, with both teams s...
Varsity Cup: Tuks vs. Shimlas
March 11, 2012
KEVIN VAN DER LIST Tuks crushed Shimlas 48 (24) 18 (10) in a fifth round clash at the TuksRugby Stadium on 5 March.
SRC election results
March 9, 2012
MARGEAUX ERASMUS The Chief Justice of the Constitutional Tribunal, Wesley Timm, announced the results of the constituting meeting on Thursday ni...
Bouwer Bosch sê Almal Maak Voute
March 6, 2012
MARISSA GRAVETT Almal Maak Voute is Bouwer Bosch van Straatligkinders en Dans Dans Lisa faam se eerste solo-album.
Bouwer Bosch sê Almal Maak Voute
March 6, 2012
MARISSA GRAVETT Almal Maak Voute is Bouwer Bosch van Straatligkinders en Dans Dans Lisa faam se eerste solo-album.
Bouwer Bosch sê Almal Maak Voute
March 6, 2012
MARISSA GRAVETT Almal Maak Voute is Bouwer Bosch van Straatligkinders en Dans Dans Lisa faam se eerste solo-album.
Bouwer Bosch sê Almal Maak Voute
March 6, 2012
MARISSA GRAVETT Almal Maak Voute is Bouwer Bosch van Straatligkinders en Dans Dans Lisa faam se eerste solo-album.
Bouwer Bosch sê Almal Maak Voute
March 6, 2012
MARISSA GRAVETT Almal Maak Voute is Bouwer Bosch van Straatligkinders en Dans Dans Lisa faam se eerste solo-album.
Bouwer Bosch sê Almal Maak Voute
March 6, 2012
MARISSA GRAVETT Almal Maak Voute is Bouwer Bosch van Straatligkinders en Dans Dans Lisa faam se eerste solo-album.
Semi-Soet: Afrikaans, snaaks en nie `n musiekblyspel nie
March 6, 2012
MAGDALEEN SNYMAN Jou ma kan nie wag om dit saam met tannie so-en-so van die kerk te gaan kyk nie.
Jack Parow interview: “I make music like you f**king talk in real life.”
March 6, 2012
MELINA MELETAKOS When Jack Parow exploded onto the music scene back in 2009 he dominated dinner table discussions in homes all over South Africa...
Jack Parow interview: “I make music like you f**king talk in real life.”
March 6, 2012
MELINA MELETAKOS When Jack Parow exploded onto the music scene back in 2009 he dominated dinner table discussions in homes all over South Africa...
Jack Parow interview: “I make music like you f**king talk in real life.”
March 6, 2012
MELINA MELETAKOS When Jack Parow exploded onto the music scene back in 2009 he dominated dinner table discussions in homes all over South Africa...
Jack Parow interview: “I make music like you f**king talk in real life.”
March 6, 2012
MELINA MELETAKOS When Jack Parow exploded onto the music scene back in 2009 he dominated dinner table discussions in homes all over South Africa...
Jack Parow interview: “I make music like you f**king talk in real life.”
March 6, 2012
MELINA MELETAKOS When Jack Parow exploded onto the music scene back in 2009 he dominated dinner table discussions in homes all over South Africa...
Jack Parow interview: “I make music like you f**king talk in real life.”
March 6, 2012
MELINA MELETAKOS When Jack Parow exploded onto the music scene back in 2009 he dominated dinner table discussions in homes all over South Africa...
Tuks face Shimlas without Ross and Blommetjies
March 5, 2012
CHARLES SIWELE Tuks take on Shimlas at Tuks Rugby Stadium on Monday without their captain, Jono Ross and top try-scorer, Clayton Blommetjies.
Miss Varsity Cup to be crowned at Tuks vs Shimlas game
March 5, 2012
CARLO COCK Tuks’ Miss Varsity Cup will be crowned on Monday, 5 March at the Tuks vs Shimlas game.
Tuks lose in thriller against Maties
March 1, 2012
KEVIN VAN DER LIST FNB Maties remain the only unbeaten team in this year’s Varsity Cup as they beat FNB Tuks by one point (23-22) in a nail-...
Desmond & the Tutus: big in Japan
February 27, 2012
MELINA MELETAKOS With their light-hearted lyrics and some of the wildest dance moves in the local music industry, Desmond & the Tutus rem...
Chronicle: a new angle on the found-footage genre
February 27, 2012
NADINE LAGGAR The found-footage film genre: it’s enough to make you chew your own arm off.
Tuks prepared for tough Maties game
February 26, 2012
KEVIN VAN DER LIST Log leading Tuks have yet to disappoint their fans in this year’s Varsity Cup after last week’s unprecedented win against Pukke.
Die vrae: Die Antwoord
February 21, 2012
MAGDALEEN SNYMAN Haat hulle of aanbid hulle, maar Die Antwoord is hier om te bly.
Van Coke Kartel Resensie: Wie’s Bang
February 21, 2012
JP NATHRASS Van Coke Kartel se vierde album, Wie’s Bang, sê van die eerste noot af: ons is terug, julle beter luister.
Van Coke Kartel Resensie: Wie’s Bang
February 21, 2012
JP NATHRASS Van Coke Kartel se vierde album, Wie’s Bang, sê van die eerste noot af: ons is terug, julle beter luister.
Van Coke Kartel Resensie: Wie’s Bang
February 21, 2012
JP NATHRASS Van Coke Kartel se vierde album, Wie’s Bang, sê van die eerste noot af: ons is terug, julle beter luister.
Van Coke Kartel Resensie: Wie’s Bang
February 21, 2012
JP NATHRASS Van Coke Kartel se vierde album, Wie’s Bang, sê van die eerste noot af: ons is terug, julle beter luister.
Van Coke Kartel Resensie: Wie’s Bang
February 21, 2012
JP NATHRASS Van Coke Kartel se vierde album, Wie’s Bang, sê van die eerste noot af: ons is terug, julle beter luister.
Van Coke Kartel Resensie: Wie’s Bang
February 21, 2012
JP NATHRASS Van Coke Kartel se vierde album, Wie’s Bang, sê van die eerste noot af: ons is terug, julle beter luister.
Jack Parow’s Eksie Ou “Fresher than Zef”
February 21, 2012
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Jack Parow’s Eksie Ou “Fresher than Zef”
February 21, 2012
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Jack Parow’s Eksie Ou “Fresher than Zef”
February 21, 2012
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Jack Parow’s Eksie Ou “Fresher than Zef”
February 21, 2012
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Jack Parow’s Eksie Ou “Fresher than Zef”
February 21, 2012
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Jack Parow’s Eksie Ou “Fresher than Zef”
February 21, 2012
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Where to for Rag? – Extended article
February 21, 2012
MARGEAUX ERASMUS With the Rag Procession come and gone, the question on Perdeby’s lips is whether Rag will continue in the future.
Pierre de Bruyn – Meet the man behind TuksCricket
February 20, 2012
KEVIN VAN DER LIST Tuks 1 cricket coach Pierre de Bruyn has been at the helm of TuksCricket since April 2010 and in this short time has elevated...
Pierre de Bruyn – Meet the man behind TuksCricket
February 20, 2012
KEVIN VAN DER LIST Tuks 1 cricket coach Pierre de Bruyn has been at the helm of TuksCricket since April 2010 and in this short time has elevated...
Pierre de Bruyn – Meet the man behind TuksCricket
February 20, 2012
KEVIN VAN DER LIST Tuks 1 cricket coach Pierre de Bruyn has been at the helm of TuksCricket since April 2010 and in this short time has elevated...
Pierre de Bruyn – Meet the man behind TuksCricket
February 20, 2012
KEVIN VAN DER LIST Tuks 1 cricket coach Pierre de Bruyn has been at the helm of TuksCricket since April 2010 and in this short time has elevated...
Pierre de Bruyn – Meet the man behind TuksCricket
February 20, 2012
KEVIN VAN DER LIST Tuks 1 cricket coach Pierre de Bruyn has been at the helm of TuksCricket since April 2010 and in this short time has elevated...
Pierre de Bruyn – Meet the man behind TuksCricket
February 20, 2012
KEVIN VAN DER LIST Tuks 1 cricket coach Pierre de Bruyn has been at the helm of TuksCricket since April 2010 and in this short time has elevated...
Varsity Cup preview: Tuks vs Pukke
February 20, 2012
KEVIN VAN DER LIST Tuks 1 rugby captain, Jono Ross believes that his team has “yet to peak” in this year’s Varsity Cup and that the Tuks faithfu...
Curlitzia rocks the Party
October 25, 2011
GREG LAVAGNA The Tuks Ladies Party Fest came to a close on 18 October with the high school themed Grand Finale Party at Ty’s Night Club in Menlyn.
Res traditions: what the future holds
October 25, 2011
BAREND TAUTE The recent events surrounding pre-Spring Day parties and Spring Day have caused students to question the future of student life in ...
Curlitzia and Mopanie scoop Res of the Year
October 17, 2011
KATLEGO MKHWANAZI Residences and their HKs of 2010/11 gathered together one last time at LC De Villiers’ Rembrandt Hall to celebrate prestige...
Boekenhout: Res of Rockstars
October 17, 2011
Zoe Ngombane In February of 2010 while some were preparing for the Soccer World Cup, Boekenhout was cooking up something a little more indige...
TuksRes beads to break record
September 27, 2011
SIYAMMUKELA MAHLANGU TuksRes, Amato Pregnancy Crisis Centre and Bethany Pregnancy Crisis Care Centre (BPCCC) have paired up in a campaign to ...
Houte help hunt down horn poachers
September 27, 2011
GREG LAVAGNA The Republicof Olienhoutand their 2012 Rag partners Katjiepiering have teamed up with the folks from stoprhinopoaching.
Res cleaners back at work
September 20, 2011
KATLEGO MKHWANAZI After weeks of the municipal workers’ strike, the cleaners at the residences have recommenced their duties.
Licence to have fun
September 20, 2011
GREG LAVAGNA What were we actually allowed to do on Spring Day? After all the controversy surrounding Spring Day at UP, we couldn’t help jot...
UJ take honours at Universiteit Ser
September 13, 2011
GREG LAVAGNA This year’s Universiteite Ser (National Serenade Competition) saw the champions of Tuks, Kovsies, Maties, Pukke and UJ fight for...
Battle of the Bands: res style
September 13, 2011
ZOE NGOMBANE On Saturday 27 August, Katjiepiering hosted its Battle of the Bands competition.
SRC: what it’s done for res
August 30, 2011
KATLEGO MKHWANAZI The term for the 2010/2011 SRC has almost come to an end.
SRC: what it’s done for res
August 30, 2011
KATLEGO MKHWANAZI The term for the 2010/2011 SRC has almost come to an end.
SRC: what it’s done for res
August 30, 2011
KATLEGO MKHWANAZI The term for the 2010/2011 SRC has almost come to an end.
SRC: what it’s done for res
August 30, 2011
KATLEGO MKHWANAZI The term for the 2010/2011 SRC has almost come to an end.
SRC: what it’s done for res
August 30, 2011
KATLEGO MKHWANAZI The term for the 2010/2011 SRC has almost come to an end.
SRC: what it’s done for res
August 30, 2011
KATLEGO MKHWANAZI The term for the 2010/2011 SRC has almost come to an end.
Pre-Spring Day under threat
August 30, 2011
Barend Taute Just a week after AfriForum Youth circulated their petition to save Rag, Serrie and Spring Day, UP management has notified the S...
Serenade finishes on sour note
August 24, 2011
KATLEGO MKHWANAZI This year’s Serenade competition has been surrounded with a bit of controversy.
Pregnant in res? What to expect
August 24, 2011
ZOE NGOMBANE There are a number of very serious issues that a student may be faced with during their time of study: the death of a friend ...
Serenade impresses once again
August 16, 2011
GREG LAVAGNA Boekenhout and Zeus Ladies took the top places at Serenade this year.
Ladies launch Party Fest to new heights
August 2, 2011
Madelief raises funds for fellow residents
August 2, 2011
67 Madiba minutes: a res guide
August 2, 2011
Res through the years
July 25, 2011
KATLEGO MKHWANAZI Looking back at the history of the residences, it becomes clear that the more things change, the more things stay the same.
A facelift for Xayata
May 31, 2011
KATLEGO MKHWANAZI AND SIYAMMUKELA MAHLANGU House Xayata is currently receiving a face lift.
Buy me, it’s for charity
May 31, 2011
ZOE NGOMBANE At the beginning of this year Tuks Village adopted Vukani Mawethu Secondary School, which is situated in Mamelodi, and they have...
Buy me, it’s for charity
May 31, 2011
ZOE NGOMBANE At the beginning of this year Tuks Village adopted Vukani Mawethu Secondary School, which is situated in Mamelodi, and they have...
Buy me, it’s for charity
May 31, 2011
ZOE NGOMBANE At the beginning of this year Tuks Village adopted Vukani Mawethu Secondary School, which is situated in Mamelodi, and they have...
Buy me, it’s for charity
May 31, 2011
ZOE NGOMBANE At the beginning of this year Tuks Village adopted Vukani Mawethu Secondary School, which is situated in Mamelodi, and they have...
Buy me, it’s for charity
May 31, 2011
ZOE NGOMBANE At the beginning of this year Tuks Village adopted Vukani Mawethu Secondary School, which is situated in Mamelodi, and they have...
Buy me, it’s for charity
May 31, 2011
ZOE NGOMBANE At the beginning of this year Tuks Village adopted Vukani Mawethu Secondary School, which is situated in Mamelodi, and they have...
Culture shock in res
May 26, 2011
REFILOE NYATHIKAZI As expected, life for an international student can be challenging.
The Rag Procession gives back
May 26, 2011
ZOE NGOMBANE After months of recovery from Rag procession hangovers and the blisters under many feet, it can finally be said that the lives o...
Wie verteenwoordig jou koshuis?
May 26, 2011
KATLEGO MKHWANAZI Vir jare was daar `n groot gaping tussen studente, die VSR en UP se bestuur.
Katjiepiering vier 20ste verjaarsdag
May 21, 2011
Barend Taute Op Woensdag 4 Mei het Katjiepiering en Olienhout saam die 20ste verjaarsdag van die Katte gevier.
Unscripted Spiritual week
May 21, 2011
Residences have decided to celebrate Spiritual Week together at the Universiteitsoord’s The Hub.
Dining hall food prices decrease
May 21, 2011
KATLEGO MKHWANAZI On 3 May food prices in residences were officially decreased by 5% for both booked meals and item sales.
Serrie: the road to finals
April 19, 2011
BEYERS DE VOS On the nights of 12 and 13 April, this year’s Serrie prelims kicked-off one of the busiest parts of the res calendar.
Bokatti save soles
April 19, 2011
GREG LAVAGNA Rag partners Boekenhout and Katjiepiering (Bokatti) have stepped up to help those in need with their Save a Sole initiative.
UP oorweeg om kos pryse te verlaag
April 19, 2011
BAREND TAUTE Op 4 April het die universiteit se bestuur en die VSR `n vergadering gehou om die huidige klagtes rondom koshuiskos aan te spreek.
Res students “help save lives”
April 4, 2011
STEPHANIE KRUGER For a number of years Tuks residences have been involved in and supported blood donation drives held by the South African Na...
Serrie rolls around again
April 4, 2011
REFILOE NYATHIKAZI The night of Serrie is a night most residences look forward to.
Party-fest returns
March 30, 2011
ZOE NGOMBANE Party-fest has yet again provided a reason for students to party hard in 2011 (not that they needed one).
Kollege guy makes his bed rock
March 30, 2011
KATLEGO MKHWANAZI While everyone else in res was enjoying a good night’s sleep on the infamous res mattresses, a Kollege resident decided to ...
The new kid on the block
March 30, 2011
Katlego Mkhwanazi The day house community has grown even bigger this year with the addition of a new day house.
Sonop cycles for cancer
March 16, 2011
KATLEGO MKWHANAZI Sonop is gearing up for its Drommedaris Charity Cycling Tour.
When a formal res just isn’t for you
March 8, 2011
KATLEGO MKHWANAZI Approximately twenty first years have moved out of formal residences since January.
When a formal res just isn’t for you
March 8, 2011
KATLEGO MKHWANAZI Approximately twenty first years have moved out of formal residences since January.
When a formal res just isn’t for you
March 8, 2011
KATLEGO MKHWANAZI Approximately twenty first years have moved out of formal residences since January.
When a formal res just isn’t for you
March 8, 2011
KATLEGO MKHWANAZI Approximately twenty first years have moved out of formal residences since January.
When a formal res just isn’t for you
March 8, 2011
KATLEGO MKHWANAZI Approximately twenty first years have moved out of formal residences since January.
When a formal res just isn’t for you
March 8, 2011
KATLEGO MKHWANAZI Approximately twenty first years have moved out of formal residences since January.
Coming out in res
March 8, 2011
KATLEGO MKHWANAZI AND SIYAMMUKELA MAHLANGU After an incident in one of the male residences concerning discrimination against a gay resident was ...
Tuks Village learns the art of recycling
February 24, 2011
ZOE NGOMBANE TuksVillage held its annual recycling day on 8 February, organised by the Residence Management Committee (RMC).
Gedans, gesweet, geskree
February 3, 2011
SIMONÉ VENTER Ienkmelodienk – die langste en moeilikste week wat jy ooit sal beleef , waar slaap ? luuksheid is en ontspanning ? onbereikbare...
Who’s who in the Tuks Zoo?
October 13, 2010
TuksRes sorg vir hul werknemers
October 13, 2010
MARELIZE MYERS TuksRes se voedseldienste het op 27 en 28 September ‘n opleidings- en ontwikkelingsprogram vir sy werkers aangebied.
Tukkies oorval Stellenbosch
October 13, 2010
IRANDA ERASMUS Op 24 September het nege koshuise hulself gestaal vir ‘n deurnag-busrit na Stellenbosch.
‘n Lusmaker vir die groot dag
September 16, 2010
STEPHANIE KRUGER Op 7 September is die tradisionele pre-spring partytjie by Tuks se manskoshuise gehou en koshuisstudente het in hul massas o...
Heerlike lente by Harlequins
September 16, 2010
ELAINE SWANEPOEL Lentedag is vir baie studente die hoogtepunt van hul jaar, veral as jy die grootste partytjie van die jaar kan bywoon.
Magrietjie plays ball
September 16, 2010
STEPHANIE KRUGER Around 15:00 on Tuesday 7 September Magrietjie got into the swing of things and joined the Pre-spring Day celebrations by ho...
Daghuise vs Koshuise: ‘n ewige dispuut
August 25, 2010
ELAINE SWANEPOEL Zeus se onlangse triomf in vanjaar se Serenade het koshuisstudente opnuut te velde laat gaan oor die regverdigheid van die s...
Glaskas resident nabbed
August 23, 2010
KATLEGO MKHWANAZI A student from Glaskas residence has allegedly been expelled from the University of Pretoria in connection with public indec...
Vonke en proppe spat by Serenade
August 19, 2010
LOUISE PIETERSE Op 7 Augustus het Boekenhout, Sonop, Mopanie, Vividus Mans en Dames, Zeus Mans en Dames, Curlitzia en Erika dit uitgespook om...
Vier in ‘n ry vir Sonop en Klaradyn
August 19, 2010
MARELIZE MYERS Op Saterdag 31 Julie het die NG-kerk Universiteitsoord, ter viering van sy 50ste bestaansjaar, die 17de jaarlikse kaskarwedre...
Tukkie op TV
August 4, 2010
MARELIZE MYERS Klaradyn het hul eie TV-persoonlikheid in hul midde.
Res Profile Zinnia
August 4, 2010
Katlego mkwanazi Lize Olivier Primaria van Zinnia Hoe lank is jy al in Zinnia? Dit is nou my vierde jaar.
Res Profile Olienhout
July 27, 2010
Perdeby also had a word with Brett Penfold, chairman of Olienhout.
Res-profiles Madelief
July 27, 2010
IRANDA ERASMUS Perdeby het gaan uitvind wat Anzel Steyn, primaria van Madelief, laat tick.
Vividus ma en dogter dag
May 10, 2010
STEPHANIE KRUGER Op 24 April het die Vividus-dames bymekaar gekom vir ? moeder-en-dogter dag by Lavandou, ‘n onthaallokaal 20km van kampus af.
Lilium werp hul brood op die water
May 10, 2010
MARELIZE MYERS Op 25 Maart het tien dames van Lilium by Varsity Bakery hand bygesit om brood vir die vele minderbevoorregte mense van Pretori...
Serrie-ously entertaining
May 10, 2010
KATLEGO MKHWANAZI AND IRANDA ERASMUS It was yet another week of Serrie for the UP residences, starting off with the prelims held on 28 a...
Res Profile: Klaradyn
April 21, 2010
Louise Pieterse Perdeby gesels met Madelè Nelson, Primaria van Huis Klaradyn.
Die serrie-manie is weer hier!
April 21, 2010
IRANDA ERASMUS Terwyl meeste van ons nou maar eers weer gewoond raak aan die normale vloei van dinge in die nuwe kwartaal, loop spanning en o...
Party Fest: Die stryd woed voort
April 21, 2010
ELAINE SWANEPOEL Hoewel Party Fest, die kompetisie om die koshuis met die meeste partytjiegees te vind, al ‘n hele ruk aan die gang is, is di...
Skoonhied blom by Kollege
March 30, 2010
STEPHANIE KRUGER Op 10 Maart het 23 dames van verskeie koshuise by Kollege bymekaargekom om te sien wie van hulle met die titel van Mej.
Res Profile
March 30, 2010
ZOE NGOMBANE Anru Liebenburg, Voorsitter van Huis Mopanie Wat studeer jy? MDiv (teologie nagraads) Hoeveel jaar is jy in die koshuis?...
Big Brag met ‘n “tukkie” Afrika
March 17, 2010
MARELIZE MEYERS Vanjaar se Big Brag het studente rasend gehad.
Residence elevators still giving problems
March 3, 2010
KATLEGO MKHWANAZi The University of Pretoria has started upgrading the elevators in the f...
Resprofile
March 3, 2010
MICHELE DEMPSTER Silva Kuschke, Primaria van Nerina deel met ons haar diepste donkerste geheime in hierdie week se Res Profile.
Ienkatletiek
March 3, 2010
MARELIZE MYERS Die jaarlikse Ienkatletiekbyeenkoms is vanjaar op 9 Februarie gehou en Tuks se atletiekstadion het gedruis van die koshuisstem...
Res Profile Curlitzia
February 17, 2010
Perdeby het ‘n paar vrae aan Eliz-Marie Delport, Primaria, Dissiplinêre HK en Tweedejaarsvoog van Curlitzia, gerig.
Res Profile Olympus
February 17, 2010
KATLEGO MKHWANAZI President Karaba Tagana quickly points out that he is all about having fun.
Round two of Party Fest
February 17, 2010
KATLEGO MKWANAZI Party Fest, a competition held to determine which res “parties the hardest”, kicked off on Wednesday 3 February with the la...
Tukkies neem die (groen) inisiatief
February 17, 2010
MARELIZE MYERS Die inwoners van TuksVillage het op 23 Januarie met ‘n veldtog begin om omgewingsbewustheid by studente te kweek.
An Ienkmelodienk to remember
February 4, 2010
MICHELE DEMPSTER Ienkmelodienk, the annual first year song and dance performance, which took place on 26 January in the Amfitheatre, brought ...
Maroela-boksaand
February 4, 2010
MARELIZE MYERS Wanneer jy deur Maroela se deure stap, weet jy dit hou ‘n aand vol bloed, sweet en adrenalien in.
Jool lekke-lekke Jool!
February 4, 2010
Tuks se Jooloptog trek jaarliks 7 000 studente en 30 000 lede van die publiek.
Res Profiles
January 27, 2010
This year Perdeby decided to give the chairpersons of all the residences a chance to tell us a bit more about themselves and their res.
Party Fest gee Tuks rede om te party
January 27, 2010
ELAINE SWANEPOEL Wat kry jy as jy ‘n klomp Klaradyners, ‘n paar hansworse en ‘n Fahion TV-venue bymekaargooi? Die partytjie van die jaar.
Vergeet alles wat jy weet: jy is nou in die koshuis
January 21, 2010
Uiteindelik het die tyd dat jy verlos is van jou ouers en jonger boeties of sussies aangebreek.
As die Square buite perke is …
January 21, 2010
KRISTIEN POTGIETER Jy is ? Sterretjie, Spikkel of Spriet, en die HK se woord is wet: die Square is so uit soos koekies in die weeshuis.
Orientation week: What lies ahead for the new res student
January 21, 2010
ZOE NGOMBANE The first week of university, no matter how unofficial it may seem in terms of lectures, is where the crunch time actually begins.
Jou gids tot koshuislingo
January 21, 2010
ELAINE SWANEPOEL Koshuismense is ‘n vreemde spesie en het selfs hul eie kodetaal waarvolgens hulle koshuisgebruike beskryf.
20 things you should know about res
January 21, 2010
MICHELE DEMPSTER The good-looking guys in suits are not salesmen.
Supporting res students at Tuks
January 21, 2010
KATLEGO MKHWANAZI First year can be tricky, depending on how one approaches it.
Hardloop vir jou taal
October 21, 2009
PHILILE NTOMBELA Op Dinsdag 13 Oktober het studente aan die “Hardloop vir jou taal 2009”-kompetisie deelgeneem.
Koshuis prestige-aand
October 21, 2009
MARELIZE MYERS Dis weer daardie tyd van die jaar wanneer die koshuise óf mekaar met venynige oë aankyk óf hul koshuisdrag met meer trots dra óf ...
A husband for every year
October 21, 2009
MICHELE DEMPSTER Love is in the air with Zoep week just around the corner and the residences are getting ready to impress their newly assigned p...
Gesoek: die grootste kuierkoshuis
October 16, 2009
ELAINE SWANEPOEL Maak reg vir die partytjie van ‘n leeftyd, want met Fashion TV se Party Fest het Tuks se dameskoshuise die geleentheid om te wy...
What happens in the ‘Bos …
October 16, 2009
ELAINE SWANEPOEL Die eerste week van die Septembervakansie sal vir altyd onvergeetlik vir Klaradyn en Olienhout bly.
A fun run with a purpose
September 23, 2009
CLEOPATRA MADIOPE We all like the thought of making a difference, but we “never get around to it”.
‘n Lekker klubhuis crawl voor Lentedag
September 23, 2009
ELAINE SWANEPOEL Vir sommige van ons is die partytjie voor Lentedag groter as die kuier op die dag self.
‘n Lekker klubhuis crawl voor Lentedag
September 23, 2009
ELAINE SWANEPOEL Vir sommige van ons is die partytjie voor Lentedag groter as die kuier op die dag self.
‘n Lekker klubhuis crawl voor Lentedag
September 23, 2009
ELAINE SWANEPOEL Vir sommige van ons is die partytjie voor Lentedag groter as die kuier op die dag self.
‘n Lekker klubhuis crawl voor Lentedag
September 23, 2009
ELAINE SWANEPOEL Vir sommige van ons is die partytjie voor Lentedag groter as die kuier op die dag self.
‘n Lekker klubhuis crawl voor Lentedag
September 23, 2009
ELAINE SWANEPOEL Vir sommige van ons is die partytjie voor Lentedag groter as die kuier op die dag self.
‘n Lekker klubhuis crawl voor Lentedag
September 23, 2009
ELAINE SWANEPOEL Vir sommige van ons is die partytjie voor Lentedag groter as die kuier op die dag self.
Dining hall staff allegedly steal from student cards
September 8, 2009
MARIE ROSSOUW Res dining halls work similarly to shops, with one big exception.
HK-lede vir 2009
September 8, 2009
RYNO ELLIS Die nuwe HK-lede van al die koshuise is onlangs aangekondig en hoewel daar ? misverstand by Maroela was, het die verkiesings andersin...
The real stars among the stars
August 20, 2009
SIAS COETSEE Full-time Mamelodi students rejoice.
Mopanie maak ? verskil
August 20, 2009
ELAINE SWANEPOEL Vir die afgelope vier jaar help Mopanie om aan ? skool in ’n Kameeldrift plakkerskamp te bou.
Sang of show? Kyk wie wen…
August 14, 2009
RYNO ELLIS & ELAINE SWANEPOEL Die wenners van Tuks se Serenade kompetisie is uiteindelik bekend gemaak.
Surveys appear to be the solution
August 14, 2009
RYNO ELLIS The SRC member of Residences at Tuks, Elsje Blignaut, recently sent out a survey for Tuks students who live in residences to determi...
For the love of beer
August 14, 2009
CLEOPATRA MADIOPE If there’s one thing Kollege knows how to do, it is drinking, and if it means being rewarded for it, the more they will drink.
Quiz night with a difference
August 14, 2009
CLEOPATRA MADIOPE The name Kollege can be more than just a synonym for alcoholics, but there is more to them than what they always seem to port...
Eerstejaars van koshuise onthef
August 14, 2009
MARIÉ ROSSOUW Tradisie is die wortel van elke koshuis se bestaan, die anker van gelukbringers en die fondasie van elke lid.
Sonop en Klaradyn wen stoot-stoot
August 13, 2009
ELAINE SWANEPOEL Dit was weer bloed en sweet by vanjaar se kaskarwedren wat Saterdag, 25 Julie, by die NG Kerk Universiteitsoord plaasgevind het.
Serenade koors slaan Tuks
August 13, 2009
ELAINE SWANEPOEL Serenade is verby en Tuks se koshuise het hard geoefen vir hierdie jaarlikse wedywering.