South Africa is brimming with pride as Phatutshedzo “Shaun” Maswanganyi, the phenomenal young sprinter, secured his place to represent the nation at the 2024 Olympics. Shaun’s recent historic achievement of running the second-fastest South African 100m time in history, clocking an impressive 9.91 seconds, has propelled him onto the global stage. The send-off and celebration…
It said that in rowing, you always strive for that perfect stroke, that repetition, each being as good as the last. It is precisely why Paige Badenhorst fell in love with the sport. “Rowing is such a complex sport. There is never a moment you can ever claim to be the complete rower. The quest…
The 21-year-old Marione Fourie set a new South African record in Switzerland recently when she won the 100m hurdles in a time of 12.55s. Her winning time is 0.21s faster than Taylon Bieldt’s record four weeks ago in Italy. The Tuks sports science student is now one of the world’s ten fastest 100m hurdlers. Bieldt’s…
Whether he is batting in England or South Africa seemingly does not matter to Jack Lees. His goal remains the same. It is to score runs and lots if he can have his way. Recently playing for Thongsbridge Cricket Club in West Yorkshire, Tuks’s Cricketer of the Year scored 125 runs off 106 balls. Before…
When Sam Butcher puts oar to water at the SA Kayak Marathon Championships at Cape St Francis, his goal will be to qualify for the World Championships in Denmark. To do so, the Tuks law student must be on top of his game. South Africa has a proud tradition of marathon canoeing. The country’s paddlers…
Tennis South Africa (TSA) proudly celebrates the remarkable achievements of its wheelchair tennis athletes, Donald Ramphadi and Kgothatso Montjane, who have emerged as Grand Slam champions in their respective divisions at the prestigious Roland Garros tournament. This momentous occasion took place in Paris on Saturday, as Ramphadi claimed the quads title and Montjane clinched victory…
Taylon Bieldt set a new South African record recently in Italy when she won the 100m hurdles in 12.76s. The Tuks Alumni’s winning time is 0.05s faster than the South African record set by Tuks’s Rikenette Steenkamp in 2018. Bieldt’s heroics led to her being only the second South African female athlete to qualify for…
Diving in and swimming far gets Amica de Jager and her adrenaline pumping. If there is one thing Amica de Jager loves, it is to test her physical skills against the challenges of swimming in oceans. Judging by the sports results of the Tuks MSc Computer Science student has fine-tuned the art of getting the…
The South African Schools Rowing Union (SASRU) is an organization that is dedicated to developing young rowers in South Africa. One of their most exciting initiatives is the SASRU rowing tour to the United Kingdom, where the top U16 rowers in the country compete in the British racing scene. To be selected for the elite…
Fearless is an excellent way to describe Tracey Mthunzi when she flies out to France next week to play two tournaments with the Delta Drone Tuks Sevens Team. She has never executed a tackle or sidestepped an opponent in an official sevens game. This does not faze the former Tuks Varsity and Jaguars netball player…
