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10 July 2018
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Shindré-Lee Simmons, one of the veterans in the Kovsie women’s hockey team for this year’s national student championship.
The Kovsie men’s and women’s hockey teams have positive expectations for the University Sport South Africa (USSA) national student tournament.
The USSA championships were hosted by the University of the Free State (UFS) from 2 to 6 July 2018. This year’s championships will have 45 competing teams and will thus be the biggest ever USSA hockey tournament.
For the female squad to qualify for the 2019 Varsity Sports tournament, they have to secure a spot among the top-seven teams. In order to get back into the A section, the Kovsie men’s team must win their tournament.
The matches are scheduled to take place on the UFS Bloemfontein Campus astro fields.
The UFS women’s team, captained by Antonet Louw, is set to play on Monday at 15:35 against Nelson Mandela University (NMU); on Tuesday at 17:00 against the University of Johannesburg (UJ); and on Wednesday at 18:25 against North-West University (NWU). The play-off matches will take place on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
The men’s team, with Cheslyn Neethling as captain, will play on Monday at 17:00 against the Central University of Technology; on Tuesday at 15:35 against the Tswane University of Technology; on Wednesday at 17:00 against the Vaal University of Technology; on Thursday at 18:25 against the University of KwaZulu-Natal; and on Friday at 15:35 against Rhodes University.
Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award nominations open
2013-07-04
04 July 2013
The nomination process for the 2013 Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award is now open. The Fellowship carries a total monetary value of R1.5 million and is the most prestigious award handed out by the Openheimer Memorial Trust.
According to the organisers, the award ‘serves to reward excellence and exceptional scholarship in all its forms.’ Nominations are welcome from South African universities, universities of technology, science councils, research and policy institutes, as well as deserving individuals with no specific institutional affiliation.
The deadline for applications and nominations is 1 November 2013, with no limits for nominations by single institutions. Previously nominated candidates may also re-apply for 2013.
More information on Submission criteria, nominations, applications and selection processes.