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| 2020-09-30 |
Social Work Student Association raise funds for Sunflower House |
| 2020-09-30 |
Social Work Student Association raise funds for Sunflower House |
| 2020-09-29 |
Can COVID-19 change us for the better? |
| 2020-09-29 |
Can COVID-19 change us for the better? |
| 2020-09-28 |
UFS’ Next Generation Sequencing Unit designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre |
| 2020-09-28 |
UFS’ Next Generation Sequencing Unit designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre |
| 2020-09-28 |
SA needs tough, bold decisions post-COVID-19 |
| 2020-09-28 |
SA needs tough, bold decisions post-COVID-19 |
| 2020-09-24 |
International Cultural Diversity Festival connects cultures |
| 2020-09-24 |
International Cultural Diversity Festival connects cultures |
| 2020-09-23 |
#HeritageDay: South African diversity a microcosm of the world |
| 2020-09-23 |
#HeritageDay: South African diversity a microcosm of the world |
| 2020-09-23 |
Legalising communal artisanal small-scale miners |
| 2020-09-23 |
Legalising communal artisanal small-scale miners |
| 2020-09-23 |
The Heritage of Hope |
| 2020-09-23 |
The Heritage of Hope |
| 2020-09-23 |
Third Amazing Race journey through Africa |
| 2020-09-23 |
Third Amazing Race journey through Africa |
| 2020-09-23 |
Can we use African Indigenous Knowledge to tackle COVID-19? |
| 2020-09-23 |
Can we use African Indigenous Knowledge to tackle COVID-19? |
| 2020-09-23 |
UFS hosts 2020 Virtual International Cultural Diversity Festival |
| 2020-09-23 |
UFS hosts 2020 Virtual International Cultural Diversity Festival |
| 2020-09-21 |
Update on developments at the UFS |
| 2020-09-21 |
Update on developments at the UFS |
| 2020-09-22 |
You too can get behind Ubuntu |
| 2020-09-22 |
You too can get behind Ubuntu |
| 2020-09-17 |
Nutrition in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020-09-17 |
Nutrition in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020-09-16 |
Student Affairs research colloquium: Connecting meaningfully in a digital world |
| 2020-09-16 |
Student Affairs research colloquium: Connecting meaningfully in a digital world |
| 2020-09-16 |
UFS hosts national #HeritageDay webinar with SA Poet Laureate |
| 2020-09-16 |
UFS hosts national #HeritageDay webinar with SA Poet Laureate |
| 2020-09-15 |
Plant breeding enhances crop improvement |
| 2020-09-15 |
Plant breeding enhances crop improvement |
| 2020-09-15 |
Your safety and survival key during kidnapping |
| 2020-09-15 |
Your safety and survival key during kidnapping |
| 2020-09-14 |
UFS part of new international digital humanities history project |
| 2020-09-14 |
UFS part of new international digital humanities history project |
| 2020-09-14 |
Kovsie sports star one of Mail & Guardian’s 200 exceptional young South Africans |
| 2020-09-14 |
Kovsie sports star one of Mail & Guardian’s 200 exceptional young South Africans |
| 2020-09-11 |
UFS dermatologist publishes first-ever comprehensive skin atlas |
| 2020-09-11 |
UFS dermatologist publishes first-ever comprehensive skin atlas |
| 2020-09-11 |
Black women’s hair: A political battlefield |
| 2020-09-11 |
Black women’s hair: A political battlefield |
| 2020-09-11 |
The ignored threat of fungal infections |
| 2020-09-11 |
The ignored threat of fungal infections |
| 2020-09-10 |
‘Do, Re, Mental Health’ – Harmonising Well-being with Music |
| 2020-09-10 |
‘Do, Re, Mental Health’ – Harmonising Well-being with Music |
| 2020-09-10 |
Dr Madiope participating in annual Adelaide Tambo lecture at TUT |
| 2020-09-10 |
Dr Madiope participating in annual Adelaide Tambo lecture at TUT |
| 2020-09-10 |
'Kamphoer' author delivers another compelling novel |
| 2020-09-10 |
'Kamphoer' author delivers another compelling novel |
| 2020-09-09 |
2020 UFS Thought-Leader Series: The South African Economy |
| 2020-09-09 |
2020 UFS Thought-Leader Series: The South African Economy |
| 2020-09-09 |
Call for contributions: 2020 International Cultural Diversity Festival |
| 2020-09-09 |
Call for contributions: 2020 International Cultural Diversity Festival |
| 2020-09-08 |
Finding safe havens for biodiversity in the eastern Free State |
| 2020-09-08 |
Finding safe havens for biodiversity in the eastern Free State |
| 2020-09-07 |
UFS and CUT research projects get funding |
| 2020-09-07 |
UFS and CUT research projects get funding |
| 2020-09-07 |
‘People must be at the centre of what we do’ |
| 2020-09-07 |
‘People must be at the centre of what we do’ |
| 2020-09-05 |
We are ready |
| 2020-09-05 |
We are ready |
| 2020-09-04 |
Return of students to campus during Level 2 |
| 2020-09-04 |
Return of students to campus during Level 2 |
| 2020-09-03 |
Opportunities revealed by COVID-19 for continuously developing a universally accessible university |
| 2020-09-03 |
Opportunities revealed by COVID-19 for continuously developing a universally accessible university |
| 2020-08-31 |
ITP Transformation Week: Call for Contributions |
| 2020-08-31 |
ITP Transformation Week: Call for Contributions |
| 2020-09-02 |
Faculty of Health Sciences welcomes donations of PPEs |
| 2020-09-02 |
Faculty of Health Sciences welcomes donations of PPEs |
| 2020-09-03 |
Virtual Graduation Ceremonies, 6-9 October 2020 |
| 2020-09-03 |
Virtual Graduation Ceremonies, 6-9 October 2020 |
| 2020-09-07 |
New biosafety laboratory to improve health quality |
| 2020-09-07 |
New biosafety laboratory to improve health quality |
| 2020-09-02 |
UFS postdoctoral fellow wins medal at international webinar |
| 2020-09-02 |
UFS postdoctoral fellow wins medal at international webinar |
| 2020-09-02 |
Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, visits the UFS |
| 2020-09-02 |
Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, visits the UFS |
| 2020-09-01 |
SAA, fly me to the moon |
| 2020-09-01 |
SAA, fly me to the moon |
| 2020-09-01 |
First-ever UFS winner of TEN Campaign Award says it will open doors to many learning opportunities for her |
| 2020-09-01 |
First-ever UFS winner of TEN Campaign Award says it will open doors to many learning opportunities for her |
| 2020-09-01 |
Devina Harry accepted into the Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme |
| 2020-09-01 |
Devina Harry accepted into the Kader Asmal Fellowship Programme |
| 2020-09-01 |
Intersectionality of womanhood unpacked in UFS Women’s Month webinar |
| 2020-09-01 |
Intersectionality of womanhood unpacked in UFS Women’s Month webinar |
Mafuma aims at elusive tournament victory with Junior Springboks
2016-06-03
The University of the Free State’s Mosolwa Mafuma
recently scored five tries in the Junior Springboks’
three practice matches against a Golden Lions U20
invitation team, a Maties team, and the
South Western Districts. Photo: SASPA
He has never won a rugby tournament, so Mosolwa Mafuma has only one goal: to win the Junior World Cup as Junior Springbok in England.
Even though the 20-year-old Shimlas wing has achieved success, and it is pleasing to excel individually, he believes it is more satisfying when his team triumphs. According to Mafuma, who could just as well be an athletics star, he wants to help the South African U20 team take a different approach.
He and the prop Kwenzo Blose are players from the University of the Free State who will represent the Junior Springboks from 7 to 25 June 2016 in Manchester. The team will play the first of three group matches on 7 June 2016 against Japan in the Academy Stadium.
New approach for SA U20 team
Mafuma, who was Player of the Tournament in his first Varsity Cup in 2016, says the Junior Springboks are well prepared. “We have the skills, and the structures at the Junior Springboks are different than before. There is not just one game plan like playing with big guys. We want to try new things and have a different approach.”
It is with this team that he wishes to achieve something. “It is one thing to be able to say that you are the Player of a Tournament, but your team did not win. I have not won something at school (with St. Benedict’s Boys College in Johannesburg) or this year with the Shimlas.”
Speedster on athletics track
The speedster is one of only a few rugby players who also have a profile on the IAAF website. His fastest time in the 100 m is 10.37 seconds (a national U17 record) and 20.37 s in the 200 m.
In high school, this first-year Psychology student played rugby during winter and took part in athletics during summer. Only at the end of Grade 11 did he started focusing on rugby. “I was more of an athlete than a rugby player,” he says.
It is no coincidence that the nickname he acquired due to his speed, is Dash. His other nickname, Senkie (derived from the Afrikaans word ‘seuntjie’) he received as a child from his parents because he was such a small child.