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A decision regarding the possible covering of the MT Steyn statue in front of the Main Building on the Bloemfontein Campus has not been taken yet.
The opportunity for stakeholders to submit oral and written submissions on whether they agree or disagree with the covering of the MT Steyn statue in front of the Main Building on the Bloemfontein Campus until the formal review process on the position of the statue has been concluded, ended on Wednesday 11 April 2018, with 71 written and three oral submissions received by the special task team.
The submissions will be included in a submission to the Free State Provincial Heritage Resources Authority (FSHRA) in order to obtain a permit for the possible covering of the statue. An independent analysis of the submissions is currently underway.
The special task team would like to thank those who submitted oral and written submissions. The university community will be updated on the outcome of the decision by the FDHRA regarding the possible covering of the statue, as well as the results of the independent analysis.
Related articles:
Call for submissions for covering of the MT Steyn statue: Deadline extended to 11 April 2018 (Published on 9 April 2018)
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Lacea Loader (Director: Communication and Brand Management)
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The Department of Music: A free lunch hour concert with Brian Hogg
2009-07-31
The Department of Music invites you to a free lunch hour concert with international jazz saxophone star, Brian Hogg on Thursday, 6 August 2009 at 13:00 in the Odeion Amphitheatre.
For the past two weeks Brian has been giving master classes to the students as well as the UFS Big Band at the Department of Music.
Brian is associate professor in Jazz at the North Kentucky University, Carolina. He is an inspiring and dynamic world class Jazz musician who gives between 200 and 300 concerts a year and who has already performed and recorded with several renowned Jazz musicians. Brian will perform with, amongst others, Noël Stockton, the rhythm section of the UFS Big Band as well as with the complete UFS Big Band. It will be an unbelievable experience to see a concert with one of the top international Jazz musicians for free!
Admission is free. Contact Ms Ninette Pretorius or Mr Paul Loeb van Zuilenburg at x2504 or 084 208 6724 for enquiries.