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03 April 2018
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Nomzamo Winifred Madikizela-Mandela.
Known to many as the Mother of the Nation, Nomzamo Winifred Madikizela-Mandela has died at the age of 81 on Monday 2 April 2018. She passed away after a period of illness that saw her in and out of hospital.
In honour of this struggle icon, the University of the Free State will fly its flags half-mast as a symbol of respect.
The university conveys its condolences to the family and friends of the late Ms Madikizela-Mandela.
The contributions made by Mama Winnie in the struggle against apartheid will live on, and the world will treasure her fierce spirit forever.
Rest in peace Mbokodo, Mother of the Nation.
UFS academic to present paper on making sign language 12th official language
2007-04-11
| A senior lecturer in the Department of Afro-asiatic Studies and Language Practice at the University of the Free State (UFS), Mr Philemon Akach, has been invited by the national Department of Arts and Culture to present a paper on the implications of making South African Sign Language the country's 12th official language. He is expected to give a meeting of the National Language Forum an overall view regarding developments and research on sign language on 12 April 2007 in Pretoria. The National Language Forum is a collaborating network of representatives from national departments, provincial arts and culture departments, Pans ALB and the Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Commission. |
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