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A public participation process regarding the review of the MT Steyn statue’s position in front of the Main Building on the Bloemfontein Campus of the University of the Free State (UFS) is currently underway.
The process specifically addresses the removal, relocation, reinterpretation, and retaining of the statue and is part of the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) required by the Free State Provincial Heritage Resource Authority (FSPHRA).
The review process includes opportunities for members of the university community and the public to make oral submissions regarding the position of the statue at the following venues:
South Campus:
22 August 2018
14:00 to 16:00
Ukubizana Hall
Bloemfontein Campus:
23 August 2018
11:00 to 13:00
18:00 to 20:00
Centenary Complex
Qwaqwa Campus:
29 August 2018
11:00 to 13:00
Rolihlahla Mandela Hall
More information about the HIA is available here.
Comments about the position of the statue can be sent to news@ufs.ac.za
The public participation process will end on 9 September 2018.
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Education students receive bursaries from FEDSAS
2009-04-20
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Two first-year students from the University of the Free State’s (UFS) Faculty of Education recently received a bursary to the value of R4 000 each from the Federation of South African Schools (FEDSAS). This is the seventh year that education bursaries are awarded to first-year students of the UFS. Here are, from the left: Prof. Steve Niemann, acting Dean of Education at the UFS, Mr Paul Colditz, Chief Executive Officer of FEDSAS, Meyer Doubell, bursary holder, Anneke Bennett, bursary holder, and Mr Hennie Cronjé, Provincial Manager of FEDSAS.
Photo: Lacea Loader |