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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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Centre awards the most master's degrees in its faculty
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The Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of the Free State (UFS) honoured students in the Master's in Sustainable Agriculture during this week's autumn graduation ceremony. The centre this year boasts with the most graduandi of all the faculty's centres. Here are, from the left: Prof. Hennie Snyman, professor in the Department Animal, Wildlife and Grassland Sciences at the UFS, Ms Poppy Makabanyane, Agricultural Research Council's (ARC) Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Mr Phillip Maake, Department of Agriculture, Limpopo, Ms Makhosi Buthelezi, ARC in Rustenburg, and Prof. Izak Groenewald, Director of the centre.
Photo: Lacea Loader
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