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Programme
Safety Week is approaching, and all members of the University of the Free State (UFS) and the broader community are invited to attend the series of events which is to take place on the Bloemfontein and South campuses from 3 to 6 September 2018.
Issues to be discussed include the handling of sexual assault, gender equality, mental health, personal and road safety. Representatives from, among others, the Sector 3 Community Policing Forum, South African Police Services, Mangaung Local Municipality, Embrace A Sister organisation, Next Chapter organisation, and the Gender and Sexual Equity office will deliver keynote addresses.
Bloemfontein Campus:
3–5 September 2018
12:30–15:00
Thakaneng Bridge
South Campus:
6 September 2018
13:00–15:00
Cafeteria area
Great prizes will be given away. Save the date, don’t miss out!
New SRC elected on UFS Main Campus
2007-08-21
Mr Ben Schoonwinkel, forth-year student in B.Sc. Agric., was elected today as SRC President of the Main Campus of the University of the Free State (UFS) for 2007/2008. Mr Schoonwinkel was SRC member for student affairs in 2006/2007.
This year the FF+Kovsies obtained five proportional seats, Sasco three and the DA one. The FF+Kovsies ceded one seat to the DA, while Sasco maintained its position.
Where the election on individual basis (first-past-the-post) is concerned, the FF+Kovsies obtained all nine seats – the same as last year.
The SRC election had more or less the same pattern than last year. Altogether
6 820 students voted while 6 353 students voted in 2006.
Media Release
Issued by: Lacea Loader
Media Representative
Tel: 051 401 2584
Cell: 083 645 2454
E-mail: loaderl.stg@ufs.ac.za
17 August 2007