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22 February 2018
Photo Thabo Kessah
This year, the University of the Free State’s Qwaqwa Campus will unleash a running sensation that is equally comfortable on track, cross-country, and road running and is on a mission to conquer the world. His name is Pakiso Mthembu from Tweeling in the Eastern Free State. Pakiso has recently qualified for the Junior Men’s Southern Region cross-country championships that will be held in Mauritius on 24 February and in Algeria on 17 March 2018.
“I am glad that I managed to run my personal best time of 24:02 during the qualification trials held in Bloemfontein in January, which set me on the road to Mauritius and Algeria,” said Pakiso, a BEd FET first-year student.
His personal best in the 10 km road-running category and in the 5 000 m track are 30:55 and 14:29, respectively.
Praise for Soke
“It is only through dedication, hard work, and listening to my coach that I can achieve my dreams of representing South Africa at the International Association of Athletics Federations World Junior Championships (IAAF) to be held in Finland in July, and at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. I have one of the best coaches in this part of the world and it gives me great pleasure to work with him, having grown up admiring him during his days,” he says in reference to Boy Soke, who identified his talent and recruited him to the Qwaqwa Campus.
Pakiso has already represented South Africa in Uganda.
Microscopes for research on fish parasites
2005-09-02
The University of the Free State's (UFS) Department of Zoology and Entomology recently received two microscopes for the Okavango Delta Leseding Research Project from IMP Innovation Solutions. The microscopes will be used for research on fish parasites in the Okavango Delta.
Left: Prof Schalk Louw, from the Department of Zoology and Entomology; Prof Jo van As, Head of the Department of Zoology and Entomology; Dr Ivan van Rooyen, Director: UFS Marketing, and Ms Christa du Preez from IMP Innovation Solutions
Seated: Prof Herman van Schalkwyk, Dean: Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the UFS