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Go Bokke says rector to wealth of Kovsies in Bok management team
Prof Francis Petersen, UFS Rector and Vice-Chancellor, paid a special visit to the Springboks on Friday 15 June 2018 to wish the four former Kovsies good luck for the test match against England on Saturday (16 June 2018). From the left are: Jacques Nienaber, Oupa Mohoje, Prof Petersen, Rassie Erasmus, and Swys de Bruin.

 Listen to Prof Petersen's message to the Springboks here.

Former Kovsies are in abundance in the management team to face England in the second test in Bloemfontein on Saturday (16 June 2018).  

No less than four of the management team, including three of the five coaches, are Kovsies, having studied at the University of the Free State (UFS) previously. They are Rassie Erasmus (head coach), Jacques Nienaber (defence coach), Swys de Bruin (consultant for attacking play), and Vivian Verwant (physiotherapist). Nienaber is also a qualified physio who started his career in this role at Shimlas before advancing to coaching later on. Erasmus and De Bruin both donned the blue jersey.

Prof Francis Petersen, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the UFS, paid a special visit to the Springboks’ hotel in Bloemfontein on Friday morning (15 June 2018) to wish Erasmus and company good luck for the test. “I just want to wish you all the best. The entire Kovsie community is behind you and the Springboks, and we only want one result tomorrow,” Prof Petersen said.

Erasmus, who studied at the UFS in the early 1990s, said it was a joyful week in Bloemfontein. “It is good to be here. We really enjoyed the facilities, having trained at Shimla Park with all its good memories. Hopefully the result will be good tomorrow. We are proud former Kovsies, with quite a few of us here,” Erasmus said.

Although he won’t play on Saturday, loose forward Oupa Mohoje is still part of the training squad. Ox Nche, who was released from the squad on Sunday (10 June 2018), became the 76th Kovsie Springbok in the match against Wales on 2 June 2018.

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Information session: New company legislation
2007-03-06

The Department of Trade and Industry, in co-operation with the Centre for Business Law, Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, will present an information session on the Draft Companies Bill, 2007, in the C R Swart Auditorium, Main Campus of the UFS, from 10:00 – 13:00 on Thursday, 8 March 2007.

There will be ample opportunity for public participation and translation services will be available.

The Companies Bill, 2007, which envisages the repeal of the Companies Act of 1973, and the eventual repeal of the Close Corporations Act, 1984, has just been released for public comment with a view to expeditious finalization. This information session is therefore of the utmost importance for members of the auditors and accounting professions, legal professions, local and provincial government officials, the financial services and financial planning professions, banks and insurance companies, etc., who would like to stay abreast of the envisaged new legal developments in the field of Company Law and / or Close Corporations Law and / or to make inputs thereto.

The information session is open to the public and attendance is free of charge. Booking is essential and can be made with Mrs Riekie Erasmus (051) 4012451 (8:00 – 12:45) or Mrs Ina Malan (051) 4012319 (14:00 – 16:30).
 

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