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Be a law-abiding road-rule citizen these holidays
Follow the rules of the road to be safe.

Road crashes are a major cause of deaths globally, and particularly during the March-April holidays in South Africa. Therefore, abiding by the rules of the road serves to curb the high number of fatalities and is highly recommended. We urge all staff and students to take caution on the roads to ensure a safe return to the campuses next term.

According to Arrive Alive, some of the leading accident causes include drunk driving, failure to wear seatbelts, driver inexperience, driver fatigue, distracted driving and walking, as well as bravado. Be sure to avoid this at all cost.

Obeying the rules of the road saves lives. In 2016, Arrive Alive partnered with the UFS BSafe Campaign to educate students on becoming more responsible drivers, passengers, and pedestrians. For more road safety tips, visit the Arrive Alive website here.

Mawande Mateza, Human Movement Science student, has five simple tips on how to stay safe on the road these holidays – courtesy of Protection Services.

Check out the video below.

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Student Representative Council announces 2012 Dux Students
2012-08-08

 Dux students. From the left are Tumelo Moreri, Inge Seale and Werner Pretorius.
Photo: Stephen Collet
8 August 2012

Inge Seale, a fifth-year medical student at our university, has been announced as the Student Representative Council of the Bloemfontein Campus’ Dux Student for 2012.

Inge, who excels in a number of fields, has achieved success in academic, leadership, arts and culture, sport and community activities at the university. This includes her role as international co-editor of Impulse, an international undergraduate journal for neurosciences.

Werner Pretorius, a final-year LL.B. student and SRC member: Treasurer was announced as the first runner-up. Tumelo Moreri, a final-year Actuarial Science student and a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society, was the second runner-up.

The Qwaqwa Campus will announce its Dux students later this year.

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