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23 November 2018
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MT Steyn statue on the Bloemfontein Campus.
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MEDIA RELEASE: UFS COUNCIL APPROVES RELOCATION OF MT STEYN STATUE TO A SITE OFF CAMPUS
The Council of the University of the Free State (UFS) approved the relocation of the statue of President MT Steyn to a site off campus during its quarterly meeting on 23 November 2018. Council furthermore requested that the relocation must be done in complete cooperation with the family of President MT Steyn.
The decision of the Council follows a recommendation made by the Special Task Team in a report to the Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Prof Francis Petersen, that the statue should be relocated to a site off campus.
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From the left: Prof Francis Petersen, UFS Rector and Vice-Chancellor; Mr Willem Louw, Chairperson of the UFS Council; and Dr Nthabeleng Rammile, Vice-Chairperson of the UFS Council.
Prof Francis Petersen (left), UFS Rector and Vice-Chancellor; and Mr Willem Louw, Chairperson of the UFS Council.
From the left: Prof Francis Petersen, UFS Rector and Vice-Chancellor; Mr Willem Louw, Chairperson of the UFS Council; and Dr Nthabeleng Rammile, Vice-Chairperson of the UFS Council.
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MT Steyn Statue and Main Building
MT Steyn - Public Participation
MT Steyn - Public Participation
MT Steyn - Public Participation
MT Steyn - Public Participation
MT Steyn - Public Participation
MT Steyn - Public Participation
MT Steyn - Main Building and Statue
MT Steyn - Main Building and Statue
MT Steyn - Main Building and Statue
MT Steyn - Main Building and Statue
MT Steyn - Main Building and Statue
MT Steyn - Main Building and Statue
MT Steyn - Main Building and Statue
MT Steyn - Main Building and Statue 2
The statue of President MT Steyn is unveiled in front of the university’s main building on 28 September 1929, as a thousand spectators look on. SOURCE: UFS History book: From Grey to Gold: the first 100 years of the University of the Free State, page 40
MT Steyn - Historical Image 2
MT Steyn Statue
Six Kovsies included in SA U/19 team
2010-05-06
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From the left are: Monique Lemon, Carmen Swanepoel, Lauren-Lee Christians, Nieke Loubser, Ané Botha, and Fikile Mkhuzangwe.
Photo: Gerhard Louw |
During the South African Netball Championships that were recently held in Richards Bay, six students from the University of the Free State (UFS) were included in the top-twenty group of players in the country.
This achievement qualified Kovsies Nieke Loubser, Lauren-Lee Christians, Ané Botha, Fikile Mkhuzangwe, Monique Lemon and Carmen Swanepoel for the U/19 team. This team will participate in the Zone-6 Games (the African Games for U/19 netball players) in Swaziland later this year.
Ms Burta de Kock from KovsieSport at the UFS, said: “With the incredible support of the university, the group could not fail to achieve this. To have six players in the South African U/19 team of fifteen is a great achievement for the university. |