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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
UFS partners with the Steve Biko Foundation
2010-09-14
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The Steve Biko Foundation, with the support of the University of the Free State (UFS) and other stakeholders, recently presented the Annual Steve Biko Memorial Lecture as part of the 33rd Anniversary Commemoration of Steve Biko at the University of Cape Town. The lecture, Coming to See You Since I was Five Years Old: An American poet's connection to the South African soul, was delivered by Pulitzer Prize winner Prof. Alice Walker. She drew on her poetry, personal history and the inspirational role of the South African liberation struggle to disenfranchised people around the world.
This prestigious lecture has to date been delivered by, amongst others, such luminaries as former presidents Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Prof. Chinua Achebe. The lecture was preceded by an evening of poetry and prose, An evening with Alice Walker, at the State Theatre in Pretoria where the UFS was also represented. Pictured at the lecture are the UFS representatives, from the left: Mr Teboho Manchu (Director: Student Affairs, Qwaqwa Campus), Mr Willem Ellis (Centre for Development Support), Ms Lihlomelo Toyana (student), Mr JC van der Merwe (Department of Philosophy) and Mr Billyboy Ramahlele (Director: Community Engagement).
Photo: Mangaliso Radebe
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