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13 December 2019
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Story Valentino Ndaba
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Safety comes first, fun festive second.
Safety never takes a holiday. The University of the Free State’s Department of Protection Services wishes the Kovsie community happy and safe holidays.
Heed these tips when travelling, away on holiday or in the street.
- Be aware of your surroundings and any suspicious-looking persons or behaviour (especially in queues);
- Report any suspicious behaviour or activity to the central security on-site or the South African Police Services;
- Be alert when leaving shopping centres. Should you suspect that you are being followed, drive to the nearest police station;
- Jamming devices are frequently used by criminals, so ensure that your vehicle is locked by physically checking it before leaving;
- All valuables must be safely stowed away in the boot or under the seats in order to avoid smash and grab incidents;
- Do not leave your handbags or valuables unattended while shopping; and
- Obey the rules of the road and carry your driver’s licence with you.Happy holidays! Enter 2020 safe and secure!
Happy holidays! Enter 2020 safe and secure!
Region workshop on biosafety held at UFS
2009-07-17
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A workshop for countries in the Southern African region on biosafety was presented at the University of the Free State (UFS) in Bloemfontein by the GMO Testing Facility at the UFS in collaboration with the SANBI, the South African National Biodiversity Institute, and the Norwegian Centre for Biodiversity, GenØk. Seventy participants with fourteen resource people, among them scientists, policy makers and regulators, attended the workshop on holistic foundations and assessment and regulation of GMO organisms. Seen here are, from the left: Prof. Chris Viljoen (Department of Haematology and Cell Biology at the UFS), Dr Theressa Frantz (SANBI) and Dr Jan Husby (Centre for Gene Ecology in Norway).
Photo: Stephen Collett |