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13 December 2019
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Story Valentino Ndaba
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Photo iStock
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!
Workshop on enhancing good corporate governance in local government
2006-06-23
The Faculty of Law at the University of the Free State (UFS) presented a workshop with the auditing firm KPMG on enhancing good corporate governance in local government.
Some of the people who attended the workshop were from the left: Mr Peter Maloka (Chairperson of committees: Free State Provincial Government), Mr Kevin West (Director of KPMG), Prof Dave Lubbe (UFS Centre for Accounting), Ms Mamikie Qabathe (Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Local Government and Housing), Adv Jannie Lubbe (Director of KPMG, Bloemfontein and extraordinary professor in the Research Unit for Economic Crime at the UFS) and Adv Jaco de Bruin (Research Unit for Economic Crime at the UFS). Photo: Stephen Collett