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21 June 2019
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The University of the Free State (UFS) will be presenting the 2nd UFS Thought-Leader Series in cooperation with Vrye Weekblad as part of the Vrystaat Arts Festival.
Facilitator: Dr Max du Preez, Editor of Vrye Weekblad
Thursday 4 July 2019
Economic and Management Sciences Auditorium, UFS Bloemfontein Campus.
Two panel discussions will take place:
10:00
Panel 1:
How can we fix the South African economy and create jobs?
12:00
Panel 2:
How can we establish a pro-youth and entrepreneurship strategy for South Africa?
Panellists include:
Mr Prince Mashele, Executive Director at the Centre for Politics and Research, political commentator
Ms Annabel Bishop, Chief Economist: Investec
Prof Philippe Burger, Vice-Dean (Strategic Projects):Faculty of Economic and Management
Sciences, UFS
Mr Dawie Roodt, Chief Economist, Efficient Group
Ms Maryana Iskander, Chief Executive Officer of Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator
Mr David Abbey, Rand Merchant Bank
Prof Brownhilder Neneh, Head: Department of Business Management, UFS
Attendance is free of charge.
Enquiries: news@ufs.ac.za | +27 51 401 3422.
Kovsies to compete for big drama prize at the KKNK in 2009
2008-11-27
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A production of the University of the Free State’s (UFS) Department of Drama and Theatre Arts, “Spokie Snygans maak sy buiging” by Jeanne Goosen, is one of four new plays in 2009 that will again compete at the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK) for the big Sanlam prize for Afrikaans theatre.
The department this year received R25 000 seed money for the production. Other participants that will compete for the prize are Rhodes University (for the first time) with “Die Bannelinge” by Bauke Snyman, Tshwane University of Technology with “Karakters” by Jané Dowd, and Stellenbosch University with “Die Wagkamer” by Frans Josias Hamman.
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| Prof. Nico Luwes, Head of the Department of Drama and Theatre Arts. |