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29 March 2019
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Edward Kieswetter, newly appointed SARS Commissioner.
The Chairperson of the Council of the University of the Free State (UFS), Mr Willem Louw, extended a message of congratulations to Mr Edward Kieswetter on his appointment by President Cyril Ramaphosa this week as Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (SARS).
Mr Kieswetter served as Deputy Chairperson of the UFS Council from 2008 to 2014 and was Visiting Professor at the university’s Business School until 2018.
“On behalf of the Council and the university community, I wish Mr Kieswetter well in his work as newly appointed SARS Commissioner. It is evident that the high-level selection panel made an exceptionally good choice for this crucial position. Mr Kieswetter’s vast experience as former SARS deputy commissioner, his subsequent track record of transformative leadership, and his experience in turning around a large institution will serve him well in this new role,” says Mr Louw.
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Education students receive bursaries from FEDSAS
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Two first-year students from the University of the Free State’s (UFS) Faculty of Education recently received a bursary to the value of R4 000 each from the Federation of South African Schools (FEDSAS). This is the seventh year that education bursaries are awarded to first-year students of the UFS. Here are, from the left: Prof. Steve Niemann, acting Dean of Education at the UFS, Mr Paul Colditz, Chief Executive Officer of FEDSAS, Meyer Doubell, bursary holder, Anneke Bennett, bursary holder, and Mr Hennie Cronjé, Provincial Manager of FEDSAS.
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