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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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Presentation on the future of SA agribusiness sector
2005-11-07
A presentation on the future of the South African agribusiness sector was recently held by the Agribusiness Chamber at the University of the Free State (UFS) on invitation from the UFS Department of Agricultural Economics. The presentation was sponsored by First National Bank.
Some of the guests attending the presentation were from the left Mr Olu Oyewumi (M Sc-student at the UFS Department of Agricultural Economics), Mr Dirk Esterhuizen (presenter of the talk from the Agribusiness Chamber), Ms Nonophile Nkambule (M Sc-student at the UFS Department of Agricultural Economics) and Prof André Jooste (chairperson of the UFS Department of Agricultural Economics).