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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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Six from UFS to conference in Poland
2006-06-23
Six members of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences' Department of Public Management at the University of the Free State (UFS) will attend the conference of the International Association of Schools and Institutions of Administration (IASIA) in Warsaw, Poland from 5 to 8 July 2006. It is the fifth time that seven papers of one department is accepted for an international conference. The theme of the conference is: In search of the best: Attracting, developing and retaining for the public service. Only 48 papers were accepted for presentation because of the strict selection process.
From the left are Dr Liezel Lues (lecturer), Prof Moses Sindane (Departmental Chairperson), Prof Hendri Kroukamp (lecturer), Prof Koos Bekker (lecturer), Mr Lyndon du Plessis (lecturer) and Ms Alet Ness from the Department Public Management at the UFS, who will attend the conference. Photo: Leonie Bolleurs