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17 August 2020
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Story Nitha Ramnath
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Within the next five years, 60% of the world’s population will be living in urban areas. Urban living comes with large-scale economic advantages and society benefits from economies of scale. But, COVID-19 is challenging urban living. We have introduced the term ‘social distancing’ and some policy analysts have even argued for the de-densification of cities.
Join us for a discussion where our panellists will analyse this perceived conflict.
Date: Thursday, 27 August 2020
Time: 14:00 to 15:30 (South African Standard Time – GMT +2)
Please RSVP to Elelwani Mmbadi at
mmbadiE@ufs.ac.za no later than 25 August, upon which you will receive a Skype for Business meeting invite and link to access the webinar.
Speakers:
Prof Ivan Turok
Dr Geci Karuri-Sebina
Mr Thiresh Govender
Moderator:
Lochner Marais
Role of women in workplace discussed
2006-09-07
The University of the Free State's (UFS) MBA Alumni presented its annual workshop, titled "The role of the woman in the workplace", on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein. The guest speakers were Ms Louisa Mojela (Chief Executive Officer of Wiphold) and Prof Johann Coetzee (professor extraordinary at the UFS School of Management).
From the left are: Prof Coetzee, Ms Mojela, Prof Helena van Zyl (Director of the UFS School of Management) and Mr Pieter du Toit (Chairperson: UFS MBA Alumni).