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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
UFS programme on governance officially opened
2008-01-24
This week altogether 38 students from across the country, Lesotho, and Namibia attended a contact session for the Master's Programme in Governance and Political Transformation, presented by the University of the Free State (UFS), on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein. The opening address was delivered by Dr Choice Makhetha, Deputy Dean of Student Affairs at the UFS on the theme: "Is constitutional democracy strengthening in South Africa?". Some of the guests who attended the lecture were, from the left: Dr Makhetha, Ms Lineo Molise (Deputy Minister of the Department of Home Affairs, Lesotho), Prof. Gerhardt de Klerk (Dean of the Faculty of the Humanities at the UFS), Ms Mpeo Mahase-Moiloa (Minister of Justice, Human Rights, Correctional Services, and Constitutional Affairs in Lesotho), and Dr Tania Coetzee (Programme Director of the Programme in Governance and Political Transformation at the UFS).
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs