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2020-05-01	Virtual Africa Month
2020-05-01	Virtual Africa Month
2020-05-29	Message from Prof Francis Petersen regarding the return of students to the campuses from 1 June 2020
2020-05-29	Message from Prof Francis Petersen regarding the return of students to the campuses from 1 June 2020
2020-05-29	Return to of staff and students to all campuses: 1 June 2020
2020-05-29	Return to of staff and students to all campuses: 1 June 2020
2020-05-28	Using sewage to test for COVID-19
2020-05-28	Using sewage to test for COVID-19
2020-05-26	COVID-19: Missed opportunities by African Libraries
2020-05-26	COVID-19: Missed opportunities by African Libraries
2020-05-26	Smart Grid to change the way UFS uses energy resources
2020-05-26	Smart Grid to change the way UFS uses energy resources
2020-05-26	Kovsie students commemorate Africa Month
2020-05-26	Kovsie students commemorate Africa Month
2020-05-25	CrazySocks4Docs Day 2020: Supporting medical heroes on the frontlines of COVID-19 war
2020-05-25	CrazySocks4Docs Day 2020: Supporting medical heroes on the frontlines of COVID-19 war
2020-05-25	African/Human Rights in Africa
2020-05-25	African/Human Rights in Africa
2020-05-25	Introduction to Toyin Falola’s ‘African Continentalism: The Future of the Past’
2020-05-25	Introduction to Toyin Falola’s ‘African Continentalism: The Future of the Past’
2020-05-25	Africa – the continent of mountain archipelagos
2020-05-25	Africa – the continent of mountain archipelagos
2020-05-25	Prof Puleng LenkaBula to deliver National Heritage Council Africa Day Lecture
2020-05-25	Prof Puleng LenkaBula to deliver National Heritage Council Africa Day Lecture
2020-05-25	Africa Day Webinar on Reflections on Africa amidst COVID-19
2020-05-25	Africa Day Webinar on Reflections on Africa amidst COVID-19
2020-05-25	From a pre-colonial to a COVID-19/post- university
2020-05-25	From a pre-colonial to a COVID-19/post- university
2020-05-25	The spirit of Ubuntu – have we allowed xenophobia to dilute Ubuntu?
2020-05-25	The spirit of Ubuntu – have we allowed xenophobia to dilute Ubuntu?
2020-05-25	COVID-19 and the intersectional nature of citizenship in South Africa
2020-05-25	COVID-19 and the intersectional nature of citizenship in South Africa
2020-05-22	Nominations: Executive Committee (EXCOM) of Convocation
2020-05-22	Nominations: Executive Committee (EXCOM) of Convocation
2020-05-22	Urban and regional planner receives prestigious Stals prize
2020-05-22	Urban and regional planner receives prestigious Stals prize
2020-05-22	A Virtual celebration of Africa Month
2020-05-22	A Virtual celebration of Africa Month
2020-05-22	History and intellectual underpinnings of the Africa Day celebration
2020-05-22	History and intellectual underpinnings of the Africa Day celebration
2020-05-21	What does it mean to love Africa?
2020-05-21	What does it mean to love Africa?
2020-03-21	Storytelling and resilience: Remembering the life and times of Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa
2020-03-21	Storytelling and resilience: Remembering the life and times of Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa
2020-05-20	Application to study at the UFS Faculty of Health Sciences in 2021
2020-05-20	Application to study at the UFS Faculty of Health Sciences in 2021
2020-05-19	Making history: Five UFS postdoctoral fellows benefit from Carnegie funded scholarships
2020-05-19	Making history: Five UFS postdoctoral fellows benefit from Carnegie funded scholarships
2020-05-19	Celebrating Africa Day during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of African Universities as Agents of Solidarity and Development in Post-Pandemic Africa
2020-05-19	Celebrating Africa Day during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of African Universities as Agents of Solidarity and Development in Post-Pandemic Africa
2020-05-18	One Africa #COVID-19 Africa unite
2020-05-18	One Africa #COVID-19 Africa unite
2020-05-13	Ewie Cronjé remembered for huge role at KovsieSport
2020-05-13	Ewie Cronjé remembered for huge role at KovsieSport
2020-05-12	Are universities regaining public trust?
2020-05-12	Are universities regaining public trust?
2020-05-12	UFS data scientist helps combat COVID-19 with accurate data
2020-05-12	UFS data scientist helps combat COVID-19 with accurate data
2020-05-11	Webinar sheds light on food industry during lockdown
2020-05-11	Webinar sheds light on food industry during lockdown
2020-05-09	Letter to students from Prof Francis Petersen
2020-05-09	Letter to students from Prof Francis Petersen
2020-05-06	Fast-tracking the recovery of school learning
2020-05-06	Fast-tracking the recovery of school learning
2020-05-06	The value of cynicism – South Africa’s reaction to the pandemic and our government
2020-05-06	The value of cynicism – South Africa’s reaction to the pandemic and our government
2020-05-06	ACCA Accredits UFS Accountancy Programmes
2020-05-06	ACCA Accredits UFS Accountancy Programmes
2020-05-05	Journalism a perfect antidote for the misinformation ‘pandemic’
2020-05-05	Journalism a perfect antidote for the misinformation ‘pandemic’
2020-05-04	Pandemics, new initiatives, and social work
2020-05-04	Pandemics, new initiatives, and social work

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UFS partners with the Steve Biko Foundation

2010-09-14

The Steve Biko Foundation, with the support of the University of the Free State (UFS) and other stakeholders, recently presented the Annual Steve Biko Memorial Lecture as part of the 33rd Anniversary Commemoration of Steve Biko at the University of Cape Town. The lecture, Coming to See You Since I was Five Years Old: An American poet's connection to the South African soul, was delivered by Pulitzer Prize winner Prof. Alice Walker. She drew on her poetry, personal history and the inspirational role of the South African liberation struggle to disenfranchised people around the world.

This prestigious lecture has to date been delivered by, amongst others, such luminaries as former presidents Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Prof. Chinua Achebe. The lecture was preceded by an evening of poetry and prose, An evening with Alice Walker, at the State Theatre in Pretoria where the UFS was also represented. Pictured at the lecture are the UFS representatives, from the left: Mr Teboho Manchu (Director: Student Affairs, Qwaqwa Campus), Mr Willem Ellis (Centre for Development Support), Ms Lihlomelo Toyana (student), Mr JC van der Merwe (Department of Philosophy) and Mr Billyboy Ramahlele (Director: Community Engagement).
Photo: Mangaliso Radebe

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