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13 August 2021
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Story Dr Nitha Ramnath
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2021 Rector’s Concert
We’re all in this together
The
Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Free State (UFS), Prof Francis Petersen, has the pleasure of inviting you to the second virtual Rector’s Concert.Dedicated to our first-year students and in celebration of the year that was, the concert performances by our talented students, staff, and alumni can be watched from the comfort of your home. Join us in celebrating our first-year students and our many accomplishments despite the challenges we have all faced this year – remember, we’re all in this together.
The line-up includes guest artist, Caroline-Grace, an alumna of the UFS who finished in the top four of the second season of ‘The Voice SA’ in 2017.
Well-known performers such as the Odeion String Quartet, the OSM Camerata, Thabo Pitse and HD El Classico, Corneil Muller, the BOSSa Quartet, Organized Chaos, Boitumelo Mohutsioa (aka Be), Dineo Bokala, and Ilse Fourie promise a spectacular event. Performances by students include those of Sivuyisiwe Mbeka, Zama Zulu, and Hlubandile Zibula.More information on the event: https://www.ufs.ac.za/2021RectorsConcert
The concert will be broadcast as follows:
Date: Friday 3 September 2021 | Time: 18:00
RSVP: Please confirm your attendance with Alicia Pienaar at
pienaaran1@ufs.ac.za by
30 August 2021, after which the link will be shared.
Enjoy unrestricted viewing of this splendid virtual show.
Kovsie overturns 60-year tradition at karate championships
2010-05-06
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Bruno Schalbach.
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Bruno Schwalbach, a first-year accounting student at the University of the Free State (UFS) returned home with a gold medal after his victory at the men’s open karate division at the South African JKA Championships that were recently held in Johannesburg.
According to Dr Pieter le Roux, Main Coach at the Kovsie Karate Club and also attached to the UFS’s Department of Soil- and Crop- and Climate Sciences, this is a truly remarkable achievement. Bruno is the first competitor from outside Johannesburg, in the past sixty years, who took this title home. What makes this achievement even more special is that Bruno has already won gold in his first year after leaving school.
Bruno, a third dan in karate, who has a string of international victories under his belt, as well as full Protea colours in Karate, is also an instructor at the Kovsie Karate Club.
Since 1964 the Kovsie Karate Club has produced 28 Proteas. This was also one of the most successful clubs that participated in the championships, because it was members of this club that walked off the two most important trophies at these championships. |