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21 July 2021
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Story Rulanzen Martin
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Photo Charl Devenish
Even after her premiership, Helen Zille has remained a powerful force within the South African political landscape. Here she is pictured during a workshop hosted by the Department of Political Science and Governance in February 2020.
Zille will be talking to
Prof Hussein Solomon in the Department of Political Studies and Governance at the University of the Free State.
You can join this interesting discussion on:
Date: 29 July 2021
About the author:
Helen Zille is a South African journalist, activist, and politician who served as the national leader (2007-2015) of the Democratic Alliance (DA), the official opposition party in South Africa. She was also Premier of the Western Cape from 2009 until 2019. Zille’s autobiography, Not without a Fight, was published in 2016.
Centre celebrates 14th year of existence
2008-11-12
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The Centre for Environmental Management at the University of the Free State (UFS) recently celebrated 14 years of existence. To coincide with this, a gala dinner was held as part of the celebrations. The guest speaker was Dr Alex Weaver, former research fellow in CSIRO’s Natural Resources and the Environment Division and is leader of a sustainability science research group. At the function were, from the left: Dr Daan Toerien, Research Associate at the centre, Dr Nico Avenant, Research Associate at the centre and Head: Department of Mammalogy at the National Museum, Prof. Maitland Seaman, Director of the Centre for Environmental Management, Dr Weaver, and Dr Pieter Zietsman, Research Associate at the centre and Head: Department of Botany at the National Museum.
Photo: Stephen Collett |