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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.
Physics puts new equipment into service
2009-09-15
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The Department of Physics at the University of the Free State (UFS) recently put the NanoProbe Auger and VersaProbe XPS systems into service. This equipment, worth R23 million, is used for research at nanometre level. Present at the event were, from the left, front: Prof. Jannie Swarts, Department of Chemistry at the UFS; Dr Daniel Adams, Director in Chief at the Department of Science and Technology; Dr Romilla Maharaj, Executive Director: Human and Institutional Capacity Development; and Dr Sankar Raman, Scientist PHI; At the back: Prof. Teuns Verschoor, Vice-Rector: Academic Operations at the UFS; and Prof. Hendrik Swart, Department of Physics at the UFS.
Photo: Lacea Loader |