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28 June 2021
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The announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 27 June 2021 that the country will move to an adjusted Level 4 of the national lockdown for the next two weeks – as from 28 June 2021 until 11 July 2021 – was welcomed by the management of the University of the Free State (UFS).
The Senior Leadership Group (SLG) of the university met today, and
measures were implemented with immediate effect and until further notice.
UFS hosts last ANC seminar before centenary celebrations in 2012
2011-11-17
Since March this year the Centre for Africa Studies at the University of the Free State (UFS) has been hosting a series of dialogues about the African National Congress (ANC). This is in preparation to the party’s celebrations of its 100 years in existence on 8 January 2012. During the course of the year well-known political commentators and intellectuals delivered speeches at the seminars held on the Bloemfontein Campus. These included Proff. William Gumede, Stephen Ellis and Colin Bundy, who covered, among others, topics like the history of the ANC and SACP in exile and past leadership.
The last ANC Centenary Seminar of the year will be hosted on Wednesday 23 November 2011.The speaker is Prof. Benjamin Turok, Chairperson of the Network of African Parliamentarians (NAP) and well-known activist. Prof. Turok will speak on the 'Evolution of Economic Policy Thinking'.
Wednesday 23 November 2011
18:00
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Please note that the dialogue series continues in 2012.