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Meet the new UFS Bloemfontein Campus SRC for the 2020/2021 term

31 March 2021 | Story Xolisa Mnukwa

The University of the Free State (UFS) Bloemfontein Campus conducted its first digital Campus Student Representative Council (CSCR) elections for the 2020/2021 SRC term. Elections for the 12 ex officio portfolios were conducted from 1 to 4 December 2020, while the elections for the 7 elective portfolios were conducted from 23 to 26 March 2021.

Of the 22 941 eligible voters for the elective portfolios, 8 044 cast their votes, which accounts for 35% of the voter’s roll. The 2021 voter turnout is an increase of 9,53% compared to the 2019 elections that were conducted manually. The CSRC incumbents mentioned below were officially inaugurated on 29 March 2021 and an official handover of the outgoing to the incoming incumbents was facilitated by the Student Governance Office.

The results below depict the final outcome of the CSRC elective portfolios. Elections were concluded at 21:00 on 26 March 2021. Watch video for the official inauguration.

Position	Candidate	Votes
PRESIDENT	Jerry Thoka	5 747 (74,6%)
Kamohelo Seleke	1 960 (25.4%)
DEPUTY PRESIDENT	Loretta Mosito	5 563 (72,4%)
Esona Yapi	2 116 (27,6%)
SECRETARY	Ayanda Dlova	5 988 (78,3%)
Simphiwe Zonke	1 660 (21,7%)
TREASURER	Orefile Sefika	5 425 (70,7%)
Thandiwe Kula	2 246 (29,3%)
POLICY AND TRANSFORMATION	Vusumzi Gqalane	4 988 (63,8%)
Thabo Duma	1 649 (21,1%)
Nompumelelo Khoza	1 178 (15,1%)
STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS	Tshiamo Sebolai	4 681 (60,4%)
Fhumulani Sididzha	1 707 (22,0%)
Ofentse Ntsane	1 365 (17,6%)
COMMUTER STUDENTS	Dimpho Mokhoantle	4 469 (58,1%)
Marumo Rakwata	1 643 (21,4%)
Lusanda Feleza	1 582 (20,6%)

The results below depict the outcome of the ex officio elections that took place from 1 to 4 December 2020:

Position	Candidate
ASSOCIATIONS STUDENT COUNCIL	Michael Mnguni
STUDENT ORGANISATIONS COUNCIL	Tebogo Sako
ACADEMIC STUDENT COUNCIL	Katlego Booysen
DAY RESIDENCE COUNCIL	Sibongiseni Mncela
CAMPUS RESIDENCE COUNCIL	Mpho Maubane
POSTGRADUATE STUDENT COUNCIL	Nico Janse van Rensburg
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COUNCIL	Rufaro Chakanyuka
STUDENT MEDIA AND DIALOGUE COUNCIL	Wandile Manqele
UNIVERSAL ACCESS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE COUNCIL	Katlego Sekele
CIVIC AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY COUNCIL	Gert Terblanche
ARTS AND CULTURE COUNCIL	Katleho Khaola
SPORTS COUNCIL	Bongumusa Khumalo

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UFS tennis player off to World Games in Turkey

2005-04-06

Kovsie se nommer 1 gekeurde tennisspeler Michelle van Staden is na afloop van die SASSU Oefenkamp van 28 Maart - 2 April 2005 te Pretoria in die SA Studente span verkies om aan die 23ste Studente Wêreldspele in Turkye, Izmar vanaf 10 - 21 Augustus 2005 deel te neem.

Van Staden het te same met 3 ander Kovsie wat in die SA Studente oefengroep opgeneem is, nl. Dillon van der Haer (Kovsie se nr. 1 mansspeler), Elliott Hogan (2de agtereen volgende jaar tot oefengroep verkies) en Lizelle Smith (Kovsies se nr. 2 gekeurde damesspeler) aan die oefenkamp in Pretoria deelgeneem. Die week het bestaan uit fiksheidstoetse en rondomtalie wedstryde. Uit die 8 mans- en 8 damesspelers van verskeie Tersiêre Instellings in SA is slegs 3 mans en 3 dames verkies tot die span wat na Turkye sal reis.

Die span is: Mans: Heinrich Heyl (Tuks), Warwic Spence (UJHB), Joshua Nkachela (Tuks). Reserwe: Mark Prior (UJHB).

Dames: Michelle van Staden (Kovsies), Catherine Perkins (UKZN), Zanele Tshabalala (TUT). Reserwe: Leentjie Oosthuizen (Maties).

Michelle het gedurende verlede jaar se SASSU toernooi nie een wedstryde afgestaan en is nie-amptelik as die nr. 1 damesspeler in SA studente tennis aangewys. Smith was ook deel van die Kovsie vrouespan wat die goue medalje verower het tydens die toernooi.

Die UV se afrigter, mnr. Marnus Kleinhans sal die SA Studente span as spanbestuurder na Turkye vergesel. Die afrigter is mnr. Gerrie Dippenaar van die UJHB.

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