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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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Qwaqwa campus upgrade begins

2005-06-23

Academic facilities, including lecture halls and the library, on the Qwaqwa campus of the University of the Free State (UFS) will be upgraded to the tune of R1,4-million.

An extra R100 000,00 has also been made available for the upgrading of four staff houses on campus.

The tender for this project was awarded to a local business in the Qwaqwa region, Mguni Enterprises. This phase is expected to be completed next month - July 2005.

This is the second phase of upgrading of the Qwaqwa campus, following the earlier upgrading of student residences to the tune of R6,2-million.

“The total capital injection to improve the infrastructure on the campus is R7,7 -million. The aim of the upgrading is to improve the infrastructure of the campus in order to provide an atmosphere conducive to learning, “said Prof Peter Mbati, Qwaqawa Campus Head.

The first phase of the upgrading - amounting to R6,2 million - comprised of the upgrading of the five student residences and mainly dealt with the maintenance backlog. Residences were painted, old furniture replaced, electricity rewired and the necessary alterations made to ensure sufficient hot water supply as well as a new look to the face of the residences.

According to Prof Mbati the student visiting areas, reception areas and rooms were also improved by the changes in the first phase. The renovated residences now also boast facilities such as kitchenettes, washing machines and tumble driers and computers rooms.

There are currently 754 students staying in the residences. Three residences accommodate female students and the other two are for male students. Students who are not accommodated on campus stay at the former Tshiya College of Education, approximately 5 kilometers from the campus. These students are bussed in to the campus on a daily basis.

“All these developments are a major step forward for the Qwaqwa campus as it once again shows our commitment to the campus to make it an attractive site of higher education in the Eastern Free State,” said Prof Frederick Fourie, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the UFS.

Media release

Issued by:  Lacea Loader
   Media Representative
   Tel: (051) 401-2584
   Cell: 083 645 2454
   E-mail: loaderl.stg@mail.uovs.ac.za

23 June 2005

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