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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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Pres Steyn turns pink in anticipation of Vryfees

2014-06-06

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Australian artist Cigdem Aydemir vacuum packed the Pres Steyn monument on the Bloemfontein Campus’s Red Plain – in pink. Aydemir’s project, ‘Plastic Histories’, forms part of a public art project that encourages us to evaluate public monuments in their historical context.

By vacuum packing monuments, Aydemir alludes to their significance and preservation. At the same time, though, it reveals the nature of their contentious and gendered historical function. This is because most monuments in post-colonial countries typically celebrate men’s achievements in serving their nations.

In response, this project acknowledges the contribution of women from all races, communities and sexual orientations to the grand narrative of a post-apartheid South Africa.

Aydemir is also developing an app in collaboration with Australian artist Warren Armstrong. This will be used for augmented reality viewing of three city monuments – those of President Brand, General De Wet and General Hertzog. This means that visitors will be able to hold a smart phone or iPad in front of the monuments and view the monuments as if vacuum packed in pink plastic.

In conjunction with the public art project there will be an exhibition of digitally manipulated photographs of nineteen-century and contemporary male monuments in Bloemfontein. These photos will be exhibited at the Johannes Stegmann Gallery at the UFS Sasol Library from 15 July – 1 August 2014.

Public tours on the Bloemfontein Campus and into the city will take place on:

• Tuesday 15 July at 11:00,
• Wednesday 16 July at 14:00, and
• Saturday 19 July at 11:00.

Aydemir’s ‘Plastic Histories’ public art project is part of the UFS Programme for Innovation in Artform Development (PIAD) and the Vryfees arts festival’s partnership with the Australian-based SituateArt in Festivals initiative. This partnership is managed by the Salamanca Arts Centre in Tasmania.