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29 March 2021
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1. Its support of and confidence in the leadership of the Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the UFS, Prof Francis Petersen and his team, and duly recognises the efforts and results achieved at the University during the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the current nationwide student protest on the payment of student debt.
2. In this context, the Council also distances itself and deplores the statements made by the leadership of the
Institutional Student Representative Council (ISRC), on national television on Monday 15 March 2021, as it pertained to the demand for the immediate resignation of the Rector and Vice-Chancellor, and the statements pertaining to the Chancellor, Prof Bonang Mohale, and Chairperson of the Council, Dr Willem Louw. The Council notes that Mr Katleho Lechoo, President of the ISRC subsequently retracted the utterances.
3. The Council strongly affirms its confidence in the relationship between the leadership of the UFS and the ISRC and expresses its appreciation for the University leadership’s commitment to continuously engage with students about matters of concern to them. The Council furthermore encourages positive and constructive engagement by the ISRC with the University leadership, as this contributes to shared-understanding of the challenges faced by the South African higher education sector and the governance of the UFS.
Students present papers at SACOMM Conference
2009-10-06
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Four postgraduate students of the Department of Communication Science, assisted by their supervisors, presented papers at the recent international South African Communication Association (SACOMM) conference at the University of North West in Potchefstroom. The students' papers were based on their honours theses. Ms Rozanne Cloete was asissted by Prof. Johann de Wet, Ms Tamlyn Jones' supervisor was Mrs Elbie Lombard, and Ms Jaatje Kruger and Ms Ilse Judeel were assisted by Dr Dalmé Mulder.
Three lecturers from the department, Dr Mulder, Ms Willemien Marais and Mrs Margaret Linström, also presented papers at the conference. Pictured from the left are: Prof. De Wet (Departmental Chairperson), Ms Cloete (honours student), Ms Marais, Mrs Linström and Dr Mulder (all lecturers), Ms Judeel, Ms Kruger, Ms Jones (all honours students) and Mrs Elbie Lombard (lecturer).
Photo: Mangaliso Radebe
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