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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.
Works of young artists on display at Johannes Stegmann Art Gallery
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Rugby-hond, rugby balls and “braai” tongs.
Photo: Miné Kleynhans
7 March 2012
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Artworks of some of central South Africa’s finest young artists will be on display this week at the Johannes Stegmann Art Gallery on the Bloemfontein Campus.
The Absa L’Atelier Central Region Exhibition, which opens on Thurday 8 March 2012, features artworks entered for the Absa L’Atelier Art Awards 2012. Finalists from the central region will be announced at the opening. The exhibition runs until 29 March 2012.
The Johannes Stegmann Art Gallery hours are from 08:30 – 16:30.
For more information, please call +27(0)51 401 2706.