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Belinda Janeke, Head or UFS Career Services
Belinda Janeke, Head or UFS Career Services
Belinda Kaarstens, School of Nursing.
Belinda Kaarstens, School of Nursing.
Dr Ntombizandile Gcelu, from the Faculty of Education.
Dr Ntombizandile Gcelu, from the Faculty of Education.
Bloemfontein Campus staff from Protection Services.
Bloemfontein Campus staff from Protection Services.
Dr Gerhard Jansen and Sister Riana Johnson from Kovsie Health.
Dr Gerhard Jansen and Sister Riana Johnson from Kovsie Health.
Justice Zac Yacoob with Dr Nitha Ramnath from the Department of Communication and Marketing.
Justice Zac Yacoob with Dr Nitha Ramnath from the Department of Communication and Marketing.
Alicia Pienaar from the Department of Communication and Marketing with Justice Zac Yacoob.
Alicia Pienaar from the Department of Communication and Marketing with Justice Zac Yacoob.
Dr Samantha Potgieter, affiliated lecturer in the Department of Internal Medicine.
Dr Samantha Potgieter, affiliated lecturer in the Department of Internal Medicine.
Qwaqwa Campus staff from left; Dr Cias Tsotetsi; Dr Calvin Mudzingiri; Prof Aliza le Roux and Dr Jared McDonald
Qwaqwa Campus staff from left; Dr Cias Tsotetsi; Dr Calvin Mudzingiri; Prof Aliza le Roux and Dr Jared McDonald
Sister Mathapelo Moloi, from Kovsie Health on the Qwaqwa Campus.
Sister Mathapelo Moloi, from Kovsie Health on the Qwaqwa Campus.
Security personnel on the UFS South Campus.
Security personnel on the UFS South Campus.
Staff members on UFS South Campus.
Staff members on UFS South Campus.

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Theologian from the UFS speaks at conference in China
2009-06-26

 
Prof. Verster.
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Poverty is a fundamental problem in housing settlements in South Africa. Prof. Pieter Verster from the Faculty of Theology at the University of the Free State (UFS) addressed this problem in the paper that he presented at an international conference in China. In his research on informal settlements around Bloemfontein he emphasised the important role that the church had to play in supporting the poor. The 7th international conference with the theme

“New Directions in the Humanities” took place in Beijing, China and was attended by 250 people from across the world.

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