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19 May 2021
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Story Dr Nitha Ramnath
The University of the Free State (UFS), Standard Bank, and the
Mangaung Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) are pleased to invite you to a special lunchtime webinar with
Mr Allon Raiz, CEO of
Raizcorp, one of South Africa’s most successful business incubators.
The COVID-19 crisis has affected the operations, cash flow, and debt positions of most businesses, often threatening the sustainability and even the survival of businesses.
Join us for a discussion on how to think about business models that will ensure the survival and even the growth of business in the time of COVID-19.
Date: Thursday, 10 June 2021
Topic: Resilience and business in the time of COVID-19
Time: 12:00-13:30
Platform: Zoom
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by 7 June 2021
Drama students awarded National Arts Council bursaries
2016-05-04
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The National Arts Council (NAC) has awarded R100 000 to 10 Drama students at the University of the Free State (UFS). Eight years after its establishment in 2005, the NAC has partnered our university in funding academically-deserving students needing assistance with tuition. To date, our undergraduate students have benefitted from more than R800 000.
Prof Nico Luwes, Head of the Department of Drama and Theatre Arts, who applies to the NAC at the end of each year on behalf of students, welcomes the funds: “Quite a lot of our students would not have been able to complete their studies without assistance from the bursary scheme.”
As a result of this financial injection, South African schools also gain. “Some students then enrol for a higher education diploma, and they then teach Arts and Culture at schools. Hence, there is a whole new generation of Arts and Culture teachers who are now entering the school system,” said Prof Luwes.
Mbuyiselo Nqodi, a second-year BA Drama and Theatre Arts student, would not have been able to enrol at the university in 2015, had it not been for the NAC. “Without the bursary, I would not have been admitted into the university. It helped a lot because R10 000 can go a long way.”
Pursuing its mandate to support and develop South Africa’s arts, culture and heritage sector, the NAC awarded 117 bursaries to arts students and tertiary institutions for the year. A total of R5 million has been allocated for 2016, a 10% increase on the previous financial year.
According to the NAC Chief Executive Officer, Rosemary Mangope, one of the aims of the NAC is to provide support to students who will contribute to the arts and culture industry in a meaningful and sustainable manner.