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Celebrate the life of Charlotte Mannya-Maxeke with a short multi-media essay

13 October 2021 | Story Dr Lentsu Nchabeleng

Charlotte Mannya-Maxeke was the first black South African woman to graduate with a university degree. She went on to become an icon in the quest for the emancipation of women. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of her birth, the University of the Free State (UFS) presents an essay writing competition, which is open to all registered students.

Share your short multi-media essay on Charlotte Mannya-Maxeke and win a book by Zubeida Jaffer titled Beauty of the Heart: The life and times of Charlotte Mannya Maxeke.

Theme

There is no human freedom without women’s emancipation.

Submission guidelines

Open to all registered UFS students. Entrants should clearly indicate the following:

• Name

• Department

• Contact details

• Year of study

Technical guidelines

• Essay may be submitted in any language that is dominant at the University of the Free State.

• Essays may be presented in writing (font: Times New Roman, size 12px, space 1.5, a maximum of 500 words)

• Audio-visual essays may be no longer than 3 minutes.

• Audio essays may be no longer than 3 minutes.

Rewards

• The top ten essays will receive a book by Zubeida Jaffer, titled Beauty of the Heart: The life and times of Charlotte Mannya Maxeke.

• The winners and the ultimate winner of the best essay will be announced during the Charlotte Maxeke Memorial Lecture.

For more information

For more information, please contact Geraldine Lengau at LengauGSK@ufs.ac.za or click on here

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UK academic delivers lecture at the UFS

2010-02-10

At the conference were, from left: Dr Nigel Cassidy with Prof. Willem van der Westhuizen (Departmental chair of the Geology Department, UFS).
Photo: Mariëtte Erwee

Dr Nigel Cassidy from the University of Keele in England recently visited the University of the Free State’s (UFS) Departments of Geology and Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences. He was a speaker at the 2010 Combined Conference of the Soil Science, Crop Production, Horticultural and Weed Science Associations of South Africa. He delivered a lecture at the Department of Geology titled “Mars, Bars and GPRS”.

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