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15 September 2021
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Ms Litemba Mpambani.
No arrest has been made in the case of culpable homicide that occurred on 24 April 2021 outside the Main Gate of the University of the Free State (UFS) Bloemfontein Campus in Nelson Mandela Drive when Ms Litemba Mpambani was fatally killed. She was a fourth-year student in BA Fine Arts.
The case is still being investigated by the South African Police Service (SAPS). The university is again appealing to the Bloemfontein community to come forward with any relevant information that can assist in the investigation.
Anyone who has information in respect of the incident or who saw something that could possibly be linked to the incident can call Sergeant Thabo Litsoane on +27 0 79 606 7820. Alternatively, +27 0 860 010111 can be called or information can be reported on the MySAPSApp. Information can also be sent to the UFS at i
nvestigation@ufs.ac.za, from where it will be communicated to the investigating officer at SAPS.
The university management has been in touch with the Mpambani family and fully supports their quest for justice in this tragic hit-and-run accident. Not only did the family lose a daughter, but the university also lost a promising and talented student who was loved among her friends, fellow students, and lecturers.
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Lacea Loader (Director: Communication and Marketing)
Telephone: +27 51 401 2584 | +27 83 645 2454
Email: news@ufs.ac.za | loaderl@ufs.ac.za
Fax: +27 51 444 6393
Kovsie overturns 60-year tradition at karate championships
2010-05-06
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Bruno Schalbach.
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Bruno Schwalbach, a first-year accounting student at the University of the Free State (UFS) returned home with a gold medal after his victory at the men’s open karate division at the South African JKA Championships that were recently held in Johannesburg.
According to Dr Pieter le Roux, Main Coach at the Kovsie Karate Club and also attached to the UFS’s Department of Soil- and Crop- and Climate Sciences, this is a truly remarkable achievement. Bruno is the first competitor from outside Johannesburg, in the past sixty years, who took this title home. What makes this achievement even more special is that Bruno has already won gold in his first year after leaving school.
Bruno, a third dan in karate, who has a string of international victories under his belt, as well as full Protea colours in Karate, is also an instructor at the Kovsie Karate Club.
Since 1964 the Kovsie Karate Club has produced 28 Proteas. This was also one of the most successful clubs that participated in the championships, because it was members of this club that walked off the two most important trophies at these championships. |