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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
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UFS gets equipment worth R3,9 million to do doping tests for the World Cup
2010-05-18
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One of the new state-of-the-art machines to be used for dope testing.
Photo: Mangaliso Radebe |
The South African Doping Control Laboratory (SADoCoL) at the University of the Free State (UFS) in Bloemfontein boasts new state-of-the-art equipment worth R3,9 million with which doping tests for next month’s 2010 FIFA World Cup will be done.
“Our new instruments are some of the best in the world,” said a proud Dr Pieter van der Merwe, Head of the laboratory.
SADoCoL, housed in the Department of Pharmacology at the UFS, has done doping analyses for many international sport events in South Africa and elsewhere in the world, including the 1995 Rugby World Cup and the Sevens Rugby World Cup in Dubai.
“Because of our international recognition and accreditation by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) the laboratory was selected to be the official doping control facility of the 2010 FIFA World Cup,” he said.
“FIFA has entered into a contract with us and they will send all the urine and blood samples for the World Cup to this laboratory. I must hasten to say that it is not only for the World Cup. We will continue with the work that we have been doing all these years regarding doping analysis in South Africa.”
“It is an honour for the Department and the UFS to offer a world-class service to a world-class association like FIFA and to be associated with a tournament of this magnitude.”
Being the only one of its kind in South Africa, and one of only two in Africa (the other being in Tunisia), it is not surprising that FIFA has entered into this partnership with SADoCoL.
“It is a well-known fact that we have been, and still are, the official doping control testing facility in South Africa for many years now. So there is also a lot of African involvement in our laboratory where African countries send samples to us for analysis,” he said.
It is not for the first time, though, that SADoCoL is involved with FIFA. The laboratory did all the testing for the Confederations Cup that was held in South Africa in June 2009.
It had just been extended to accommodate the new equipment. An official viewing session of the new facility was held last week.
Media Release
Issued by: Mangaliso Radebe
Assistant Director: Media Liaison
Tel: 051 401 2828
Cell: 078 460 3320
E-mail: radebemt@ufs.ac.za
18 May 2010