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25 April 2022
Photo Jan van der Walt
From the left are Eduan du Plessis (Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and recipient of the SAIPA Prize for Best BCom third year student in Accounting), Johanco Viljoen (Bachelor of Science: Botany and Zoology), Louis van der Walt (Bachelor of Accounting), and Thinus Greyling (Bachelor of Commerce: Investment Management and Banking).
Seventeen years of friendship, with four degrees among them. This is what friends Eduan du Plessis, Johanco Viljoen, Louis van der Walt, and Thinus Greyling celebrated during the University of the Free State’s April graduation ceremony. The four friends – who started their academic careers together at Grey Pre-Primary in 2006 and matriculated at Grey College in 2018 – obtained qualifications during the graduation ceremonies of the faculties of Natural and Agricultural Sciences and Economic and Management Sciences.
Top matriculants for Kovsies
2011-10-11
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Estie Brits, Head Girl (academics) of Kempton Park Secondary School, was nominated as Volksblad and the University of the Free State’s Matriculant of the Year at a prestigious event on Saturday, 1 October 2011. She and thirteen other finalists walked away with tons of prizes at the event, which was hosted on the UFS Campus. Estie, who will be studying education at the UFS next year, won prizes to the value of R100 000.
“Finish quickly in Kempton Park, we want you in Bloemfontein,” Karien Jordaan, the master of ceremonies, told Estie, who also won the prize for best personal achievement. The competition, which is currently in its 31st year, honours matriculants who excel in academic, leadership, cultural and sports activities.
Estie, a top academic achiever, participated in the Africa Junior Athletics Games and represented the country in athletics and cross-country.