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Childhood friends celebrate first degrees together

25 April 2022 Photo Jan van der Walt

Friends graduating — 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.

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Senior management supports Bloemfontein Celtic

2005-09-10

The senior management of the University of the Free State (UFS) wore the T-shirts of Bloemfontein Celtic in a show of support for the local soccer club that has reached the final of the SAA Supa 8 competition.

The final between Bloemfontein Celtic and Gauteng-based Supersport United team will be played on Saturday 17 September 2005.

Front from left:
Ms Edma Pelzer, Director: Physical Resources and Special Projects; Prof Sakkie Steyn, Registrar: General and Mr Billyboy Ramahlele, Director: Diversity

Middle from left:
Prof Frederick Fourie, Rector and Vice-Chancellor; Dr Ezekiel Moraka, Vice-Rector: Student Affairs and Prof Magda Fourie, Vice-Rector: Academic Planning

Back from left:
Prof Teuns Verschoor, Vice-Rector: Academic Operations; Prof Niel Viljoen, Chief Director: Operations, Mr Willem Malherbe, Registrar: Strategic Planning; Prof Tienie Crous, Dean: Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences and Ds Kiepie Jaftha, Chief Director: Community Service

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