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Friends beat the odds by achieving second degrees together

21 April 2022 | Story NONSINDISO QWABE | Photo Supplied

Their friendship began in high school, where they were constantly told by teachers that they would not make it to university, but these best friends never gave up. On Thursday 21 April 2022, they received their honours degrees in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences together during the afternoon ceremony of the University of the Free State’s April Graduations.

Lerato Mbongo and Opheleleyo Qwabe, who have been friends since Grade 9, said being picked on in class for not being the brightest learners brought them together and motivated them to work harder.Mbongo obtained a Bachelor of Agriculture Honours majoring in Wildlife Management, and Qwabe received a Bachelor of Agriculture Honours majoring in Agricultural Economics.

“We’ve always dreamed big, but if you had told us back then that we would one day be two-time graduates, we wouldn’t have believed it. During one of our Maths lessons back in Grade 9, our teacher went around asking the ‘smarter’ kids what they wanted to study after matric, but when he got to us, he said there was no point in asking because we wouldn’t make it that far anyway,” Qwabe said.

The friends, who both started at the university’s South Campus, said they were grateful for the UFS Preparation Programme, as it boosted both their marks and their confidence. “The programme helped us to believe in ourselves again, and also played a big role in helping us discover what we wanted to study. The courses we enrolled in really unlocked an unstoppable passion in us and helped us realise that nothing is impossible. Today, here we are celebrating 10 years of friendship, and our honours degrees. We’ve conquered once again, and we're sharing our victories together,” Mbongo said.

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Intervarsity: Kovsies vs Pukke

2009-07-15

Intervarsity: Kovsies vs Pukke

The annual Rugby Intervarsity between the University of the Free State (UFS) and the North-West University (Pukke) will take place in Potchefstroom on Saturday, 1 August 2009. The programme for the UFS and residence teams is as follows:

UFS teams

10:30:
UFS U/19 vs. PUK U/19 Olien Park

12:00:
UFS U/21 vs. PUK U/21 Olien Park

13:30:
IRAWAS vs. Ibbies Olien Park

15:00:
SHIMLAS vs. PUK 1 Olien Park

Residential teams

09:00
PUK vs. Kovsies, Patria vs. Armentum B field Olien Park

09:00
PUK vs. Kovsies, Villagers vs. Karee Potch’s local rugby field

10:15
PUK vs. Kovsies, De Wilgers vs. Veritas (UV) B field Olien Park

10:15
PUK vs. Kovsies, Heimat (NWU) vs. Vishuis Potch’s local rugby field

11:30
PUK vs. Kovsies, Overs vs. JBM B field Olien Park

11:30
PUK vs. Kovsies, Veritas (NWU) vs. Heimat (UFS) Potch’s local rugby field

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