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15 March 2022
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The keynote speakers are Dr Khabele Motlosa (right), Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political and Administrative Studies at NUL, and leading Pan-Africanist scholar Prof Molefi Kete Asante(left).
The
Centre for Gender and Africa Studies (CGAS) at the University of the Free State (UFS), together with the
National University of Lesotho (NUL) and the Academic Forum for Development of Lesotho, is hosting an online think tank on the transnational communities of the Lesotho-South Africa border from 19 to 21 March 2021. The theme of the conference is
Lesotho and South Africa: a clarion call for a Pan-Africanist future.
Dr Munyaradzi Mushonga, Programme Director: Africa Studies Programme in CGAS, is the convenor of the conference and is also leading the UFS borderlands panel. The borderlands project is jointly funded by the Office of the Dean: Faculty of the Humanities at the UFS, and the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS).
For more information and to register for the conference, click here
Alleged suspension of Prof. Ezekiel Moraka, Vice-Rector: External Relations
2010-11-10
The Management of the University of the Free State (UFS) hereby confirms that Prof. Ezekiel Moraka, Vice-Rector: External Relations, has not been suspended, as was reported in some of the media since last night.
The UFS Management has communicated to Prof. Moraka its intention to suspend him, based on allegations of misconduct brought to the attention of Management. Prof. Moraka has requested five days to submit reasons why he should not be suspended. As a result, the UFS has granted this request and has placed Prof. Moraka on special leave in order for him to prepare his submission.
A final decision regarding the suspension will only be made once the UFS has considered Prof. Moraka's submission.
The UFS confirms that the due process of the law is adhered to in all labour processes.
Media Release
Issued by: Lacea Loader
Director: Strategic Communication (actg)
Tel: 051 401 2584
Cell: 083 645 2454
E-mail: loaderl@ufs.ac.za
10 November 2010