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03 January 2023
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Dr Dolf van Niekerk.
The University of the Free State (UFS) would like to express its condolences to the family and friends of South African author, Dr Dolf van Niekerk, on his passing.
Dr Van Niekerk, the recipient of an
honorary doctorate from the UFS, passed away on 31 December 2022. The UFS awarded a Doctor of Letters to Dr Dolf van Niekerk during its April 2021 graduation ceremony.
Dr Van Niekerk was a celebrated author who also achieved fame as a dramatist and radio presenter. An alumnus of the UFS, he received a BA degree from the university cum laude in 1949. He also played a role in academia and was an emeritus professor at the University of Pretoria until his retirement in 1994. His work includes 27 books in philosophy, poetry, fiction, drama, and memoirs, for which he has received numerous awards. These include the
Eugene Marais Prize, the MER Prize, and the Scheepers Award for Youth Literature.
“Dr van Niekerk is a Kovsie alumnus with a deep connection to the Free State. He played a significant role in the country’s literary history, and it was an honour for the university to award him with an honorary degree. A wordsmith of note, Dr van Niekerk’s contributions to South African literature, radio, and stage will live on," says
Prof Francis Petersen, Rector and Vice-Chancellor.
Four Kovsies included in Free State tennis team
2009-09-21
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Elrien de Villiers, Rensia Henning, Duke Munro and Reon Henning.
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Four students of the University of the Free State (UFS) are included in the Free State Tennis team that will participate in the Senior Interpro tournament in Pretoria from 12-16 October 2009. The team was selected after the Free State Closed Tournament that took place in August and after the ranking list had been compiled.
The team consists of four men and four women. Kovsies number 1 and 2 were included in both the men’s and women’s team. They are Reon Henning and Duke Munro and Elrien de Villiers and Rensia Henning.
More information about the tournament is available from Mr Pieter Swart at 083 406 or 051 401 2644 or from Ms Mariette Maritz at 082 892 9780. |