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03 January 2023
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Story Lacea Loader
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Photo Evert Kleynhans
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.
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies appoints the Dean of our Faculty of Law as Senior Associate Research Fellow
2010-12-07
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The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in London appoints the Prof. Johan Henning, Dean of our Faculty of Law, as Senior Associate Research Fellow.
The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies at the University of London in the United Kingdom has conferred the title of Senior Associate Research Fellow on Prof. Johan Henning, Dean of our Faculty of Law, for the 2010-11 academic year.
This Fellowship will enable Prof. Henning to benefit from library and other facilities equivalent to those enjoyed by staff members of the institute. By accepting this honour, Prof. Henning joins the likes of staff members from Bergen University in Norway, the University of Cambridge and the University of Victoria in British Columbia.
Photo: Dries Myburgh
Media Release
10 December 2010
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