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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.
UFS assists Oranje with science education
2006-11-07
The Research Institute for Education Planning (RIEP) at the University of the Free State (UFS) is in the process of establishing a TRAC laboratory at the Oranje Secondary School for Girls. The laboratory will comprise of nine (9) computer stations and each station is equipped with a series of apparatus which, with the help of specialised software, will be used as an aid in the science class. The laboratory will assist learners in the understanding and practicing of science on an outcome based manner.
Here are left, back: Prof Jack van der Linde (Director: RIEP), Mr Christiaan Fourie (Science teacher at the school), Prof Hendrik Swart (Head of the UFS Department of Physics and management member of the school) and Mr Cobus van Breda (Researcher at RIEP); front: Bernadette du Toit, Anmari Reynders, Anél-Mari Swart and Mavis Motingoe, all grade 11 learners.