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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.
Rector wishes Kovsie Bok good luck for Currie Cup final
2007-10-25
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Jannie du Plessis, one of the University of the Free State’s (UFS) six former students who were part of the Springbok team that won the Rugby World Cup in France this past weekend, visited the Main Campus today. He was welcomed by members of the UFS management and congratulated on the team's achievement. Here are, from the left: Mr De Wet Ras (former Springbok and Rugby Manager of the UFS), Prof. Frederick Fourie (Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the UFS), Du Plessis and Dr Ezekiel Moraka (Vice-Rector: Student Affairs of the UFS). Prof. Fourie wished Du Plessis good luck with this coming Saturday's Currie Cup final in which he will be playing for the Vodacom Free State Cheetahs.
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs
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