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Premier Mxolisi Dukwana to deliver Public Management Memorial Lecture at the UFS

04 October 2023 | Story Samkelo Fetile

The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of the Free State (UFS) is pleased to host the Honourable Mxolisi Dukwana, currently serving as the Premier of the Free State, who will deliver this year’s Public Management Memorial Lecture, on the topic ‘Public Administration and Management as a Method and Tool of Delivering an Ethical, Capable, and Developmental State.’

Event details:

Date: Thursday, 12 October 2023

Time: 18:00

Venue: Equitas Auditorium, Bloemfontein Campus, UFS

RSVP and additional information

Kindly RSVP on or before Friday, 6 October 2023, by visiting this link. For any enquiries, please contact Carmil Lesaoana via email at LesaoanaC@ufs.ac.za.

Refreshments will be served after the lecture.

About the speaker

Premier Mxolisi Dukwana has a rich and impactful history in public service. In 1994, during the first year of democracy, he assumed the pivotal role of Commissioner of the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP). His commitment to the development of South Africa continued when he served as the Free State’s Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Education from 1996 to 1998.

Premier Dukwana then became the Chief Whip of the majority party, the African National Congress (ANC), in the Free State Legislature. He served as Deputy Speaker of the Legislature from 1999 to 2001, actively participating in various committees within both the Legislature and the ANC.

He became Speaker of the Free State Legislature in 2001, and later served as MEC for Community Safety and Transport and MEC for Economic Development, Tourism, and Environmental Affairs.

Premier Dukwana served as ANC Provincial Treasurer in 2005 and was re-elected in 2008. His illustrious career culminated in his election as Free State Premier on 24 February 2023.

We invite you to join us in celebrating a legacy of public service and to engage in a discourse that paves the way for a brighter and more progressive future. We look forward to your participation in this significant event.

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UFS council approves guidelines for reconfiguration of Vista Campus

2005-03-15

Human resource development (teaching and training) will be the primary aim of services to be rendered at the reconfigured Vista campus of the University of the Free State (UFS).

This in-principle decision forms part of a set of guidelines for the strategic reconfiguration of the Vista campus in Bloemfontein that was recently approved by the UFS Council. The Vista campus was incorporated into the UFS in January 2004.

“One of the most important aspects that resulted from these guidelines is that we have come to a point where I can say that the future of staff at Vista is not dependant on the strategic reconfiguration of the campus. Vista staff members will stay staff of the UFS and are being integrated into the functions of the main campus,” said Prof Magda Fourie, Vice-Rector: Academic Planning at the UFS.

“According to the guidelines, the reconfiguration of the Vista campus must occur within the ambit of the UFS as a single institution with three campuses,” said Prof Fourie.

The UFS is currently offering two activities on the Vista campus – the regional Centre for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and the Sesotho Language Research and Development Centre.

According to Prof Fourie no duplication of services or programmes being rendered on the main campus in Bloemfontein will take place. In the guidelines suggestions are made that the Vista campus could be used for activities that are currently offered on the main campus (eg short learning programmes), new UFS activities (mainly of a developmental and entrepreneurial nature), cooperative partnership ventures with other role-players and the renting of facilities for education and training purposes.

“However, no definite decisions have been made about these possible activities – the necessary consultation process with relevant stakeholders and role-players must first take place. A consultative forum for this will be established early in the second term of this year,” said Prof Fourie.

“We are excited about the possibilities that have arised from the guidelines as it fits in with our vision to utilise new resources for education and training and to contribute to higher education in the Free State. This will also contribute to the development of human resources as a propelling force in the Central Region,” said Prof Fourie.

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15 March 2005

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