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18 March 2024
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Story VALENTINO NDABA
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Mark your calendar: The Faculty of Law's Human Rights celebration is approaching!
In commemoration of Human Rights Day, the Faculty of Law at the University of the Free State (UFS) is marking the occasion with a series of special events. These include a panel discussion titled Contribution of Sir Kentridge to Human Rights in South Africa and Beyond, and a public lecture titled Thirty Years of Human Rights in South Africa? Any Reason to Celebrate? – delivered by Emeritus Constitutional Court Justice Albie Sachs, promising a day of profound reflection and insight.
Date: 18 March 2024
Time: 10:00
Venue: Albert Wessels Auditorium, Bloemfontein Campus
Join us for an insightful panel discussion on the Contribution of Sir Kentridge to Human Rights in South Africa and Beyond. Panellists will include esteemed retired Constitutional Court judges. After the panel discussion, we will gather for a luncheon.
Don't miss the afternoon’s thought-provoking public lecture by Emeritus Constitutional Court Justice Albie Sachs.
Click here for the programme.
Centre celebrates 14th year of existence
2008-11-12
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The Centre for Environmental Management at the University of the Free State (UFS) recently celebrated 14 years of existence. To coincide with this, a gala dinner was held as part of the celebrations. The guest speaker was Dr Alex Weaver, former research fellow in CSIRO’s Natural Resources and the Environment Division and is leader of a sustainability science research group. At the function were, from the left: Dr Daan Toerien, Research Associate at the centre, Dr Nico Avenant, Research Associate at the centre and Head: Department of Mammalogy at the National Museum, Prof. Maitland Seaman, Director of the Centre for Environmental Management, Dr Weaver, and Dr Pieter Zietsman, Research Associate at the centre and Head: Department of Botany at the National Museum.
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