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18 March 2024
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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.
UFS a finalists for the Sanlam Afrikaans Drama prize
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UFS one of the finalists for the Sanlam Afrikaans Drama prize
The University of the Free State, the 2005 winner of the Sanlam prize for Afrikaans drama, is once again a finalist in this year’s competition with the drama, Breinbliksem by Thys Heydenrych.
The other finalists are the University of Stellenbosch (Willem Anker’s Slaghuis) and the Tshwane University of Technology (Wim Vorster’s Waterman and Anelle Bester’s Dis ek, Anna).
The four winning texts are performed at Aardklop in Potchefstroom from 26 to 30 September. The winning department receives R100 000 and the winning drama will be performed on two other arts festivals in South Africa. The individual prizes are R20 000 each.