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Financial Literacy Workshops
The UFS and the FSCA hosted Financial Literacy workshops, empowering first-year students with essential financial management skills through practical exercises and expert guidance.

In a bid to equip first-year students with essential financial management skills, the University of the Free State (UFS) – in collaboration with the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) – recently hosted Financial Literacy workshops, particularly targeting first-time entering new (FTEN) students. "This project aims to provide FTEN students with the necessary financial skills to enable them to manage their finances better," explained Puleng Letloenyane, Head of First-Year Orientation in the Division of Student Affairs.

"We wanted to get students to improve their credit record and learn the skills needed to better manage their finances," added Letloenyane.

The workshops featured two main sessions – Debt Management and Wealth Creation and Investment. The sessions included practical exercises, such as creating a budget based on a student allowance and exploring investment opportunities. The FSCA provided tools and resources to help students maintain a healthy financial state, concluding with a question-and-answer session and group discussions to address individual financial concerns.

The response from students who attended the workshops was overwhelmingly positive. "The workshops sparked students’ interest in investing and the different channels for investing their money. They felt empowered and more confident about managing their finances in the future," Letloenyane noted.

Letloenyane said about the broad appeal of the workshops, "Financial literacy is for everyone and although our target market is first-year students, we do not exclude the rest of the university from attending." This inclusive approach also saw participation from senior students, highlighting the universal importance of financial education.

The Gateway Office plans to continue its partnership with the FSCA, with more workshops scheduled for August 2024 aimed at the entire student body. Additional initiatives include recruitment for the 2025 Gateway Amigos and collaborative events with other university stakeholders, ensuring continuous support for student financial literacy.

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Media: Moshoeshoe-lesing waardevol
2006-05-29



Hoofartikel
29 Mei 2006

 

Waardevolle lesing

DIE eerste koning Moshoeshoe-gedenklesing van die Universiteit van die Vrystaat het sommer met die intrapslag prikkelende gedagtes opgelewer en wys dat dit ’n paslike en nuttige manier is om ook die bydraes van swart leiers in Afrika te eer.

Terselfdertyd verskaf die eerste gedenklesing wat deur prof. Njabulo Ndebele, vise-kanselier van die Universiteit van Kaapstad gelewer is, diep stof tot nadenke en debat.

Die gedenklesing kom juis terwyl al hoe meer wenkbroue gelig word oor die skepping van ’n ander forum, die Native Club, waarvan wit Afrikane uitgesluit word.

Dis die geesteskind van mnr. Titus Mafolo, politieke raadgewer van pres. Thabo Mbeki, en die doel daarvan is om ’n forum te verskaf vir Afrika-intelligentsia.

In teenstelling met die ras-eksklusiewe Native Club wat ’n ongelukkige teruggryp is na rasgegronde instellings onder die apartheidsbewind, het prof. Ndebele in die gees van die inklusiewe leierskap van koning Moshoeshoe van Lesotho die gedenklesing opgedra aan al dié mense in Suid-Afrika en elders wat die moed het om hul oorwoë mening uit te druk oor belangrike sake wat die samelewing in die gestig staar.

Hy het tereg bygevoeg dié lesing kom op ’n kritieke punt in Suid-Afrika se nuwe demokrasie.
Prof. Ndebele het daarop gewys dat koning Moshoeshoe – Lesotho het onder sy leierskap mense van verskeie dele van die subkontinent gelok – kon bewys dat verskeidenheid ’n bindende eienskap kan wees.
Jy bereik die grootste eenheid tussen onderskeidende entiteite waar jy relatief vrye ruimte aan hulle gee om hul eiesoortige kenmerke na vore te bring.

Prof. Ndebele het ook opgemerk ’n toenemende aantal hoogs intelligente, sensitiewe en toegewyde Suid-Afrikaners oor die klas-, ras- en kulturele spektrum heen, bely dat hulle soos nooit tevore nie, onseker en kwesbaar voel sedert 1994.

Hierdie koerant spreek ter aansluiting hierby die wens uit dat die ANC-regeringsalliansie sal toesien dat wie ook al die leiding vorentoe in dié alliansie oorneem, ook daardie saambindende eienskappe moet besit wat koning Moshoeshoe gehad het. En wat hy gebruik het om sy land uit te bou en te verenig.

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