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UFS Xhosa Students Association promotes isiXhosa language and heritage

08 May 2024 | Story Athembele Yangaphi | Photo SUPPLIED

Xhosa Student Association UFS — The UFS Xhosa Students Association recently held its 2024 academic year launch event on the UFS's Bloemfontein Campus.

The University of the Free State (UFS) Xhosa Students Association (XSA) recently held its 2024 academic year launch event on the UFS's Bloemfontein Campus.

The launch was held on 20 April 2024, with attendees including Nqabakazi Quwe from the Free State Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation; Nikiwe Matebula of the Pan South African Language Board; and Ntyatyambo Funda and Sange Mhluzi of the University of the Witwatersrand’s (Wits University’s) Xhosa Society.

Other UFS student associations such as Ubumbano Luka Zulu, the Pedi Students Association, and the UFS Acting Society, as well as the Central University of Technology's Embo Back to our Roots CUT Xhosa Organisation, also attended.

“As the Xhosa Students Association, our mission is to promote African restoration and preserve Xhosa traditions among students by fostering cultural awareness, providing educational resources, and organising community engagement initiatives,” said XSA Chairperson Lusanda Madikane.

With a membership of 379 people so far, the association has created a community for isiXhosa-speaking UFS students and those keen on learning about the isiXhosa language and culture.

Madikane also said, “Fostering a sense of pride and heritage while building bridges between different cultures at UFS is one of our mandates as the association.”

The XSA is committed to celebrating and promoting Xhosa culture among students at the UFS. “As [the XSA], we intend on addressing stereotypes and myths surrounding our Xhosa students,” Madikane said.

The XSA’s priorities extend beyond cultural activities, though – they aim to promote isiXhosa at academic level, too, as the number of isiXhosa-speaking students at the institution has increased over the past few years.

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UFS tennis player off to World Games in Turkey

2005-04-06

Kovsie se nommer 1 gekeurde tennisspeler Michelle van Staden is na afloop van die SASSU Oefenkamp van 28 Maart - 2 April 2005 te Pretoria in die SA Studente span verkies om aan die 23ste Studente Wêreldspele in Turkye, Izmar vanaf 10 - 21 Augustus 2005 deel te neem.

Van Staden het te same met 3 ander Kovsie wat in die SA Studente oefengroep opgeneem is, nl. Dillon van der Haer (Kovsie se nr. 1 mansspeler), Elliott Hogan (2de agtereen volgende jaar tot oefengroep verkies) en Lizelle Smith (Kovsies se nr. 2 gekeurde damesspeler) aan die oefenkamp in Pretoria deelgeneem. Die week het bestaan uit fiksheidstoetse en rondomtalie wedstryde. Uit die 8 mans- en 8 damesspelers van verskeie Tersiêre Instellings in SA is slegs 3 mans en 3 dames verkies tot die span wat na Turkye sal reis.

Die span is: Mans: Heinrich Heyl (Tuks), Warwic Spence (UJHB), Joshua Nkachela (Tuks). Reserwe: Mark Prior (UJHB).

Dames: Michelle van Staden (Kovsies), Catherine Perkins (UKZN), Zanele Tshabalala (TUT). Reserwe: Leentjie Oosthuizen (Maties).

Michelle het gedurende verlede jaar se SASSU toernooi nie een wedstryde afgestaan en is nie-amptelik as die nr. 1 damesspeler in SA studente tennis aangewys. Smith was ook deel van die Kovsie vrouespan wat die goue medalje verower het tydens die toernooi.

Die UV se afrigter, mnr. Marnus Kleinhans sal die SA Studente span as spanbestuurder na Turkye vergesel. Die afrigter is mnr. Gerrie Dippenaar van die UJHB.

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