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Louzanne Coetzee, who made history by clinching South Africa’s second medal at the Paralympics, earning a bronze in the T11 1 500 m women’s final with a personal best time, received a warm reception when she recently returned home.
The celebrated Paralympic bronze medallist Louzanne Coetzee returned home to a warm welcome at the Bram Fischer International Airport on 10 September 2024.
Family, friends, colleagues, Arista students, and media gathered to celebrate her remarkable achievement and show their support.
Coetzee – KovsieSport Coordinator of Parasport at the University of the Free State (UFS) – made history by clinching South Africa’s second medal at the Paralympics, earning a bronze in the T11 1 500 m women’s final with a personal best time. Her dedication and hard work have not only brought her personal glory but have also inspired many in her community.
Among those present to welcome her was Jerry Laka, Director of KovsieSport, who expressed his pride in Coetzee’s accomplishments.
"We as KovsieSport are so proud of our colleague Coetzee. It is amazing to see a product of KovsieSport achieving greatness on the world stage. She is truly an inspiration to us all," said Laka.
“I am so glad to be back, and to have Laka and my colleagues here. It means the world to me. Having Laka here shows his commitment to my career and ParaSport and his staff in general,” shared Coetzee, her gratitude evident.
She further expressed her appreciation for the support she received, stating, “I don’t have the words to describe how thankful I am for the support from the UFS community.”
Coetzee’s return is a proud moment for South Africa and the University of the Free State (UFS) community. Welcome home, Louzanne! Your achievements have made us all proud!
Inaugural lecture focuses on the Apostle Paul’s recognition of the divinity of Christ
2005-02-16
Prof Pieter Verster from the Department of Missiology at the University of
the Free State (UFS) will deliver his inaugural lecture on Wednesday 23 February
2005 at 19:00 in the CR Swart Auditorium on campus.
The topic of the lecture is Die begronding van die sending by Paulus in die lig
van sy erkenning van die godheid van Christus.
Pieter Verster started his theological training in 1973 at the UFS and continued
it at the University of Pretoria (UP). He obtained the degrees BA (cl) from the
UFS in 1976; BA Hons (Greek cl) from the UP in 1979; MA (Greek) from the UFS in
2000;
a BD (cl) from the UP in 1979; a Post-graduate Diploma in Theology (cl) from the
UP in 1980; a DD (Missiology and Religion Studies) from the UP in 1985 and a DD
(Dogmatics and Ethics) from the UP in 1989.
He was honoured for academic excellence (UFS 1975), overall excellence (UP 1979)
and research excellence (UFS 2004). He has visited various overseas universities
and institutions in the Netherlands , Switzerland , Germany and the USA ,.
Prof Verster has also published various articles in academic journals and his
books include Wie het die waarheid beet? for which he received the CUM/RSG
writers’ competition prize in 1996. He has also published short stories in
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde and Dolos and poems in inter alia Literator and Litnet.
Media release
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Cell: 083 645 2454
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16 February 2005