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In the interest of the safety of the staff and students at the University of the Free State (UFS), the Executive Management assessed the current situation on the three campuses and made the following resolutions:

1. The Qwaqwa Campus is closed with immediate effect, and students are requested to leave the campus within the next 24 hours.

2. The Executive Management Committee extends an invitation to the Student Representative Councils (SRCs) of all three campuses to further engagement.

3. On the Bloemfontein and South Campuses, all lectures are suspended until further notice; however, only limited movement will be allowed on campus from 19:00 in the evening until 07:00 in the morning.

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Faculty of Law celebrates 100 years with young legal practitioners
2009-03-17

 
The Kovsie Law Alumni recently presented a centenary breakfast for young legal practitioners from the Faculty of Law at the University of the Free State (UFS). The faculty celebrates hundred years of legal education this year. Judge Corné van Zyl was the guest of honour at this occasion. “Grab every opportunity with courage and believe in your own potential,” was her advice to the group of young alumni. At the occasion, with the biggest number of young legal practitioners who recently completed their studies in the history of the faculty were, from the left, front: Judge Van Zyl, Prof. Johan Henning, Dean of the Faculty of Law; back: Mr Charles Moller, clerk at Horn and Van Rensburg Attorneys, Adv Corrie Ploos van Amstel, Chairperson of the Kovsie Law Alumni, Mr Lawrence Manye, pupil at the Bar, and Mr Jan-Harm Steenkamp, clark at A.P. Pretorius and Partners.
Photo: Stephen Collett

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