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Update: Resolutions by the Executive Management Committee of the University of the Free State (UFS) effective on 14 October 2025

14 October 2025 | Story Lacea Loader

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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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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