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14 October 2025
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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.
Five Kovsies in Springbok rugby team against All Blacks
2009-07-01
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Five of the Springboks that will play against the All Blacks in the Tri Nations Rugby Tournament this coming Saturday on Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein are Kovsies or former Kovsies. The Springbok Rugby Team used the facilities at the University of the Free State (UFS) to prepare for Saturday’s match against the All Blacks. At an occasion they handed a Springbok rugby jersey to the management of the Shimla Rugby Club. Here are from the left, front: Heinrich Brüssow, Ruan Pienaar; back: Jannie du Plessis (reserve), Juan Smith, Prof. Teuns Verschoor, Vice-Rector: Academic Operations at the UFS, and Bismarck du Plessis.
Photo: Stephen Collett |