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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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Course on grain marketing presented
2009-09-15

 
The Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of the Free State (UFS) recently presented a course on grain marketing in South Africa on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein. Topics such as the production and consumption of grain and oilseeds, grain markets and contracts, and market analysis and basic strategies were discussed. Attending the course were, from the left: Mr Craig Johnson, a farmer from Hennenman; Mr Walter Johnson, a farmer from Hennenman; Mr Dirk Strydom, Department of Agricultural Economics at the UFS; Mr Molefe Thobakgale, Central University of Technology; and Ms Lesego Sejosengoe, Department of Agricultural Economics at the UFS.
Photo: Lacea Loader

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