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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.
UFS Alumni honours five Kovsie Alumni
2009-09-17
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The sought after Kovsie Alumni Awards which is awarded annually to alumni of the University of the Free State was presented to five Kovsie alumni at a gala award dinner on Friday September 4th, 2009.
UFS Alumni nominated Mr Gert Grobler as 2008/09 Kovsie Alumnus of the Year. Dr. Gert Marincowitz and Sekoati Tsubane (Kabelo in 7de Laan) received the Kovsie Alumni Cum Laude Award and and Prof André Venter, Chief Specialist at Paediatrics Child Health and Prof Johan Grobbelaar, Senior Professor at the Department of Plant Sciences received the Kovsie Alumni National Executive Award. These awards are annually presented to honour alumni for their excellent achievements and contributions towards the UFS.
Photo: Dries Myburg |