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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.
Gesellig Afrikaans Course CD-ROM launched
2010-10-07
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The Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, German and French at the University of the Free State (UFS) recently launched the CD-ROM of the new, updated Gesellig Afrikaans Course with Afrikaans, English and Sesotho instructions. At the function an introductory speech was made by Prof. Angelique van Niekerk, who developed the CD-ROM-based Afrikaans acquisition course with the assistance of Ms Riana de Beer (Assistant). Mr Makhele (Frans) Mojalefa, Senior Officer at CHESD and Facilitator of Sesotho courses, who translated the Sesotho instructions in the course, pointed out the importance of language for better relations on campus as was also emphasised by Prof. Hennie van Coller, Head of the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, German and French. Pictured from the left, are: Prof. Van Coller, Ms Ida Meiring (course facillitator), Mr Francois Marais (Director: CHESD), Prof. Van Niekerk (Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, German and French), Mr Makhele Mojalefa, Ms Riana de Beer (course coordinator) and Prof. Lucius Botes (Dean: Faculty of the Humanities).
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