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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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Talented people make the difference, says Brand Pretorius
2010-10-22

Brand Pretorius.
“Talented, knowledgeable and committed people make all the difference. We tend to underestimate the potential and ability of people, and we don’t trust them enough,” Prof. Brand Pretorius, Honorary Professor in the Department of Business Management at the University of the Free State (UFS), said in his annual lecture last week.

The theme was Lessons I learnt during my career in business. He continued to say that passion, energy and enthusiasm provide the electricity that propels teams and individuals to optimum performance.
 

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