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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.
Meat Imbizo
2006-03-03
The Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of the Free State (UFS) presented a Meat Imbizo to discuss the challenges facing the industry and identify possible areas of collaboration.
Attending the Imbizo were from the left Mr Dave Ford (South African Feedlot Association (SAFA)); Mr Aggrey Mahanjana (National Emergent Red Meat Producer Organisation (NERMPO)); Mr Mogala Mamabolo (Department of Agriculture in Pretoria); Prof André Jooste (Head: UFS Department of Agricultural Economics) and Mr Harry Prinsloo (National Wool Growers Association (NWGA)).
Attending the Imbizo were from the left Prof André Jooste (Head: UFS Department of Agricultural Economics); Prof Kobus Laubscher (UFS Department of Agricultural Economics and facilitator of the Imbizo); Me Maliga Moodley (Department of Agriculture in Pretoria) and Mr Lulu de Jager (Free State Agriculture).