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16 October 2025
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Story Lacea Loader
The University of the Free State (UFS) has obtained an interim court order prohibiting any individuals from engaging in unlawful activities or conduct on any of its campuses.
In terms of the order, no person may amongst others:
- Participate in or promote unlawful protest action;
- Disrupt or interfere with academic or online activities;
- Block access to or from university campuses;
- Intimidate, threaten, or harass students, staff, or visitors; or
- Damage, destroy, or tamper with university property or safety equipment.
The order applies to all UFS campuses — Bloemfontein, South, and Qwaqwa — and remains in force pending the final determination of the matter.
The University urges all members of the community to respect the order and uphold a safe, conducive environment for teaching, learning, and work.
Sustainable Agriculture is bursting at its seams
2009-01-24
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The Master's degree in Sustainable Agriculture presented by the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development at the University of the Free State (UFS) is bursting at its seams this year and has the most students in the 16 years the programme has been presented. During the recent welcoming of the group of 70 students on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein are, from the left: Prof. Izak Groenewald, director of the centre, Ms Priscilla Pitsholo, teacher in agriculture from Amalinda in the Eastern Cape, Mr Manie Wessels, a farmer from Frankfort, Mr Dirk Coetzee, technical marketing advisor from Lichtenburg; front: Ms Monica Nkqayi, agricultural councellor from the Department of Agriculture in Adelaide, Eastern Cape.
Photo: Lacea Loader |