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16 October 2025
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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.
UFS promotes wellbeing of staff
2009-11-03
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Members of the University of the Free State’s (UFS) staff recently attended a seminar presented by Synergy Consultants at Somerton Estate in Bloemfontein. Prof. Johann Coetzee, Honorary Professor at the UFS and industrial psychologist, was the speaker. The topic, Work-life Integration, incorporated issues like balancing life and work, self-management and wellness.
Synergy Consultants is a newly established Career and Human Resource development consultancy firm based in Bloemfontein, which operates nation wide. At the seminar were, from the left: Mr. Frank de Beer (Owner: Synergy Consultants and lecturer at UFS), Ms Annette Weyers (Managing Director of Talent and Wellness Management), Dr Annette Prins (Head of Wellness at the UFS) and Prof. Johann Coetzee (Honorary Professor at the UFS).
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