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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.
International MDS student gets scholarship
2010-02-17
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Here he is pictured with Prof. Lucius Botes, the Programme Director for the MDS and the Dean of the Faculty of the Humanities.
Photo: Supplied |
A postgraduate student from the University of the Free State, Mr Kuela Kiema, has received a scholarship from the University of Tromsø in Norway. The scholarship, worth R15 000 per year, will cover all his class fees for the two years that he will spend there in the multi-disciplinary programme of Masters in Development Studies (MDS). Mr Kiema is a citizen of Botswana.