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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 symposium on multilingualism and exclusion
2006-04-26
The Unit for Language Management at the University of the Free State (UFS) presented an international symposium on multilingualism and exclusion in collaboration with the Universities of Gent and Antwerp.
Some of the guests attending the symposium were from the left Prof Humphrey Tonkin (University of Hartford, United States of America), Prof Theo du Plessis (Director: Unit for Language Management at the UFS), Prof Reinhild Vanderkerckhove (University of Antwerp) and Prof Timothy Reagan (University of the Witwatersrand).