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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.
Adv Wessel Oosthuizen to serve on Certification Committee.
2006-06-12
Adv Wessel Oosthuizen, Director of the University of the Free State's (UFS) Centre for Financial Planning Law in the Faculty of Law, was nominated by the Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) to serve on its newly formed Certification Committee. The FPSB's head office is situated in Colorado in the United States of America.
The Certification Committee will, inter alia, review the FPSB's financial planner competency profile, the six-step financial planning process and professional standards as well as the experience requirement for the international certification of the programme for certified financial planners.