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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.
Lecturers conduct research in Malawi
2006-09-05
Prof Maryke Labuschagne (left), lecturer at the University of the Free State's (UFS) Department of Plant Sciences, and Dr Irene Kamara (right), lecturer at the UFS Department of Chemistry, visited the University of Malawi where they are involved in the International Programme in the Chemical Sciences (IPICS) of the Uppsala University in Sweden. The project focuses on the study of the genetics and chemistry of tropical roots and tuber crops in Malawi. One student from the UFS has already completed a Ph D on the project, and in 2007 two Ph D students and one M Sc student will be trained in this project.