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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.
Expert on international language legislation visits the UFS
2007-03-01
Prof Joseph Turi from Canada, the Secretary General of the International Academy of Linguistic Law, delivered a lecture as guest of the Unit for Language Management at the University of the Free State (UFS) on language rights and language legislation. He is on a visit to South Africa by invitation of the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns en die Nasionale Taalliggaam vir Afrikaans.
Attending the lecture were, from the left, front: Ms Jo-Ann Scholtz (third-year student in Language Practice), Prof Turi, Prof Jackie Naudé (head of the Department of Afroasiatic Studies, Sign Language and Language Practice at the UFS); back: Prof Theo du Plessis (Director: Unit for Language Management at the UFS)
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