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17 May 2019 | Story Lacea Loader

The discussion of the book Gangster State by Pieter-Louis Myburgh will go ahead as planned on the Bloemfontein Campus of the University of the Free State (UFS) on 23 May 2019.

The decision to postpone the book discussion this week was done on advice by the university’s Protection Services to the UFS Business School, following a proper risk assessment.  However, the executive management re-assessed this decision and felt that the platform for intellectual debate and discourse, coupled with the principles of academic freedom and freedom of expression, should be honoured and hence recommended that the UFS Business School continues with the book discussion.

Furthermore, the university wants to reiterate that freedom of expression is not an absolute and should be seen within a particular context.

The university welcomes and appreciates the fact that the author, Pieter-Louis Myburgh, agreed to continue with the book discussion. 

The event will take place in the Odeion Theatre on the Bloemfontein Campus from 14:00 to 16:00.

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Lacea Loader (Director: Communication and Marketing)
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Dimtec receives bursaries of R1.1 Million for masters degree programme
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The Disaster Management Training and Education Centre (DiMTEC) at the University of the Free State (UFS) received bursaries to the value of R1.1 Million from the Departments of Science and Technology, Water and Forestry and Local Government for the masters programme in Disaster Management. The departments will collectively give R1.1 Million per year for the next five (5) years to the programme. This year altogether 15 students have already received bursaries from the fund, which is administered by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Attending the launch of the bursary fund were, from the left: Mr Chris Swiegers (Department of Water and Forestry), Mr Lance Williams (Head of the National Disaster Management Centre), Prof. Magda Fourie (Vice-Rector: Academic Planning at the UFS), Ms Ramadolela Lindelani (M.Sc. student) and Mr Andries Jordaan (Director of DiMTEC).
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs

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