Safe houses and their role in the South African liberation struggle
University of the Free State April 23, 2021
Opinion article by Prof Chitja Twala, Department of History, University of the Free State In South Africa, the month of April is referred to as Freedom Month with 27 April known as Freedom Day. In celebrating and commemorating this day in 2021, it is important to acknowledge the role... Read more
Bullied learners can become suicidal: What needs to be done to stop bullying in schools?
Free StateLatest newsUniversity of the Free State April 22, 2021
Lufuno Mavhunga, a 15-year-old female learner at Mbilwi Secondary School in Limpopo, South Africa, was aggressively assaulted by another learner at school. The video showing the humiliating violent attack was circulated on various social media platforms. Sadly, Lufuno subsequently died as a result of suicide. During the bullying incident,... Read more
Three honorary doctorates among qualifications conferred by the UFS during April graduations
AchieversFree StateLatest newsUniversity of the Free State April 20, 2021
The University of the Free State (UFS) will be presenting its biggest virtual graduation ceremony so far when students who have completed their qualifications at the end of 2020, will graduate from 19 to 22 April 2021. Part of the week’s graduation proceedings will be the conferral of three... Read more
Student Funding and Higher Education in South Africa: What to do?
Free StateLatest newsUniversity of the Free State April 13, 2021
With a COVID-hit, shrinking economy and a mounting public debt burden, the Minister of Finance, Mr Tito Mboweni, announced a tight budget in February 2021. This budget also constrained its allocation to the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). Within the DHET budget, the allocation to the National... Read more
UFS extraordinary professor appointed to serve in the Constitutional Court
AchieversFree StateLatest newsUniversity of the Free State April 9, 2021
Judge Dhaya Pillay, Extraordinary Professor in the Free State Centre for Human Rights at the University of the Free State (UFS) Faculty of Law, has been appointed an Acting Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. Judge Pillay will serve in this capacity in the country’s highest court... Read more
COVID-19 VACCINE TESTING: The value of systems and science in times of crisis
Latest newsUniversity of the Free State April 1, 2021
Opinion article by Prof Francis Petersen, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Free State Systems, processes, and policies are not exactly things that grab the headlines or are popular topics for dinner conversations. But they become vital in times of crisis. And if there is one thing... Read more
Student success: Universities are their own worst enemies
Latest newsUniversity of the Free State March 30, 2021
Student success and how universities can help to ensure that their students obtain their degrees were at the centre of Thursday’s webinar discussion on ‘reimagining universities for student success’, hosted by the University of the Free State (UFS). This was the first webinar in the university’s Thought-Leader Series for... Read more
Academy for multilingualism established at the UFS
Latest newsUniversity of the Free State March 29, 2021
The University of the Free State (UFS) established an Academy for Multilingualism at the beginning of 2021. The academy aims to promote Sesotho, isiZulu, and Afrikaans on institutional and social levels through various academic and community-based projects and initiatives. Multilingualism is conceptualised as a tool that leverages language richness... Read more
UFS implements measures to further ensure successful continuation of academic programme
Free StateLatest newsUniversity of the Free State March 16, 2021
In an effort to further ensure the successful continuation of the 2021 academic programme, the University of the Free State (UFS) has implemented a number of measures related to financial support to students and the academic programme. “The COVID-19 pandemic has posed many challenges to universities across the country; for... Read more
UFS staff member the first health-care workers to receive vaccine in the Free State
Free StateLatest newsUniversity of the Free State February 23, 2021
Dr Samantha Potgieter, infectious disease expert at the Universitas Academic Hospital and affiliated lecturer in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of the Free State (UFS), was Wednesday (17 February 2021) the first health-care worker in the Free State to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Dr... Read more
