Another feather in cap for Paralympic star Louzanne Coetzee
AchieversAthleticsUniversity of the Free StateVarsity Sports April 24, 2023
Multifaceted, talented, award-winning trailblazer, and Paralympic star. These are some words used to describe Louzanne Coetzee. Adding to her long list of achievements on and off the athletics track, Coetzee obtained a postgraduate diploma in Business Administration with distinction during the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences graduation ceremony on 19 April... Read more
Bittersweet graduation: UFS awards posthumous degree to Mervin Hershel van Wyk
University of the Free State April 24, 2023
A grieving mother brought tears to the eyes of almost everyone during a graduation ceremony at the University of the Free State (UFS) on Thursday 20 April, when she took to the stage to accept her late son’s posthumously awarded master’s degree. The usually festive and jovial graduation spirit inside the... Read more
Prof Adipala Ekwamu – honorary doctorate a nod to the Africa we want
AchieversUniversity of the Free State April 19, 2023
Africa has 60% of the land for increasing arable agriculture to feed the world. Yet, food imports have been increasing, especially as the continent’s food systems change with increased urbanisation. By 2020, Africa’s annual food import bill has reached US$ 35 billion, a reduction from 40 billion in 2019.... Read more
Undiagnosed depression threatens control in TB patients
ResearchUniversity of the Free State April 19, 2023
Each year on 24 March, the world commemorates World TB (Tuberculosis) Day. This date coincides with the day in 1882 when Robert Koch announced his discovery of the Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, the germ that causes TB. This infectious disease is transmitted through airborne droplets when an infected person coughs, sings, shouts, or sneezes.... Read more
During April 2023, the University of the Free State (UFS) will confer four honorary doctorates on trailblazers in their respective fields: Prof Adipala Ekwamu, Dave Pepler, Maye Musk, and Prof Peter Vale. An honorary doctorate is a prestigious title for individuals to recognise their outstanding contribution to a particular field or society. It is... Read more
Focus on sexual consent can create safer university spaces
University of the Free State April 11, 2023
Sexual violence in the form of sexual assault is a serious problem on South African university campuses, and it can be argued that it is sanctioned and embedded within institutional cultures. Sexual assault on university campuses is a serious issue that affects many students and can have a devastating... Read more
Honorary doctorate best thing to happen to her – Dr Maye Musk
AchieversUniversity of the Free State April 4, 2023
Dr Maye Musk, one of this year’s recipients of an honorary doctorate from the University of the Free State (UFS), says being conferred this honorary degree is the best thing that could have happened to her. She was conferred an honorary doctorate in Dietetics on Wednesday (12 April) on... Read more
Human trafficking constitutes a gross violation of human rights
IssuesUniversity of the Free State March 31, 2023
Despite adequate laws to address the dimensions of Trafficking in Person (TIP) in South Africa, sex buyers continue to exploit women and children with impunity. Several adult websites, some advertised on public roadways, are repeatedly implicated in ongoing and successful sex trafficking prosecutions, yet none have been prosecuted. This... Read more
The Centre for Microscopy (CFM) in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of the Free State (UFS) unveiled a sophisticated JEOL High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscope (HRTEM) during a two-day microscopy conference earlier this month. The microscope is part of a larger investment into research equipment worth R65 million. Speaking at the opening... Read more
Exceptional UFS lecturer finishes second in global accounting exam
AchieversUniversity of the Free State March 23, 2023
Michelle de Lange, accredited Accounting Lecturer in the School of Accountancy at the University of the Free State (UFS), finished second in the world at the recent Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) Board Examination. With only one point between De Lange and the first candidate, she aced the challenging exam. ... Read more
