ANC beefs up security ahead of conference
Security at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, where the ANC is holding its national conference, has been beefed-up.
Jansen: Employers dismayed by graduates' lack of basic skills
UFS vice-chancellor Jonathan Jansen says students are graduating from weaker universities with the same lack of basic skills as when they left school.
UFS students face off over SRC election
All 20 members of the UFS's SRC now face high court action from a student unionist who argues that their election violates the SA Constitution.
University of Free State inaugurates party-free SRC
The University of the Free State has inaugurated its new student representative council after its first non-political-party elections, held this week.
Sasco vows new court action on 'undemocratic' UFS elections
In its continuing battle with the University of Free State, Sasco will ask a judge to declare student council elections "undemocratic".
Sixty arrested in UFS campus protest
Sixty people have been arrested at an illegal protest against UFS rector Jonathan Jansen for banning political campaigning by SRC candidates.
Students protest Jansen's crackdown on UFS politics
Students furious over rector Jonathan Jansen's changes to student politics have staged a protest at the University of Free State.
That's Dr Oprah Winfrey to you
The queen of talk became the queen of tears as the University of the Free State handed over a PhD, dubbing her a South African -- and a Kovsie!
Makeover for Free State varsity
Notorious for racist videos, the University of the Free State is sending students to the United States for leadership training.
UFS Diaries
While in the United States, 71 UFS students will share their impressions of the universities and the places they visit. This is their diary.
Kovsies vs Pukke, UFS vs Sasco
At a rugby match I watched on Saturday afternoon this past weekend, three young people seated in front of me caught my attention for a few minutes.
ANC backs UFS transformation
The ANC in the Free State on Tuesday came out in support of the University of the Free State's transformation programme.
Time to move UFS out of racial shadow, says Jansen
The time has come for the University of the Free State to move out of the racial shadow of the Reitz incident, its new rector said on Thursday.
Positive change
University councils are meant to govern but not to manage. When the boundary between the two is breached, institutions enter into crisis.
Racism on the increase, says rights commission
Blatant racism appears to be on the increase in South Africa, with legislation doing too little to eliminate it, a South African Human Rights Commission report released on Thursday said. The Human Rights Development Report said racist incidents, like a controversial video shot at the University of Free State, reminded the country of the danger of regression.
