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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.
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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.
Bid to nullify UFS student poll
The South African Students’ Congress (Sasco) has taken legal action against the UFS for allegedly ‘banning’ political activity on campus.
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".
‘Mediocrity isn’t a national imperative’
As the second anniversary of his assuming the reins at UFS approaches, Jonathan Jansen bemoans the anti-excellence culture in South Africa.
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!
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Letters to the Editor: March 11
<i>Mail & Guardian</i> readers share their thoughts on the race debate between Jimmy Manyi and Trevor Manuel, Popcru, Mark Gevisser and more.
‘Take the baton from Tutu’
An institute for race studies has been set up opposite the notorious Reitz residence on UFS, writes <b>Kamogelo Seekoei</b>.
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‘Unless SA gets smarter, we will get poorer’
Bold intervention was needed to increase the number of PhD graduates in SA, said a study released on Monday by the Academy of Science of South Africa.
The slow death of the intellect
A culture of inquiry and debate must be resurrected at all universities, writes <b>Jonathan Jansen</b>.
Racism’s untraceable stink
Prejudice is far too subliminal to be addressed simply by some non-threatening conversations, writes <b>Pedro Alexis Tabensky</b>.
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The dangers of exclusive language universities
Exclusively Afrikaans universities would disastrously imprison white students in single-race and monolingual environments, warns Jonathan Jansen.
Sniffing out racial intolerance on campus
Care must be taken in setting an anti-racism agenda — it must handle the difficult concerns while signalling hope, healing and restoration.
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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.
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Sasco calls for Jansen’s resignation
The SA Students Congress (Sasco) has called for the immediate resignation of vice chancellor of the University of the Free State, Jonathan Jansen.
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ANCYL leader off the hook on hate speech charges
The DA on Tuesday said it would drop the hate speech charge against Free State ANC Youth League leader Thabo Meeko as he had shown remorse.
Jansen warns SA is ‘on the precipice’
Jacob Zuma initiating a national dialogue on morals is like the AWB calling for a country-wide debate on racism, said Professor Jonathan Jansen.
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Two of ‘Reitz Four’ fail to register at UFS
Two of the former "Reitz Four", who could have continued with their studies at the University of the Free State this year, have not registered.
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No more excuses for racist conduct
Jonathan Jansen’s method of dealing with the Reitz four does not adequately address ingrained notions of prejudice, argues academic John Sharp.
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Jansen: Reitz apology on the way
The students involved in the Reitz race row will probably make a public apology before the end of this month, the UFS vice-chancellor said on Friday.
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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.
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Breaking the blood knot
Jonathan Jansen’s ‘pardoning’ of four University of the Free State students seems to run counter to some ideas in his groundbreaking book.
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Malema: ‘We cannot feed Jansen to the enemy’
ANCYL leader Julius Malema has come out in full support of University of Free State vice-chancellor Jonathan Jansen remaining in his position.
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Malema meets Jansen to discuss Reitz decision
ANCYL leader Julius Malema is set to meet UFS vice-chancellor Jonathan Jansen on Thursday to discuss his decision to pardon the Reitz Four.
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DA lays hate-speech charge against ANCYL
The DA laid a hate-speech complaint against ANCYL’s Thebe Meeko on Tuesday over comments he reportedly made about UFS vice-chancellor Jonathan Jansen.
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UFS starts talks on Reitz Four
The reopening of discussions on the University of the Free State’s decisions to pardon the ”Reitz Four” will start on Wednesday.
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UFS to reopen Reitz discussion
The University of the Free State will reopen discussions on the Reitz residence video following criticism of its decision to pardon the four students.
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Cabinet voices displeasure over Reitz decision
The Cabinet has expressed strong displeasure with the UFS’s decision to drop the university’s internal charges against the Reitz Four.
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Jansen: Reitz support outweighs criticism
Support for the UFS’s decision to drop charges against the Reitz Four outweighed the negative reaction, rector Jonathan Jansen said on Thursday.
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Suspend Reitz decision, ministry tells Jansen
UFS vice-chancellor Jonathan Jansen must suspend his decision to drop a complaint against the ”Reitz Four”, the Ministry for Higher Education says.