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/ 31 October 2011
The work-in-progress of liberation requires students to muster a daily heroism.
If there was gain, there was pain too for students on the UFS leadership programme.
It was a challenging week for University of the Free State students visiting New York.
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/ 27 September 2011
The <i>M&G</i> has accompanied 116 UFS students to the US on a new leadership programme introduced after the notorious Reitz residence video.
Vice-chancellor Jonathan Jansen encourages UFS students to try the unexpected ahead of their overseas trip.
The South African Students’ Congress (Sasco) has taken legal action against the UFS for allegedly ‘banning’ political activity on campus.
As the second anniversary of his assuming the reins at UFS approaches, Jonathan Jansen bemoans the anti-excellence culture in South Africa.
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/ 21 February 2011
The Equality Court matter between the "Reitz Four" students and the University of the Free State (UFS) workers has been settled out of court.
An institute for race studies has been set up opposite the notorious Reitz residence on UFS, writes <b>Kamogelo Seekoei</b>.
Diverse campus lifestyles in the US inspire Kovsies to become ‘cohorts of change’.
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/ 3 November 2010
Politics is playing a "devastating" role on campus and has made universities the terrain where "comrades and racists struggle".
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/ 24 September 2010
Dr Anna de Jager received her doctoral degree in religious studies last week during the spring graduation ceremony at UFS.
Prejudice is far too subliminal to be addressed simply by some non-threatening conversations, writes <b>Pedro Alexis Tabensky</b>.
Exclusively Afrikaans universities would disastrously imprison white students in single-race and monolingual environments, warns Jonathan Jansen.
Care must be taken in setting an anti-racism agenda — it must handle the difficult concerns while signalling hope, healing and restoration.
The SA Students Congress (Sasco) has called for the immediate resignation of vice chancellor of the University of the Free State, Jonathan Jansen.
The four former University of Free State students known as the "Reitz Four" have each been sentenced to a R20 000 fine or 12 months imprisonment.
New admissions criteria for entry to undergraduate programmes at the University of the Free State (UFS) will take effect immediately.
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.
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/ 26 January 2010
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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/ 20 November 2009
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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/ 5 November 2009
How rife is racism at our universities? We provide a transformation snapshot of some of the biggest institutions. You tell us your experiences
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/ 3 September 2009
The University of the Free State campus is still divided along racial lines, Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande said on Thursday.
Our goal to transform our society is implicit in our actions towards forging a united, nonracial, non-sexist and democratic society.
Newly appointed University of the Free State (UFS) vice-chancellor Professor Jonathan Jansen shares his vision for the university with Monako Dibetle
Healers and scientists team up to play on a competitive pharmaceutical field. Jan A Botha reports.
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/ 10 October 2008
The case against four former University of the Free State students who made a racist video was postponed to next month.
The video that swept up the University of the Free State in a racial storm featured strongly at the regional Vodacom Journalist of the Year awards.
While activists try to ban gin traps, the government says there are ‘humane’ ways to use them.
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/ 4 September 2008
Thembelihle Tshabalala reports on attempts to remove the official ban on greyhound racing.
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/ 4 September 2008
A Council for Higher Education report highlights the ‘unforseen negative’ influence of the parallel-medium policy.
Four ex-students of the University of the Free State who made a video that dumped the institution into a racial storm will have their day in court.