University of the Free State

It has been officially confirmed through a PhD – the use of ‘oom’ and ‘tannie’ can be loosely attributed to one thing: respect. In her PhD titled ’n Sosiolinguistiese ondersoek na die gebruik van oom en tannie as aanspreekvorme onder…

In English, it is called quince, but you probably grew up calling it kwepere. Does this ring a bell? Kwepere – scientific name Cydonia oblonga – is a bright yellow shrub fruit that looks like a cross between an apple and a pear. When you…

Come to Kovsies and go places!’ is a motto used at Kovsie Soccer, and Sello Diphoko’s journey exemplifies this. The UFS striker’s humble beginnings and rise to the United States of America is one that inspires.Two years ago, he didn’t…

An ex-CyberSta presenter has recently made her soap debut in The River.Olebogeng Tlhong, a fourth-year LLB student at the UFS, recently portrayed the part of a celebrity, something she says works perfectly with her personality. However,…

Just over 11 years ago, the University of the Free State (UFS), the Mangaung Metro Municipality, and the Department of Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (DESTEA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding that…

The Department of Pharmacology at the University of the Free State (UFS), together with the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), is hosting the first Indigenous Knowledge and Bio-Trade Indaba on the Bloemfontein Campus. The Department of…

The Higher Education and Human Development (HEHD) research group under the leadership of Prof Melanie Walker has grown to become a pocket of academic excellence and innovation at the UFS. “The group’s research positions universities (if…

In an ever-changing, increasingly complicated world, the youth must be prepared to bring knowledge and skills to solve issues, make sense of information, and know how to acquire and analyse evidence to make judgements. Science,…

The inaugural international Indigenous Knowledge and Bio-Trade Indaba, hosted by the University of the Free State (UFS) in collaboration with the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) – an entity of the Department of Science and Innovation…

As South Africa observes 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), the University of the Free State Department of Protection Services also joins the clarion call for an end to violence – especially rape. Cobus van…