November 2005 - 7 Amptelike nuusblad van die personeel van die UV/Official newsletter of the staff of the UFS

Strategic matters addressed in budgetThe Executive Management (EM)

approved the 2006 budget for theUFS, which reflects a leveling off

in income growth, though at a level thatstill allows for significant expenditure ofR69,3 million for strategic matters. Butthere will not be sufficient funds to con-tinue the rapid growth in respect of allo-cations for provisioning and services,Senior Lecturer Equivalent (SLE) andsalaries, says Prof. Niel Viljoen, ChiefDirector: Operations.

The 2006 budget will be submitted tothe Council for final approval. There wereseveral new realities influencing the 2006budget, including:

• Student numbers have stabilised• The inflation rate is the lowest ever• The effects of government’s new fun-

ding framework that imposes a limit onthe number of students it will subsidise

• The expected drop in the number ofschool leavers generally as well as thosethat will qualify for university admission.

“As a result of this a further increasein student numbers on the Main Campusin Bloemfontein will probably not be pos-sible. Increasing student numbers at theQwaqwa Campus of the UFS, is ofcourse, still very important,” he added.

More optimal utilisation of the newfunding framework, for example throughhigher through-put rates, is veryimportant for strategic reasons, but willunfortunately not result in substantialfinancial relief.

“The challenge is therefore to focuson increasing the so-called third streamincome, as well as the recruitment of

non-traditional and non-subsidisedstudents.”

The main recommendations whichwere approved by the EM are:

• Because of the leveling off in incomeand the fact that salary increases alsostill need to be financed from this, it wasrecommended that no additional fundsshould be allocated for SLE increases.

• As far as the distribution of SLE’samong faculties is concerned. The matterwill be investigated further by the BudgetDivision. Several other universities wereconsulted on this matter, but due to theuncertainty regarding the effect of thenew funding framework, it would appear

as if most of the universities will maintainthe status quo.

• Regarding the support services, prac-tically all available SLE’s have been allo-cated already. If new services have to beprovided, a shift will have to be madewith regard to allocations rather than newallocations made. This is because theleveling off in student numbers is alsolikely to lessen the pressure on theseservices. A few requests with exceptionalmerit were indeed granted.

In line with the lower income growthand growth in student numbers a threepercent increase for goods and serviceshas been approved.

The UFS gave a special award to the Bloemfontein Celtic Football Club for winning the SAA Super 8 Cupduring the annual Sports Dinner. From the left are Mr Sello Nduna, public relations officer of BloemfonteinCeltic, Prof. Frederick Fourie, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the UFS, Mr Paul Dolezar, coach ofBloemfontein Celtic, Mr Khumbulani Konco, team manager of Bloemfontein Celtic, and Mr James Letuka,Director: Kovsie Sport.

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UV vereer personeel vir langdiens

Personeel wat vereer is vir 25 jaar diens by prof. Frederick Fourie, Rektor en Visekanselier (voor, vierde van links) is van links, voor: Me. Miriam Khosana(Koshuisskoonmaakdienste), mnr. Simon Khosana (Bevoorrading), prof. Wayne Colliston (Geologie), mnr. Vuyisele Mazwi (Biblioteek en Inligtingsdiens), mej. ElsieJacobs (Bevoorrading), mnr. Jacob Moreho (Fisiese Hulpbronne) en me. Agnes Selebano (Koshuisskoonmaakdienste). 2de ry: Mnr. Aron Mothupi (BeeldendeKunste), prof. André Dannhauser (Menslike Voeding), dr. Hermann Praekelt (Geologie), mnre. Frans Masisi, Francois Marais (beide van SHOSO), mev.Hannemarie Bezuidenhout (kantoor van die Dekaan Gesondheidswetenskappe), meve. Julie Mackenzie (Skool vir Verpleegkunde), Sophia Nethe, Dora Melesi,Aria Moeng en Lydia Mokhuoa (almal van Koshuisskoonmaakdienste). 3de ry: Prof. Abie Kruger (Neurologie), prof. Das Stëyn (Stads- en Streeksbeplanning), mnr.Willem Lubbe (Finansies), dr. Lily van Rhyn (Skool vir Verpleegkunde), mev. Tokkie Vivier (Proefdiersentrum), mnr. Abel Mothe (Menslike Hulpbronne) en me.Sarah Motope (Koshuisskoonmaakdienste). 4de ry van links: Mnr Jan Katan (Kovsiesport), mnr. Peet Roodt (Geologie), mnr. Martins Khumbe (FisieseHulpbronne) en mnr. Elovo Makanda (Bevoorrading).

Personeel wat vereer is vir 35 jaar diens by prof. Frederick Fourie, Rektor en Visekanselier (voor, derde vanlinks) is van links, voor: Proff. Basie Wessels (Mangaung University Community Partnership Programme),Johan van Schalkwyk (Privaatreg), mnr. Gert Aucamp (Finansies) en prof. Ordino Kok (Dierkunde/ Ento-mologie). Agter: Prof. Danie Strauss (Kantoor van die Dekaan Geesteswetenskappe), prof. Dirk van denBerg (Kunsgeskiedenis), mnr. Michael Haller (Odeion Strykwartet) en Prof. Stander Jansen (Neurologie).

Personeel was vereer vironderskeidelik 35 en 25 jaardiens aan die UV. Die volgende

personeellede was nie teenwoordig metdie neem van die fotos.

Vir 35 jaar diens: Mnr. Alke Gous(Basiese Mediese Wetenskappe)

Vir 25 jaar diens: Proff. Chris duPreez (Grond,- Gewas- en Klimaat-wetenskappe), Kobus Steenkamp(Chemie), Henretha van Jaarsveld(Chemiese Patologie), BruceMiddlecote (Anatomiese Patologie),mev. Sonja Grobler (Obstetrie en Gine-kologie), mnr. Sello Molise (Biblioteeken Inligtingdiens), mej. GetrudeShasha, mev. Martha Tladi (Koshuis-skoonmaakdienste), mnre. JanMoshou, (Loodgieter), PaulusRamokoatsi en Johannes Motsoane(Terreine), mevv. Josephina Rakhang,Melita Ntechane (beide Fisiese Hulp-bronne), Isabel Senokoane (Sekuriteit),mnr. Tat Botha en mev. Ruth Pitso(KovsieSport).

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Die Welstandsforum van die UVhet sy eerste vergadering op 13September 2005 gehou. Die doel

van die welstandsprogram is om per-soneellede beter toe te rus in terme vanhul gesondheid. “Welstand sal personeelse moraal verbeter, produktiwiteit enkreatiwiteit verbeter en afwesigheid vandie werk verminder,” sê me. RianaJohnson van die Welstandskomitee.

’n Aantal welstandsessies was aan-gebied deur die jaar, insluitende ’n aan-bieding oor Balans in werk en lewenstyldeur me. Maretha Delport asook ’nwerkswinkel oor voeding deur me.Elmine du Toit, Departement MenslikeVoeding. Kansa het ook ’n aanbiedinggehad oor Hoekom moet ek gaan vir ’npapsmeer of prostaatondersoek waarnapersoneel die geleentheid gehad het omdié toetse teen verminderde tariewe telaat doen.

Onlangs het die welstandskomitee ’nbaie suksesvolle pretstap georganiseer.Oud en jonk het deelgeneem en daar isselfs gerugte dat personeel weer volgen-de jaar so ’n stap wil aanpak.

Welstandsprogram gee steun

Deelnemers ontspan na die4km-pretstap op die kampus.

Intellectual property will now be protected

The Senate of the UFS approvedthe Intellectual Property Policyaimed at creating an enabling

environment and encouraging staff andstudents to do research. The policyprotects the new innovations generatedby research in the academic world, andof all personnel at the UFS.

“This policy attempts to create awin-win situation to benefit the univer-sity as well as the creator or inventor ofthe idea,” says Prof. Van Aardt Smit ofthe Department of BusinessManagement.

He said: “The purpose of the policyis to enable the UFS to protect, patent,exploit and commercialise intellectualproperty to the advantage of the univer-sity, the inventor, the local communityand the country as a whole. To ensurethis, sufficient mechanisms have to beput in place. Employees have contractsthat stipulate that whatever they deve-lop belongs to the university. Students

in postgraduate studies also have thesame obligation.

“In the past, master's and doctoralstudents conceded copyright when thefinal dissertation/ thesis was submittedbut, according to the new policy, intel-lectual property rights will be concededto the university on registration.”

The legal position regarding owner-ship of intellectual property created byan employee within the scope of hisemployment is defined in his conditionsof service. In terms of the standard ser-vice contract, a staff member assignsand concedes to the UFS, withoutcounter value, all immaterial propertyrights that he, acting within the scope ofhis employment as an employee of theUFS, becomes entitled to in future. Thepolicy does however, provide for a fairand realistic split of the benefits derivedfrom the commercialisation of theintellectual property.

“Intellectual property that resultsfrom private work, approved by thedean, does not belong to the university,but to the creator. Private work may nottake up more than one day per weekduring an employee's normal workinghours,” says Prof. Smit.

He says, the concept intellectualproperty includes inventions, discove-ries, registered and unregistered tra-demarks and names, registered de-signs and models, circuit layouts, tradesecrets, confidential information, plantbreeder's rights, and all rights resultingfrom intellectual activities in the field ofindustry, science, literature and arts.

Dr Adi Paterson of the Departmentof Science and Technology said: “Thepolicy is in line with government'sintention to force universities to protectthe intellectual property created by bothstudents and employees at all SouthAfrican universities.”

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The UFS are preparing graduatestudents for their future in acade-mic careers. This is done in the

Grow our own Timber Programme. Themain goal is to provide opportunities foryoung black graduate students to acquiretheir Ph.D. degress and to introducethem to issues surrounding universityteaching and faculty worklife in researchand non-research settings.

Recently students from this program-me presented their research topics to apanel of judges. Respectively Ms LuciaMotseki in the Department Human Nutri-tion, Mr Ancel George in the DepartmentPsychology and Ms RebotsamangShago in the Department Chemistry wasappointed as overall third prize, secondprize and first prize winners.

Ms Annette Prins of the Centre forHigher Education Studies and Develop-ment said: “We are proud of the fellowsand are keenly awaiting the completionof their studies and their possibleappointment as UFS academics.”

UFS grows its own timber

At the research finalist session from the Grow Our Own Timber programme were from the left: Ms AnnettePrins, Deputy Director at the Grow Our Own Timber programme, Dr Joy Summerton, Lecturer andResearcher in the Centre for Health Systems Research and Development, Mr Ancel George in theDepartment of Psychology, Ms Rebotsamang Shago in the Department Chemistry, Ms Lucia Motseki in theDepartment Human Nutrition and Dr Choice Makhetha, Vice-Dean: Student Affairs at the UFS.

’n Inligtingsessie oor gewasproduksie op die Kenilworth-proefplaas is bygewoon deur prof. Herman vanSchalkwyk, Dekaan: Fakulteit Natuur- en Landbouwetenskappe, me. Keletso Seetseng, magisterstu-dent in Landbou, dr. Ezekiel Moraka, Viserektor: Studentesake, en prof. Leon van Rensburg, Departe-ment Grond- en Gewas- en Klimaatwetenskappe. Me Seetseng werk op twee Canola-veldproewe wattans by die proefplaas uitgevoer word.

pe aan die UV, het gesê dat landbou-navorsing in die laaste paar jaaragteruitgegaan het en dat die fakulteit

Die Departement Grond- enGewas- en Klimaatweten-skappe aan die UV het ’n in-

ligtingsdag oor gewasproduksie bydie Kenilworth-proefplaas buiteBloemfontein aangebied.

Verteenwoordigers van ondermeer die Landbou- Navorsingsraad(LNR), die Departement van Land-bou, Omnia, Pannar, Senwes,Griekwaland-Wes Koöperasie(GWK) en boere van die kommer-siële en opkomende landbousektorehet die inligtingsdag bygewoon.

Die proefplaas word hoofsaaklikgebruik vir die opleiding van voor-en nagraadse studente en vir kon-traknavorsing. Daar is tans 2 Ph.D.'s, 2 M-studies en 1 navorsings-projek vir die Water-Navorsingsraad(WNR) wat by die proefplaas uitge-voer word.

Verskeie navorsingsprojekte wattans op die proefplaas uitgevoerword, is aan die gaste bekendgestelen verduidelik. Prof. Herman vanSchalkwyk, Dekaan van die Fakul-teit Natuur- en Landbouwetenskap-

Proefplaas daar om navorsing te bevorder

deur middel van die proefplaasdaartoe verbind is om navorsing opte hef en te bevorder.

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South Africa’s housing strategymust devote attention to peoplewith special needs, including

people with disabilities, people livingwith HIV/AIDS and those in poverty.

This was the view expressed byDr Mark Napier of the Council for Sci-entific and Industrial Research duringhis presentation to the Housing Re-search Day organised by the Centrefor Development Support at the UFS.Dr Napier was involved in shaping theBreaking New Ground housing stra-tegy of Minister Lindiwe Sisulu.

According to him, housing deliveryfaces challenges which need to beaddressed. That includes the withdra-wal of larger construction firms; theslow process of developing an emer-ging contractor sector, access to brid-ging and other finance, and the ac-quisition of well located (especiallyinner city) land.

Dr Napier said: “The Breaking newGround strategy tries to go beyond theprovision of basic shelter to the esta-blishment of sustainable settlementsand to be responsive to housingdemand rather than being supply led.

He said a survey of people whohad benefited from government’shousing programme had shown mix-ed results. Although the location ofthe houses was poor and there wereincreased costs, most beneficiariessaid they were better off than before.They said that they had very littlepersonal choice between houses,sites or settlements. Beneficiaries al-so felt that municipalities and deve-lopers fail to repair defective houses.Many beneficiaries also reported thatthey felt unsafe in their settlements,as well as in their own houses.

Prof. Lucius Botes, the Director ofthe Centre for Development Support,said: “The Research Day highlightedthe Centre’s ability to interact with pro-blems faced by communities, the gov-ernment, the private sector and civilsociety. Through our research we canensure that the UFS is engaged withour people’s problems and challengesand as a place of scholarship, isenabled to assist in finding solutions.”

Housing strategymust make roomfor special needs

The Unit for Local Government andManagement in the Departmentof Public Management at the UFS

presented a programme specificallyaimed at assisting municipal managersand officials. The Executive MunicipalManagement Development Programmeis a unique inter-disciplinary trainingand development programme.

Prof. Koos Bekker, Project Managerof the programme said: “The pro-gramme was started by the nationalgovernment in support of strugglingmunicipalities to smarten up theirservice delivery.

“Our aim with the programme is toteach students mentor and trainingskills and to assist them to apply it aspart of an integral strategic budgetingand performance managementapproach. Mentorship is an unexploitedleadership style that can turn thecurrent situation of municipalitiesaround to a successful sphere ofgovernance. A network of well trained

mentors and facilitators can thereforebe created. They can provide supportand in-service training at municipalitiesand act as partners of the UFS intraining programmes.”

The programme consists of 15 shortlearning modules which are accreditedwithin the framework of the SouthAfrican Qualifications Authority (SAQA).It is a tough course. Students’ know-ledge is tested frequently and the mini-mum passing rate is 70%. Studentswho do not maintain this may not com-plete the course. “We set the standardso high to attract people with potentialwho are committed to development,”said Prof Bekker.

The Executive Municipal Manage-ment Development Programme is ajoint project of the Department of LocalGovernment and Housing, the SouthAfrican Society of Local Government(Free State) and the UFS Public SectorManagement Programme. The projectis funded by the Flemish government.

UFS assists with training of new generation of municipal managers

Attending the Executive Municipal Management Development Programme are from the left: Mr GushDhlamini, Manager: Administration, Phumelela Municipality, Ms Mamaria Kokoropo, General Manager:Expanded Public Works Programme Motheo District Municipality, Prof. Koos Bekker, Project Manager ofthe programme from the UFS Department of Public Management and Mr Vuyo Adonis, CorporateExecutive Manager: Community Service and Social Development, Matjhabeng Municipality.

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Graciela Gil Romera from theAutonomous University ofMadrid in Spain visited the

Department of Plant Sciences at theUFS as part of her Ph.D. study inpalynology (the microscopic study ofpollen grains). She is focussing herproject on long-term vegetation andclimate change in the Namib Desertover the last 10 000 years and furtherback in time.

She obtained unique informationabout past climates from the pollencomposition of fossil dungaccumulations produced by hyraxes(dassies), which escape decompositionfor thousands of years under specialdesert conditions. In SeptemberGraciela accompanied Prof. Louis Scottof the Department of Plant Sciencesand Mr Eugene Marais of the NationalMuseum of Namibia in Windhoek on anexpedition transecting most of theNamib Desert to collect samples forradiocarbon dating and pollen analysis.The research is part of an internationalproject in which Prof. George Brookfrom Athens, Georgia, USA, is aparticipant.

Prof. Scott and Spanish connection research climate changes in Namib

Ms Graciela Gil Romera and Mr Eugene Marais sampling fossil dung in the Kaokoland in the Namib Desert.

Dates to diarise17 November 2005 – Wellnessprogramme: Dr Jan Albert van denBerg talks about Spiritual Re-silience. Everybody is welcome.

24 November 2005 - Launch ofthe video: Growing vegetables: Acomprehensive guide on how toestablish, maintain and manage avegetable garden. Contact: Doradu Plessis at 051 401 2557.

29 November 2005 – Wellnessprogramme: Beverly Peens talkabout Resilience in the face ofstress. Everybody is welcome.

20 December 2005 – Universitycloses.

3 January 2006 – Universityopens.

Kovsiekultuur het tydens die Kuns- en Kultuur- Erkenningsfunksie aan studente wat in 2005 uitstekendpresteer het ereklere toegeken. Die toneelstuk Zollie, Bea van der Vyfer en Thabo Hlongwane het almaluitstekend presteer. Van links is Thys Heyden, erekleure in Drama en Teaterkuns met sy vertolking vanZollie, prof. Nico Luwes, Hoof: Departement Drama en Toneelkunde, Louis Botha, Kultuurbeampte aan dieUV, Donna Roberts, erekleure in Drama en Teaterkuns vir haar rol as Snoekie in Zollie en ThaboHlongwane, erekleure in musiek.

Kovsiekultuur erken sy bestes

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The UFS’s Programme of AfricaStudies launched a unique col-lection of essays on Indigenous

Knowledge Systems (IKS). The essayswere published as a special edition ofIndilinga, the African Journal for Indi-genous Knowledge Systems and are anoutcome of the colloquium on IKS thatwas presented last year by the UFSDirector of Africa Studies in cooperationwith the National Research Council.

Dr Otsile Ntsoane, Acting Director IKS, Department Science and Technology and Prof. Philip Nel from theDepartment Afro-Asiatic Studies and Language Practice and Sign Language at the launch of the collectionof essays on Indigenous Knowledge Systems published in Indilinga.

Indigenous knowledge systemscan have great social impact

Prof. Philip Nel from the DepartmentAfro-Asiatic Studies and Language Prac-tice and Sign Language said: “Theamount and diversity of materials on IKSbrought together under one cover is uni-que as there are no other South Africanpublications of this magnitude on this is-sue. The publication is a rich source fieldfor students and scholars to exploit be-cause most of the sources quoted in thearticles are recent, fresh and relevant.”

Dit is weer tyd vir oud Kovsiesom persone te nomineer virdie Oud Kovsie van die Jaar

toekenning, Cum Laude toekenningen die Alumni toekenning vir uitson-derlike diens aan die UV. Die OudKovsie van die Jaar toekenningword aan ’n lewende oud Kovsiegemaak wat presteer het op nasio-nale of internasionale vlak. Die CumLaude toekenning word van tyd-tot-tyd gemaak aan ’n alumnus vir uit-staande diens of prestasie op plaas-like, nasionale of internasionale vlakin sy/haar spesifieke beroep en dieAlumni-toekenning vir uitsonderlikediens aan die UV word van tyd-tot-

Nomineer vir die KovsieAlumni toekennings

tyd gemaak aan enige persoon (nienoodwendig ’n alumnus nie) watvoortreflike diens aan die UVlewer/gelewer het.

Skriftelike nominasie kan deurenige alumnus, ondersteun deur tenminste vyf sekondante wat ookalumni is, gedoen word, vergeseldeur ’n deeglike motivering en ’nCurriculum Vitae van die voorge-stelde persoon. Die kandidaat watvoorgestel word se volledige adressowel as telefoonnommer moet ookverskaf word. Nominasies kangestuur word aan Jeannette BoshoffJansen, Alumni-toekennings, Posbus2319, Bloemfontein 9300.

Die Fakulteit Teologie aan dieUV het verskeie eerstes be-haal met die besoek van

prof. Wilhelm Neuser van Münster,Duitsland. Dié 79-jarige professorhet met die lentegradeplegtigheidvan die UV ’n eredoktorsgraad inTeologie ontvang. Op die vooraandvan die plegtigheid het hy ’n gasle-sing by die Fakulteit Teologie ge-gee. Prof. Dolf Britz van die Depar-tement Ekklesiologie sê: “Dit is dieeerste keer aan die UV dat ’n per-soon wat ’n eredoktorsgraad ont-vang, ’n spesiale gaslesing voorafgee.

“Die aand is op ’n hoogtepuntafgesluit toe prof. Neuser ’n sken-king aan prof. Hermie van Zyl, De-kaan van die Fakulteit Teologie,oorhandig het. Die skenking gaanaangewend word vir navorsing ra-kende Calvyn se werke, veral metdie oog op die vertaling van Calvynse kommentare in Afrikaans enSuid-Sotho. Dit is die eerste sken-king van hierdie aard wat die fakul-teit ontvang het. Verder sal dit dieeerste keer wees dat Calvyn sekommentare in Afrikaans en Suid-Sotho vertaal word.

“Prof. Neuser se finansiële, aka-demiese en morele steun virhierdie projek is van groot waardevir die Fakulteit. Die Calvyn-navor-singsprojek sal vir die kerk in diebreë en ook vir Suid-Afrika vangroot waarde wees.”

Prof. Wilhelm Neuser

Fakulteit Teologiesorg vir talle eerstes

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Mnr. Johan Pottas, Hoofbeampte:Stelselontwikkeling/Program-meerder het ’n geslagsregister

van die Van den/der Bergs, van die Kaaptot in Witkraal, geskryf. Hy het drie jaargelede met die navorsing van sy vriendCassie van der Berg se geslagsregisterbegin.

“Die opstel van ’n geslagsregister is’n stokperdjie wat baie tyd in beslagneem en geld vra,” sê mnr. Pottas.

Die geslagsregister het hom 30maande besig gehou, 24 maande vir na-vorsing en ses maande vir die skryfwerk.Hy het baie gebruik gemaak van reedsgepubliseerde navorsing, maar moesook by tye self gaan delf het vir inligting.“Dit was ’n hoogtepunt en verligting toedie boek eers gepubliseer is,” sê hy.

Mnr. Van Der Berg was self baie be-ïndruk toe die boek eers gepubliseer is.Hy vertel: “Die rykheid van my familie selewens, hulle interessanthede en presta-sies, hulle beproewinge en teleurstellingsen bowenal hulle doodgewone alledaag-se lewe, het in my denke ’n prentjie ge-teken van ’n geheelbeeld wat vir my kos-baar en mooi was. My mense het voet-spore gelaat op die paaie van tyd. Som-mige voetspore het verdof en jy weetdaar is baie stories wat nie vertel is nie,baie vrae wat nie beantwoord is nie. Baiegebeure is saam met ons voorouers be-grawe. Gelukkig was sommige voetsporenog leesbaar en daar sal, deur hierdieboek, tog iets bewaar bly vir toekomstigegeslagte. Dit is ’n kosbare kleinood envertel ’n voetspoorstorie van geslag totgeslag.”

UV-programmeerder skryfgeslagsregister

Mnr. Johan Pottas.

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Drr. Anet Louw, Sielkunde,Mabokang Mapesela, Sentrum virHoëronderwysstudies en SuzanneHuman, Kunsgeskiedenis is bevor-der tot medeprofessor.

Drr. Santjie Botes, MenslikeBewegingskunde, Mariza Brooks,Engels en Klassieke Tale, ChristoHeunis, Sentrum vir Gesondheid-sisteemnavorsing en Ontwikkeling,Roelf Reyneke, Maatskaplike Werk,Jan-Ad Stemmet, Geskiedenis enErna van Zyl, Psigo Opvoedkundeis bevorder tot Senior Lektor.

Dr. Daleen Raubenheimer,Basiese Mediese Wetenskappe isbevorder na Eerste MedieseBeampte/ Senior Lektor.

Dr. Moses Sindane, OpenbareBestuur en mnr. Cobus Rossouw,Rekeningkunde is bevorder na Mede-professor. Drr. Cobus Pienaar,Bedryfsielkunde en LochnerMarais, Sentrum vir Ontwikkeling-steun is bevorder na Senior Lektor.

Prof. Peter Mbati is aangestelas Professor in Dierkunde enEntomologie en ook heraangestelas Kampushoof: Qwaqwakampus.

Prof. Helen Schneider is asProfessor Extraordinarius aangestelin die Sentrum vir Gesondheid-sisteemnavorsing en Ontwikkeling.

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Studente wat die MBA-kursus bydie Bestuurskool van dieFakulteit Ekonomiese enBestuurswetenskappe volg, hetDaimlerChrysler tydens ’nstudietoer na Oos- Londenbesoek. Van links is, voor: prof.Helena van Zyl, Direkteur vandie Bestuurskool, me. LacheKatzen, mev. Maureen Helepi enprof. Tienie Crous, Dekaan:Fakulteit Ekonomiese enBestuurswetenskappe. Agter:mev. Susan Cooper, mnr. LefuLechesa, mev. Marisa Venter enmnr. Colin van Aarde.

MBA-studente besoek DaimlerChrysler

Mr Clemence Namponya, Direc-tor: Library and Information Ser-vices, started working at the

UFS Sasol Library in September 2002.He knows this field and boasts with pre-vious experience at libraries such as theUniversities of Durban Westville, PortElizabeth and Fort Hare.

This expert in the library and infor-mation field was born in Malawi. Heattended school in Britain, after which heobtained his initial qualification at theUniversity of Wales. He then completedhis master’s degree at the Loughbo-rough University of Technology. In 1993he came to South Africa where hestarted his career as a librarian at theFort Hare University.

Since he started working at the UFS,he faced various challenges. He had toensure that services continued aseffectively as before and that theyresponded to the needs of academicsand students.

The fact that the university continuesto provide funding for resources in thelibrary is very important to MrNamponya. “It is also significant that ma-nagement supports the library. We hadProf. Frederick Fourie, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the UFS visiting the library.For him to set aside a day to visit andaddress staff meant a lot to us. Anylibrary can be proud of that because itdoes not happen very often,” he said.His main responsibility is to manage the

library. This includes financial andhuman resources and strategic manage-ment. He is also responsible for the twosatellite libraries on the Qwaqwa andVista Campuses.

When out of the office and relaxingat home, Mr Namponya likes to watchsport, both soccer and rugby. “Some-times I watch at home and sometimes Igo to the stadium to watch,” he said.

As if it is not enough to be surround-ed by books the whole day, MrNamponya also loves to read. He hasdone some writing on professional is-sues which was published in accreditedpublications. His article was on agri-cultural issues, providing information tofarmers.

Mr Namponya has three girls, re-spectively 12, 17 and 22 years old.“When I am not watching sport, I like tolisten to their stories,” he said.

His goal in life is to see studentsgraduate. Mr Namponya said: “I supportsuccess. To know I have contributed tosomeone’s success gives me a lot ofpleasure.”

“The university is the best place onecan work for. There are many oppor-tunities to develop oneself to be the bestone can be. I do not think I shall behappy working anywhere else. It is goodto work in an environment thatencourages personal growth.”

Mr Clemence Namponya.

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DagsêEk beloof ek sal niks sê oor dieCheetahs en die Curriebeker nie! Waakteen die arrogansie! Net dit! Ek was in'76 op daai pawiljoen en ons het niegroot nie, maar goud gegaan! So noukan ons platinum gaan! Nogal nostalgiesom oorlede Wouter Hugo ook op diekoerantfoto van daardie dae te sien.Bultjie kan persoonlik getuig dat hy syoptelkrag in die ou Malhuis geoefen hetdeur eerstejaarstudente teen die mure opte druk! Dit was in die jare toe ontgroe-ning nog ’n Provinsiale Kovsiesport was.

Ontspan tog nou toekomstige studen-te-ouers! Omtrent niks fisiek word meertoegelaat nie. Daarom stap sommigemansstudente met sulke gehoorstukkiesin die ore en slap ruggies. Van sit en TVkyk en rekenaarspeletjies speel. “Ek stickjou vir ’n lê-leer in die bib se rekenaar-lab!” En sommige damesstudente semagies is so pap dat hulle dit voor met ’nnaeltjiering bymekaar moet hou! In mydae het bloot die gedagte aan ’n meisiese naeltjie vreemde reaksies by mans-studente uitgelok. Onthou, ons moes WatElke Seun Moet Weet met ’n donkerbrillees! Ons het geglo in Gomgompies! Asjy nie wis wat ’n Gomgompie was nie,het ’n senior mediese student jou na dieprivaatheid van sy kamer geneem, endan vertroulik berader: “Nou kyk, ouSeun... ’n Gomgompie is ’n snaakse,wollerige gediertetjie wat in jou naeltjiewoon en snags uitkom om vir die maante blaf!”

Bultjie wonders whether the stressthat lecturers and students experience atthis time of the year cannot be cured byan End of the Year Kovsie Shout andScream Day. Just imagine! We cometogether on the Red Square and weshout and scream at everything that irri-tates us! I can think of quite a lot lectu-rers can shout about! All the last minutemeetings! All the last minute loads ofpaperwork that gets dumped on you. Theaudit! All the trouble to get marks into a

system that tells you that such a studentdoes not exist! And all the trouble to con-vince THE SYSTEM that the studentstands with his or her registration paperin his hand! All the leave that you did nottake due to workload and rationalisationthat will not get paid out! More than ayear's leave? Down the…?!AAAAUUUHHHH!!! All the Magisters andPh.D.'s that your dear colleagues fromother universities send you slap-bang inthe exam-time with a note: “We wouldappreciate it if we can get the reportwithin a week as the candidate and thepromoter would like to go on holiday inthe middle of November”.AAAAAAAUUUUGHHH!!!!

Students can shout about a lot ofthings! You failed one module and mustreturn from London for a second oppor-tunity in January 2006? The fact that the

holiday as a student with Mommie andDaddy paying for everything is finallyover! Scream at the real world! Shoutand scream! No more pizzas on yourstudent card, no more doekvoet-onder-die-kombers or bunking after a late nightbash at Stones or Mystic?AAAUUUUHH!!! EISH!

Then we can all run to the swimmingpool, take a dive and laugh about thewhole affair. For one thing is for sure –we all need a holiday. Bultjie wisheseverybody a good rest! And to all ourdear students leaving the campus, we'llmiss you. It was an honor to see youbecome grown-ups. You'll missKovsieland as well! Drive safely!

Groete van huis tot huis!

Bultjie!

Gomgompies and a Kovsie Shout Day!

Die verhoogde behoefde aan kundigheid in plantgesondheid is een van die hoofredes vir die tot-standkoming van CePHMa, sê prof. Wijnand Swart, Voorsitter CePHMa. By die openingsgeleentheidvan die Sentrum vir Plantgesondheidsbestuur was van links: prof. Herman van Schalkwyk, Dekaan:Fakulteit Natuur en Landbouwetenskappe, mnr. John Purchase, Hoofbestuurder: Graan Suid-Afrika,prof. Zakkie Pretorius, Voorsitter: Departement Plantwetenskappe, en prof. Wijnand Swart, Voorsittervan CePHMa.

CePHMa, leier op die Afrika vasteland

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“Gedurende die afgelopeaantal jare het die UVongeveer R4 miljoen be-

skikbaar gestel vir die opgraderingvan lesinglokale en die voorsieningvan oudiovisuele apparate aan de-partemente,” sê mnr. Peet Venter,Hoof van die Afdeling Onderrigme-diadienste.

Behoeftes het die beskikbarefondse oorskry, maar Onderrigmediahet fondse so breed as moontlik pro-beer aanwend en lokale is opgegra-deer.

Onderrigmediadienste streef na foutvrye lesings

Dr. Angelique van Niekerk van dieDepartement Afrikaans en Ne-derlands, Duits en Frans het ’n

kursus in kopieskryf aangebied. Diekursus het so uitgebrei dat vennoot-skappe en interdissiplinêre samewer-king met ander partye soos die grafieseontwerpskool DCM, die bemarkings-agentskap Twotone, radiostasies soosRSG en SAFM en die DepartementMusiektegnologie gesluit is.

Dr. Van Niekerk sê: “Die kursus inkopieskrywing word hoofsaaklik aange-bied vir studente in geïntegreerde be-markingskommunikasie. Die studentevan die ontwerpskool DCM, die De-partement Musiektegnologie en die stu-dente in kopieskrywing (TPP 224) werkdan saam aan voorleggings.” Die aka-demiese departemente wat hierby be-trokke is, is die Departement Afrikaansen Nederlands, Duits en Frans, dieDepartement Kommunikasie enInligtingstudie en die DepartementMusiek.

Weens die belangstelling in diekursus en die talle nuwe vennoot-skappe in die vooruitsig word diekursus in (reklame-)kopieskrywing ookuitgebrei na 'n derdejaarskursus in2007, nl. BKT 214 en BKT 314.

Die radiostasies RSG en SAFM,asook die bemarkingsagentskap

Kursus in kopieskrywing vormvennootskappe

Met die voorlegging deur RSG se Bemarkingsbestuurder is van links dr. Angelique van Niekerk, van dieDepartement Afrikaans en Nederlands, Duits en Frans aan die UV, mnr. Jaques Coetzee, Bemarkings-bestuurder by RSG, mnr. Jeré Möller, betrokke by DCM Grafiese Ontwerpskool en nagraadse student inMediataal aan die UV, me. Dalmé Mulder, dosent by die Departement Kommunikasie en Inligtingstudie, enmnr. Anton Esterhuyse dosent in Musiektegnologie by die Departement Musiek, aan die UV.

Twotone, is betrokke by die finale eva-luering van die voorleggings. Dieradiostasies saai die wenradio-adver-tensie uit en 'n onderhoud word ookmet die betrokke groep op radio ge-voer,” sê dr. Van Niekerk.

Mnr. Tshebo Mokoena, Bemarkings-bestuurder by SAFM, en mnr. JacquesCoetzee, Bemarkingsbestuurder van

RSG, het onderskeidelik voorleggingsvir die studente gedoen. Hulle sal ookdie twee finale pryswenners van dieRSG- en SAFM-kompetise aanwys.

Wimpie Steyn, Liska Talanda, JohanOdendaal, Hansie Wessels en Zandrevan Zyl was aangewys as die wennersvan die kopieskryfkompetisie en het dieMadala toekenning ontvang.

Mnr. Corné Stapelberg en sy span,mnre. Roelf Pringel, Daniel Mokete enJacob Kgasana van die tegniese afde-ling by Onderrigmedia, was vir die in-stallasies van al die toerusting in dienuut opgegradeerde lokale verantwoor-delik. Hulle doen alles moontlik omdiefstal van apparaat tot die minimumte beperk.

Mnr. Venter sê: “Alles word gedoenom te verseker dat lesings foutvryaangebied word. Mnr. Roelf Pringle het'n program geskryf wat op al dierekenaars geïnstalleer is. Dit bevat die

besonderhede om foute te rappor-teer asook 'n tegniese handleiding virgebruik van apparaat. Die inligtingverskyn met die aanskakeling vanrekenaars in lokale.”

Onderrigmediadienste bied ooksteeds ’n bruikleendiens en is ookbehulpsaam met die aankoop vanoudiovisuele apparaat vir personewat van die afdeling se kundigheidgebruik wil maak. Vir meer inligtingomtrent enige van die bogenoemdedienste kan mnr. Venter gekontakword by x2562 .

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Six tell about research

Staff from the Department of Afro-Asiatic Studies and Language Practice and Sign Language delivered 38papers this year. The group was from the left, front: Ms Stephanie Cawood, Prof. Philip Nel and Dr Jackiedu Toit. Back: Mr Kobus Snyman, Mr Philemon Akach, Prof. Jacobus Naudé and Dr Annelie Lotriet.

Tydens die pas afgelope 43ste

jaarlikse konferensie van dieLandbou-ekonomie- vereniging

van Suid-Afrika (Levsa) in Polokwane,het studente en personeel van dieDepartement Landbou-ekonomie aandie UV 13 van die 30 referate gelewer(uitsluitend genooide referate). Vier-en-twintig studente en 12 personeel-lede het die konferensie van diédepartement bygewoon.

Mnr. Pieter Taljaard het die prysgewen vir die beste artikel in Agrekon,die geakkrediteerde joernaal vanLevsa oor die laaste 12 maande. Mnr.Andries Jordaan het die tweede prysgewen in die kategorie vir die besteM.Sc.-verhandeling, mnr. Dikus vanWyk het die tweede prys gewen in diekategorie vir die beste opstel deur ’nLandbou-ekonomie-student en mnr.Henry Jordaan het erkenning ontvangas die beste voorgraadse student inLandbou-ekonomie aan die UV. Ere-lidmaatskap is ook aan prof. KlopperOosthuizen toegeken.

Prof. Giel Viljoen tree uit as Levsa-president na ’n termyn van twee jaar.

Landbou-ekonomie lewermeeste referate by konferensie

Prof. Andries Raath van die De-partement Staatsreg en Regs-filosofie in die Fakulteit Regs-

geleerdheid aan die UV het ’n merk-waardige akademiese prestasie behaaltoe sy akademiese besonderhede in dieWho's who in the world, twenty-secondedition, 2005, gepubliseer is. Dieinternasionale verwysingsbron ooruitstaande intellektuele prestasies ver-skyn reeds sedert 1898 en verleenerkenning en maak toekennings aanindividue wat prestasies in hul veldevan belangstelling behaal en daardeurbetekenisvol bydra tot die verbeteringvan die kontemporêre gemeenskap.

Oor die eer wat hom te beurt gevalhet, sê prof. Raath: “Ek is dankbaar datdie UV en die Fakulteit Regsgeleerdheidakademies internasionaal figureer.”

Prof. Raath presteer buitengewoon

Prof. Andries Raath

Hy is ook deur die InternationalBiographical Centre in Cambridge,Engeland, vir sy bydraes op die terreinevan die regte, filosofie en geskiedenisvereer. Daar is slegs 2 000 mensewêreldwyd wat toekennings, insluitend'n medalje vir buitengewone prestasie,ontvang. Die diploma en medalje wataan prof. Raath toegeken is, vermelddat hy een van die uitstaandeintellektuele in 2005 is.

Die toekennings aan prof. Raath isgemaak op grond van akademiese by-draes wat in internasionale publikasiesverskyn het oor die ontwikkeling vandie vroeg-moderne konsepsie van de-mokrasie, die regstaat en regsontwik-keling wat 'n belangrike impak in dievroeg-Reformatoriese en vroeg-mo-derne tydvak sedert 1500 gehad het.

Staff from the Department of Afro-Asiatic Studies and LanguagePractice and Sign Language at

the UFS delivered 38 papers so far thisyear.

Fifteen of these papers weredelivered outside the borders of SouthAfrica. Prof. Philip Nel, Head of thisdepartment said: “This is an exceptionalachievement for this department”. DrJaqueline du Toit, Dr Luna Beard andMs Stephanie Cawood mostly focused

on Biblical literature for children. DrAnnelie Lotriet talked about the inter-pretation of deception at the Federationof Translators' World Conference in Fin-land and Prof. Nel presented a paperon a cognitive linguistic analysis of theShepherd metaphor at the Society ofBiblical Literature in Singapore.

Prof. Jakobus Naude and MrPhilemon Akach respectively presentedpapers on translation and signlanguage.

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“Vertel vir iemand jy het die na-week blinde krieket gespeel,kyk hulle jou snaaks aan. Ja,

daar is iets soos blinde krieket, selfs ’nliga. Dieselfde reëls geld en daar wordop dieselfde veld gespeel. Jy boul on-derdeur en die bal moet rol, jy moetveeghoue speel, die bal het goedjies inwat raas, jy moet die kolwer vra of hygereed is en die oomblik as jy boul moetjy ‘play’ skree,” sê mnr. Johan Bekker, ’nrekenmeester by die DepartementFinansies aan die UV.

Personeel van die departement hetaan die Blinde Krieket KorporatieweToernooi van die Vrystaat deelgeneem.Elke span het drie blinde Vrystaatsekrieketspelers gekry om saam te speel.

Mnr. Bekker sê: “Ons spelers wasIsaac Morakile, Jeremia Mofokeng, vandie Bartholomea Skool vir Blindes enSimon Nama, A-ligaspeler van die dieSentrale Universiteit van Tegnologie. Dieres van die spanlede moes donkerbrille

Blinde krieketspelers sit hulle ore aan

Die Departement Finansies het aan die Blinde Krieket Korporatiewe Toernooi van die Vrystaat deelgeneem.Van links is, agter: mnr. Johan Bekker, me. Frandri Bosch, me. Annatjie Venter, me. Christine Brewis, en mnr.Gerhard Coetzer. Middel: me. Gwen Bester, mnr. Hendri du Plessis, me. Anita van Wyk en me. RethaBekker. Voor: mnr. Isaac Morakile, mnr. Simon Nama, mnr. Jeremia Mofokeng en me. Rhoda Grobler.

Dr. Louis Holtzhausen, Hoof vanKovsiegesondheid aan die UV,was op uitnodiging van die

American College of Sports Medicine,lid van die afvaardiging van die People to People AmbassadorsProgramme. Die afvaardiging was naNieu-Seeland en Australië waar hulle

Kovsiedok deel kennis oorsportbeserings

By die seminaar wat gehou is by die Millennium Institute for Sports and Health in Auckland, Nieu-Seeland, is van links dr. Leon Lategan, Universiteit van Johannesburg, dr. Louis Holtzhausen, UV,dr. Craig McQueen, sportgeneesheer van Salt Lake City en dr. Ben Kibler, van die AmericanCollege of Sports Medicine en leier van die span afgevaardigdes.

opsit en Vaseline op die lense smeer omdie verskillende tipes visie na te boots.Die regte sterre in die span was egter dieblinde ouens. Hulle het in alle afdelings

beter gevaar as dié met sig. Hulleentoesiasme en gees het my beïndruken my net weer laat besef hoe bevoorregons is.”

Adv. Keevy diebeste regsdosent

Adv. Ilze Keevy van die Departe-ment Staatsreg en Regsfilosofie isdeur studente aangewys as die

beste dosent in die Fakulteit Regsge-leerdheid vir 2005. Die Juridiese Ver-eniging hou jaarliks ’n stemming om diebeste dosent in die Fakulteit aan te wys.

Die toekenning was vir haar ’n grootverrassing. “Baie dankie aan die stu-dente vir die toekenning as dosent vandie jaar,” sê adv. Keevy.

Adv. Ilze Keevy

formeel en informeel oor sport-wetenskap en sportgeneeskundegepraat het, hul kennis met mekaargedeel het en kontakte opgebou het.

Hy het ook ’n referaat in Sydneygelewer oor die epidemiologie vanbeserings in professionele rugby.

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