Jaaroorsig - University of the Free State
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es <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> UFS will retain SRC structuresfor each campus with powers and responsibilitiesfor matters affecting thatparticular campus.The CSRC has twelve members madeup <strong>of</strong> delegates <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> different campusSRCs, including <strong>the</strong> presidents <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>se three SRCs. In total, <strong>the</strong> MainCampus has five representatives, <strong>the</strong>Qwaqwa Campus four and Vista threerepresentatives. This arrangement is tobe reviewed later to make allowance for<strong>the</strong> phasing out <strong>of</strong> undergraduate orpipeline students at Vista.Student leaders. From <strong>the</strong> left are: Kitso Mogotsi, SRC President <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Vista Campus,Tello Motloung, SRC President <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Qwaqwa Campus, and Alfred Geldenhuys, SRCPresident <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Main Campus. Tello was <strong>the</strong> first President <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Central SRC.From <strong>the</strong>se twelve members a CSRCpresident will be chosen on a quarterlybasis to represent <strong>the</strong> general studentbody at meetings <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ExecutiveManagement, Senate and Council.The historic <strong>of</strong>ficial inauguration <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> first CSRC took place in earlyAugust. Mr Tello Motloung, SRCPresident <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Qwaqwa Campus, waselected <strong>the</strong> first CSRC President.New SRC constitution formain campusIn <strong>the</strong> wake <strong>of</strong> calls by some student formations,<strong>the</strong> Council approved anamendment to <strong>the</strong> SRC constitution for<strong>the</strong> Main Campus to allow for <strong>the</strong> introduction<strong>of</strong> proportional representationalongside a first-past-<strong>the</strong>-post electoralsystem.The new Main Campus SRC constitutionwas <strong>the</strong> result <strong>of</strong> consensusreached during a lengthy negotiationprocess involving diverse student formationssuch as Sasco, <strong>the</strong> ANC YouthLeague, <strong>the</strong> Young Communist League,<strong>the</strong> ACDP, Here XVII, KovsieAlliance, aswell as <strong>the</strong> democratically elected SRCmembers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Main Campus. Independentexperts facilitated <strong>the</strong> negotiationprocess. This constituted a legitimatebasis for <strong>the</strong> democratic participation <strong>of</strong>all students on <strong>the</strong> Main Campus in <strong>the</strong>governance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> university.In terms <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> amendments to <strong>the</strong>Main Campus SRC constitution, nine <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> 18 SRC members will be elected bymeans <strong>of</strong> proportional representation,and nine on <strong>the</strong> basis <strong>of</strong> a direct, firstpast-<strong>the</strong>-postelection.The following portfolios <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> maincampus SRC have since been contestedby individual candidates on <strong>the</strong> basis <strong>of</strong>“first past <strong>the</strong> post”: president, secretary,academic affairs, legal and constitutionalaffairs, student development, arts andculture, men’s internal liaison, ladies’internal liaison, media, marketing andliaison. The o<strong>the</strong>r nine portfolios werecontested by affiliated organisations on aproportional representation basis. Theseare <strong>the</strong> two vice-presidents, treasurer,dialogue and associations, transformation,campus affairs and recreation,sport, international affairs, and communityservice.62