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Stellenbosch university expels student accused of sexual assault

LOCAL Stellenbosch University has expelled a student found guilty of sexually assaulting a fellow student. In a statement, the university said the case was concluded on Thursday. The sexual assault occurred on May 17 at the Majuba residence. The university said however, the identity of the two students should be concealed. “No information may be disclosed that enables the identification of any of the witnesses involved in the proceedings. In […]

today6 August 2022

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Calls for speedy investigation after 15-year-old raped at Stellenbosch hospital

Stellenbosch residents have demanded that health authorities speedily conclude an investigation into the rape of a 15-year-old girl at Stellenbosch Hospital. A group of demonstrators gathered at the healthcare facility on Friday in support of the teenage girl who was sexually assaulted by a fellow patient at the facility last month. Community activist and family spokesperson Bianca Booysen said they had given hospital management seven days to respond their list […]

today3 October 2021

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Stellenbosch University invites public to comment on revised language policy draft

Stellenbosch University is inviting interested parties to comment on the first draft of its revised language policy. University spokesperson, Martin Viljoen, says the 2016 language policy is being revised as part of the five-year revision plan as set out in the strategic document. The policy changed the primary language of instruction at the university to English from Afrikaans. It, nonetheless, did make provision for students who prefer Afrikaans as a […]

today20 March 2021

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Domestic worker wins battle to upgrade her dwelling

A Stellenbosch domestic worker will be allowed to upgrade her quarters at her own expense after a long battle with the farm owners she worked for was concluded in the Constitutional Court on Thursday. The unusual case of domestic worker Yolanda Daniels began in January 2014 when a door was tampered with at her dwelling on the farm in Blaauwklippen road, and the electricity was cut off, in what appeared […]

today12 May 2017

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Van Breda trial to start 2 years after axe murders

Two years after his parents and brother were killed with an axe, Henri van Breda will go on trial in the Western Cape High Court on Monday. He is charged with three counts of murder, one of attempted murder, and one of obstructing the course of justice. Van Breda was arrested 17 months after his parents, Martin, 54, and Teresa, 55, and his brother Rudi, 22, were killed in their […]

today27 March 2017

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Second bullying video emerges from Stellenbosch school

Parents and residents of Idas Valley protested at Lückhoff High School in Idas Valley, Stellenbosch, on Tuesday after a second bullying video came to light, Netwerk24 reported. The video was shared on social media just days after a video surfaced which showed a girl being assaulted at the school. Instead of intervening, her school mates had taken a video of the attack. In the second video, the attacker was also […]

today7 December 2016

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