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Somali community protests outside Bellville court after Uber driver’s murder

By Ragheema Mclean Members of the Somali refugee community in the Western Cape, along with several Uber drivers, staged a protest outside the Bellville Magistrates Court yesterday. The demonstration was in response to the murder of fellow Uber driver Abdirashiid Haji Mohamed in early February in Bellville Central. Speaking on VOC Breakfast on Tuesday, a friend of the deceased, Mohammed Adan said Abdirashiid’s death began as a routine Uber request. […]

20 February 2024

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UWC launches mobile clinics to serve communities with no access

Much needed health services are being brought closer to the farming and peri-urban areas of the Western Cape, through a multi-million-rand mobile clinic launched by the University of the Western Cape (UWC). The University’s Faculty of Community and Health Sciences says the state-of-the-art mobile clinic will at the same time offer its students the opportunity to receive training in a community setting. Funded by the Higher Education Department, the project […]

26 July 2023

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UWC student shot and killed in Belhar robbery

By Aneeqa du Plessis A third-year university student was shot and killed during an attempted robbery in Belhar on Saturday evening. Kamva Dasi, 22, who was an accounting student at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), was attacked while walking to a nearby bank with a group of other students. According to SAPS Spokesperson Captain FC Van Wyk, the incident happened shortly after 22h30 in Kern’s Crescent. Spokesperson at […]

2 May 2023

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UWC SRC threatens mass action if historical debt hampers registration

The University of the Western Cape’s (UWC) Student Representative Council (SRC) is threatening mass action if its demands for an inclusive registration process are not met. SRC president Mandla-Onke Notyawa said many students were turned away because they have outstanding debt. A group of students staged a demonstration on Monday over the registration process at the institution. The university refuted claims that it imposes a financial block on students who […]

19 February 2023

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Manenberg youth bags Science degree despite Covid-19

Alf Mabrook is in order! Just over a week ago, the University of the Western Cape (UWC) held their first in-person graduation since 2019. More than 4 000 students graduated throughout the week. Among those beaming graduates was Muneesah Abrahams who hails from Manenberg on the Cape Flats. After four tough years, she managed to bag a degree in BSc: Mathematical and Statistical Science. “It was an overwhelming experience, an […]

7 April 2022

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UWC says students were notified in advance about residence closure

University of the Western Cape officials said the move to shutdown campus residences was taken in line with their mandatory COVID vaccination policy. On Friday night night, students returned to their dorms to find they'd been locked out. A student, who asked to remain anonymous, said some students were left to sleep outside or on the streets while others locked themselves in their rooms to avoid eviction. "I told them […]

19 December 2021

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SA universities, international institutions partner on project to preserve African languages

LOCAL Rhodes University has collaborated with local and foreign universities in an effort to revive and preserve indigenous African languages. The project is called “Baqonde” and is funded by the European Union. Its aim is to facilitate and promote the use of indigenous African languages as mediums of instruction at higher education institutions in SA, and advance the objectives of the Language Policy Framework for Public Higher Education Institutions. The […]

18 August 2021

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Students can apply for payment plans to cover registration fee: UWC

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) says students who register for the 2021 academic year will be allowed to apply for payment plans to cover their registration. Students with outstanding debt will also be allowed to register, after they sign an acknowledgment of debt form. UWC Spokesperson, Gasant Abarder, says they’ve received 110 000 first year applications, but can only accept 4 500 students. He says they’ll commence with […]

8 March 2021

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University of Western Cape joins UCT in 8% fee increment

The University of the Western Cape spokesperson, Luthando Tyhalibongo says applicants with a combined household income is more than R350 000 but less than R600 000 known as the "missing middle" are eligible to apply for gap funding. The University of the Western Cape (UWC) has joined the University of Cape Town (UCT) in announcing an 8% increase in tuition fees for 2018. UWC spokesperson, Luthando Tyhalibongo says applicants with […]

24 December 2017

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