rents of UWC students say they will stand by the #FeesMustFall campaign and have demanded an independent inquiry into the recent flare up of protest action on campus that lead to the arrest of 16 students. On Thursday, 16 students accused of grievous bodily harm, malicious damage to property and[…]
There was mayhem at the University of the Western Cape on Wednesday after a flare up of action from some 100 students on campus led to police firing rubber bullets and stun grenades. Reports and images of vandalism from protesting students circulated on social media. The South African Police Service[…]
The University of the Western Cape says campus staff were attacked by protesting students on Wednesday morning. In a statement, it said its fire and medical officer was attacked while a female security officer was threatened at knifepoint. University spokesperson Luthando Tyhalibongo said five students were arrested in connection with[…]
A renewed call by a group of protesters at the University of the Western Cape to have the rector of the institution address them, has been turned down by university management. In a statement on Saturday, the UWC executive explained that on Thursday the group of protesting students was informed[…]
Around three hundred students were seen demonstrating at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) on Monday, calling for it to close its doors. Speaking to VOC News, UWC student protester, LeratorWolela says throughout the day, students chanted songs for free higher education as they say their demands have not[…]
Without respect for the rule of law, the public protector’s office cannot be a meaningful buffer between government and the people. So believes Public Protector Thuli Madonsela, who was speaking at the fifth annual Desmond Tutu International Peace lecture at the University of the Western Cape on Wednesday. She was[…]
The family of the late struggle stalwart, Dullah Omar, says they are honoured after the University of the Western Cape announced it would be renaming their Community Law Centre after him. The centre was founded in 1990 under the Omar’s directorship. Omar’s sister, Rahmat Omar says, “He was well known[…]
On Wednesday evening the University of the Western Cape (UWC) paid honour to the late Imam Abdullah Haron, by posthumously awarding the former struggle veteran with a honorary doctorate. The recognition came just two weeks shy of the 45th anniversary of his tragic passing. Born in Claremont on 8 February[…]
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) are set to honour the late Imam Abdullah Haron, by posthumously awarding the former struggle veteran with an honorary doctorate on Wednesday evening. A well known anti-apartheid activist, Haron was considered one of the most prominent local scholars of the day, and was[…]
A 19 year old student’s body was found on the University of the Western Cape’s campus in Bellville on Monday. At 7.45am, Thobela Rinstana was covered up by cleaners and security in the computer lab of the campus. A student in the science department of geology, Rintsana barely got to[…]
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