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20 May 2022


WATCH: Message to Qwaqwa Campus students from Executive Director for Student Affairs, Temba Hlasho


The frequency of the disruptive student protests that have occurred on the Qwaqwa Campus throughout the year has severely impacted the academic calendar, and has far-reaching consequences for students, Executive Director for Student Affairs, Temba Hlasho, warned.

 

Hlasho said as we draw nearer to the end of the first semester, the protests have placed a huge risk on the completion of the academic programme for students. Since the beginning of the academic year, several violent protests have marred the effective completion of academic activities, posing dire implications for faculties, especially the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences.

“Students participating in student protests should realise that they are compromising their qualifications,” he said.

Furthermore, Hlasho said NSFAS-funded students could have their funding for 2023 revoked if they did not meet the academic requirements. “You run the risk of not receiving funding to continue your studies in 2023 if you do not complete the academic year.”

The Qwaqwa Campus management has also appealed to students to keep the doors of learning open as we approach the exam season. Campus Principal, Dr Martin Mandew, said students should guard against losing a year of studies and should focus on what they need to achieve. “You have to craft your own future, nobody else will do that for you. A university degree is part of the tools you need to do this. Use this opportunity to focus on your studies, because this is your chance, and you might not get another one. The university will do its best to support you in achieving your dreams. This is your opportunity and time, use it wisely.”

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Student organisation tackles difficult questions in debate
2012-05-12

 

At the debate were, from the left: Danie Jacobs, Head of the Centre for Business Dynamics, Mhlanganisi Madlongolwana, Nombuso Ndlovu and Prof. JP Landman.
Photo: Leatitia Pienaar

 

“South Africa is consumed by a monster, namely the lack of critical thinking and dialogue with regard to our problems. Now is the time to make radical changes.” This is according to Nombuso Ndlovu, who spoke at the first debate in a series of Commercio and the UFS Business School.

“Young people are more interested in social gatherings than applying their minds to the problems of South Africa,” she said. Nombuso is the CEO of Commercio.

Commercio is the student organisation in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Two teams, one positive and one negative, debated the topic: Is South Africa’s current economic direction viable?

What emerged from the debate was that our students are well-aware of what is going on in our economy and that people cannot just sit back and expect government to deliver. Every individual has a responsibility. South Africa has a “democratic deficit” society, a “corruption-stricken economy” and “economic activism” is necessary to get the economy on the right path.

Prof. JP Landman, Visiting Professor at the Business School, economic advisor, analyst, columnist and also managing director of the Aardklop Arts Festival, was the expert panel member. He said the critical issue in South Africa is “how do you distribute wealth while keeping things going?”

“It is fantastic that South Africans have developed a collective repulsiveness for corruption.” People must know what underpins society and where aggression comes from.
– Leatitia Pienaar.

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