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Complaints channel with NRF established
AfriForum Youth met with senior management of the National Research Foundation, a statutory research body responsible for funding more than 8000 postgraduate students, to establish a channel to be used by students who are of the opinion that they are the victims of racial discrimination when being denied bursaries.
AfriForum Youth addresses letter to UJ
AfriForum Youth sent a letter to the office of the University of Johannesburg (UJ) rector to emphasise students’ concerns with regards to the political school that the ANC wants to establish at the Walter Sisulu Leadership Academy:
AfriForum Youth holds an “affirmative action coffee shop”
AfriForum Youth was ordered by Security of the University of Pretoria (UP) today to end their campaign against racial profiling after the organisation had sold coffee at different prices to students from different races. Dr Matete Madiba, Dean of Student Affairs at the UP, ordered AfriForum Youth to end the action against racial profiling immediately.
Letter to the Rector of US, Russel Botman
Read here the letter sent to the Rector of the University of Stellenbosch (US) regarding the new residence placement policy.
Open letter sent to US Rector after approval of controversial policy
AfriForum Youth sent an open letter to the Rector of the University of Stellenbosch (US), Prof Russel Botman, after the newly proposed residence placement policy had been approved by the Convocation of the University with 109 votes against 77.
97% of students support abolition of racial profiling
AfriForum Youth made available the results of a referendum on racial profiling at the University of Pretoria (UP), by hanging a banner across the campus at the Client Services Centre. The referendum was about the question: “Should racial classification still be used by the UP?” The results show that 97% of students do not want [...]
Overdue matric results obtained
AfriForum Youth received the overdue matric results of learners from the Department of Basic Education, just before a court order would have been brought against the Department regarding this issue.
Tax on graduates discourages culture of learning
The tax on graduates, as announced this week by the Chair of the Subcommittee for Education, Naledi Pandor, is a one-sided decision that will not promote tertiary studies among South Africans, AfriForum Youth said. The youth organisation also demanded that broader public consultation be done before such a tax is instituted.
Transformation Committee will create alternative forms of discrimination
The Oversight Committee for Transformation in Public Universities, as appointed by the Minister of Higher Education, Dr Blade Nzimande, is a one-sided institution which will lead to racial bias and discrimination, AfriForum Youth said.
SMS campaign launched against Varsity Cup entrance fees
AfriForum Youth has submitted complaints at the University of Pretoria (UP) and the two main sponsors of the FNB Varsity Cup rugby series, namely First National Bank (FNB) and Steinhoff International, regarding outrageous entrance fees for university rugby matches. AfriForum Youth has also launched a SMS campaign, giving students the platform to show their support [...]
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