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Dear MyPE Today, 7 January 2019, the Democratic Alliance Student Organisation (DASO) kicks off its month-long Sakhingomso campaign at campuses of higher learning across the Eastern Cape. We find ourselves in one of the poorest provinces, where there is unequal access to resources and financial assistance. DASO believes that no deserving student should be denied access to education because of the circumstances of their birth. Students should not have to return home because they lack … [Read more...] about Sakhingomso campaign to assist Eastern Cape students

Dear MyPE The Democratic Alliance Student Organisation (DASO) will be disputing the results of the Nelson Mandela University (NMU) Student Representative Council (SRC) after serious procedural flaws in the way the election was run were pointed out. It was very clear that the Independent Elections Facilitators of South Africa (IEFSA), appointed by NMU to manage the election, was biased towards the ANC-aligned South African Students Congress (SASCO) . According to the university the company … [Read more...] about DASO to dispute NMU SRC election due to irregularities

Dear MyPE While 2600 students at the Nelson Mandela University (NMU) are still awaiting allowances for meals, books and transport, the SASCO-led SRC has spent R1.5 million on parties. This is only one of various examples of reckless and wasteful expenditure SASCO has incurred with the SRC-budget of more than R4.1 million. According to a financial report released by the SRC, R600 000 was paid to the SRC’s My Mandela Fund. This fund aims to aid senior students to clear their student … [Read more...] about NMU SRC reckless and wasteful expenditure exposed

Dear MyPE Tomorrow, Friday 6 October 2017, the Democratic Alliance Student Organisation (DASO) Constituency Leader, Hlomela Bucwa MP, will lead a mass picket outside the Port Elizabeth Magistrates Court following the arrest of the suspect allegedly responsible for Monday’s violent attacks at the Nelson Mandela University (NMU) where one student was raped and another stabbed. The suspect will appear in court tomorrow at 09:00. We would like to encourage students and members of society to … [Read more...] about #SafeCampus: DASO to hold mass picket outside PE Magistrates Court

Dear MyPE On 13 April 2017, students at the University of Fort Hare received an email notifying them of their selection to be beneficiaries through an initiative between the University of Fort Hare and the Eastern Cape Department of Social Development, together with the South Africa Social Security Agency (SASSA), to assist students with a meal allowances for a period of two months. Students were required to submit documents to the Student Representative Council (SRC) Student Services … [Read more...] about Answers sought on R5 million bailout commitment from Social Development for Fort Hare students