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PE in the news: Intruder rapes‚ stabs women at Nelson Mandela University

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Intruder rapes‚ stabs women at Nelson Mandela University: An armed man has raped one student and stabbed a second inside a computer laboratory at Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth. The women were attacked while working in the laboratory just after 11pm on Monday. Protesting students rallied behind the ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. Jeff unpacks the fractious ANC elective conference with political guru Ongama Mtimka: Studio Tel (Port Elizabeth): 083 913 8 955 (VAS rates … [Read more...] about PE in the news: Intruder rapes‚ stabs women at Nelson Mandela University

Mthatha news: Walter Sisulu University residences are hell‚ say students

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Walter Sisulu University residences are hell‚ say students: This is what students in Mthatha’s Zamukulungisa residences at Walter Sisulu University (WSU) said they experience daily. The university admitted to a backlog in maintenance but said students do not share showers because the residences are not co-ed. Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. Wounded Leopards ready to maul Kings: Eagles are still to win a league match this season. Witbank Spurs will host Pretoria University at the Puma Rugby … [Read more...] about Mthatha news: Walter Sisulu University residences are hell‚ say students

University staff awarded for excellence in research, teaching and engagement

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University staff awarded for excellence in research, teaching and engagement: South African academics have been called upon to play a more active role in the country’s major decision making structures so as to use their research to make a meaningful impact in the development of the country. This was the bold call by renowned actor and creative Dr John Kani, while delivering the keynote address at Nelson Mandela University's prestigious Research, Teaching and Engagement Excellence … [Read more...] about University staff awarded for excellence in research, teaching and engagement

Nelson Mandela University launches dedicated ocean sciences centre of excellence

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Nelson Mandela University launches dedicated ocean sciences centre of excellence: With five of its seven campuses located a few hundred metres from the sea and within 25km of two major ports, Nelson Mandela University’s involvement in the blue economy is inescapable. In 2014, the South African government launched the bold Operation Phakisa growth strategy, under the guidance of the National Development Plan, to harness the largely untapped potential of the blue or oceans economy. … [Read more...] about Nelson Mandela University launches dedicated ocean sciences centre of excellence

Mthatha news: Walter Sisulu University reopens after two-week violent protests – Daily dispatch

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Walter Sisulu University reopens after two-week violent protests – Daily dispatch: The campus had been closed for the past two weeks after a protest over NSFAS allowances turned violent. Students were then ordered to vacate the university premises. In a letter by the university vice-chancellor, Rob Midgley, address to the “Mthatha … Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. CANNIBALISM BLAMED ON DRUGS AND SATAN!: The man at the centre of the latest incident, Aphiwe Maphekula (23), died yesterday at … [Read more...] about Mthatha news: Walter Sisulu University reopens after two-week violent protests – Daily dispatch

Mthatha news: Walter Sisulu University student stabs roommate to death with bread knife

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Walter Sisulu University student stabs roommate to death with bread knife: WSU spokesperson Yonela Tukwayo said the 22-year-old electrical engineering student from Libode was stabbed by his roommate, also an electrical engineering student from Mthatha, around 15:00 on Sunday. "Eyewitnesses said they had been drinking alcohol in ... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. Student stabs roommate to death with bread knife: WSU spokesperson Yonela Tukwayo said the 22-year-old electrical engineering … [Read more...] about Mthatha news: Walter Sisulu University student stabs roommate to death with bread knife

Mandela University diamond sparkles amongst the stars

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Mandela University diamond sparkles amongst the stars: Nelson Mandela University student, Ettienne Minnaar, recently took first prize - twice - at a meeting of the Microscopy Society of America, Microscopy and Microanalysis 2017, held in St Louis, Missouri. Minnaar had been invited to attend the conference by renowned physicist, Dr Nester Zaluzec, from Argonne National Laboratory in the USA. Dr Zaluzec, a friend of the Centre for High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM), is … [Read more...] about Mandela University diamond sparkles amongst the stars

Mandela University launch a call to finish Madiba’s unfinished journey

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Mandela University launch a call to finish Madiba’s unfinished journey: Officially launching Nelson Mandela University today is the easy part, with the challenge being to live up to the revered former President’s name and picking up the baton from the unfinished journey that he started. This was the message Vice-Chancellor Prof Derrick Swartz gave on Tuesday as he addressed hundreds of staff and students gathered at the University’s Missionvale Campus for a celebratory … [Read more...] about Mandela University launch a call to finish Madiba’s unfinished journey

Nelson Mandela University to launch as world commemorates Madiba

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Nelson Mandela University to launch as world commemorates Madiba: On 18 July 2017, the world will mark what would have been former President Nelson Mandela’s 99th birthday. On 20 July 2017, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University will relaunch itself as Nelson Mandela University – the only higher education institution in the world to bear the name of one of the world’s most revered leaders. Source: NMMU News Latest News. … [Read more...] about Nelson Mandela University to launch as world commemorates Madiba

Mthatha news: Arrests in murder of medical student from Walter Sisulu University

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Arrests in murder of medical student from Walter Sisulu University: Lwando Mantshontsho 27-year-old final year medicine student that was stabbed to death Picture : Facebook Mthatha police have on Sunday confirmed the arrest of students who stabbed to death a final year medical student at the Walter Sisulu University on ... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. Stellenbosch FC have claimed their place in the National First Division play-offs: Thanda Royal Zulu, who have already been promoted as NFD … [Read more...] about Mthatha news: Arrests in murder of medical student from Walter Sisulu University

Grahamstown in the news: Retired Rhodes University professor brutally attacked in home

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Retired Rhodes University professor brutally attacked in home: Pope Francis on Monday begged for God's forgiveness for "the sins and failings of the Church and its members" implicated in the 1994 Rwanda genocide that killed around 800,000 people. Source: "Grahamstown" - BingNews. Grahamstown's got talent!: "Remember the eisteddfods we used to take part in at the Monument?" I said to my brother who has been living out of South Africa for more than 30 years. "Well it's nothing like that." You … [Read more...] about Grahamstown in the news: Retired Rhodes University professor brutally attacked in home

Government makes over R4 Billion available for varsity fee increases

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Government has contributed over R4 billion towards covering university fee increases, says Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande. Minister Nzimande said government contributed the amount towards the zero percent fee increase for the 2016 academic year as a result of “FeesMustFall” protests, as well as the fee increases of up to a cap of 8% for students from families with an income of up to R600 000. An amount of R1.935 billion was allocated and paid to universities towards … [Read more...] about Government makes over R4 Billion available for varsity fee increases

Grahamstown in the news: Oxford University Appoints Nigerian As First Black Rhodes Professor

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Oxford University Appoints Nigerian As First Black Rhodes Professor: The new Rhodes Professor, formerly a lecturer in political science at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, is a visiting professor at the Institute for Social and Economic Research at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa. He has held visiting fellows ... Source: "Grahamstown" - BingNews. Brilliant Backpacking along the Garden Route: Port Alfred, Bathurst, Grahamstown “Port Alfred is a sleepy little town with … [Read more...] about Grahamstown in the news: Oxford University Appoints Nigerian As First Black Rhodes Professor

Grahamstown in the news: Adebanwi, Nigerian Scholar, Appointed Rhodes Professor At Oxford University

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Adebanwi, Nigerian Scholar, Appointed Rhodes Professor At Oxford University: The new Rhodes Professor, formerly a lecturer in political science at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, is a visiting professor at the Institute for Social and Economic Research at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa. He has held visiting fellows ... Source: "Grahamstown" - BingNews. Nigerian scholar named Rhodes Professor at Oxford University: Adebanwi, who was formerly a lecturer in political science at … [Read more...] about Grahamstown in the news: Adebanwi, Nigerian Scholar, Appointed Rhodes Professor At Oxford University