On Monday 19 February a number of staff and students were denied entry to the Hatfield UP campus by striking staff members. “We regret to inform you that certain striking staff members have illegally obstructed vehicles from entering the Hatfield campus premises”,...
The inauguration ceremony of the twelve 2024 Temporary Student Committee (TSC) members took place in the Senate Hall on Monday 15 January. Deputy Director of Student Affairs Dr Willem Jorissen initiated proceedings by welcoming university executives and the parents of...
On 26 September, the Department of Education Innovations sent an email stating that the Independent Monitoring Body (IMB) attended to all complaints and objections related to the 2023 SRC elections and that the elections were “free and fair”. Less than 24 hours later,...
Although the first Student Representative Council of 1909 boasted three female members, the first female chairperson, Irma du Plessis, was only elected in 1995. Before the election of new members in 1970 a call was made for more women to be elected to the SRC, as...
UP Master’s student selected as recipient of 2023 Abe Bailey Travel Bursary Based off of her exceptional leadership qualities and community service, Zeenat Patel, who is currently doing her master’s in environmental science, was selected for the bursary which allows...
