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KAYLA THOMAS On Monday, 21 September, the historic surgery of gorilla Makokou will be shared in a documentary on PeoplesWeather, DSTV channel 180. The documentary will air in three parts at 18:00 on 21, 22 and 23 September, and be repeated as a complete series on World Gorilla Day on 24 September. “The “three hour surgery […]” is a “truly heart-warming account”“ People’sWeather is a weather, environmental news and lifestyle channel, which was granted exclusive access to film Makokou’s surgery – the second ever performed of its kind. Stephan Le Roux, CEO of People’sWeather, says they “feel so privileged to be able to share thisRead More →

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YOLANDA SITHOLE The faculty of education held a memorial on 18 September in remembrance of Dineo ‘Neo’ Morula, the memorial service was held at the Groenkloof campus auditorium. Dineo allegedly committed suicide. Her passing shocked everyone, especially her friends who spent the last days of her life with her. Dineo was an 18 year old first year student who was doing her bachelor’s degree in education. The auditorium was filled with emotions as those who were close to Dineo shared the memories of the time they had with her. Neo’s Friends described her as a bubbly, loving person and a fashionista who loved makeup andRead More →

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Resego Molele On 23 April, the SRC announced on their official Facebook page that they would be hosting a mass meeting on 8 May at the Piazza, Hatfield campus. However, on 8 May the SRC posted that the mass meeting had been postponed “due to health reasons of an executive member and other unforeseen circumstances”. Shortly after this, another announcement was posted saying that the meeting would take place at 13:30. “Please note [that] previous communications can be ignored,” the announcement read. As stated on a Facebook post, the agenda of the meeting was for “students to come forward with any issues they have”. Chapter 7,Read More →