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  Living in Hatfield: Navigating Hatfield and Hillcrest safely CARLI BOTHA For a first year student, there are three important areas to take note of: firstly, the closest grocery stores; secondly, the restaurants; and lastly, the doctor’s offices. There are other options available to students, but for most Hatfield residents the following will be the closest. Hatfield Plaza is one of the closest places for shopping purposes. The Plaza is situated on the corner of Hilda and Burnett Street. HatMed is the closest medical centre for Hatfield residents. It is situated on Hilda Street, just a few steps away from Aandklas. All registered students canRead More →

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  Your guide to safety on and off campus SUSANNA ANBU This collection of information is intended to summarise the key safety and security services that students are offered by the University of Pretoria. Students are urged to practice vigilance and caution at all times to ensure the maintenance of their safety and security and are encouraged to make use of the available services, should they encounter a situation that could affect their safety. The Green Route Project This is an initiative affiliated with UP, that aims to provide safe routes that students and staff can undertake during after-hours. The service allows students and staffRead More →

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AMUKELANI MAKAMU AND JAMEO CALVERT There are roughly 5382 students living in university residences across South Africa during the current lockdown. This is according to a report from the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Blade Nzimande. Of these, 236 are in UP residences. Students could apply to stay in residences once evacuations started, but only those with compelling reasons were allowed to stay. The majority are international students. PDBY spoke to some of these students. Mafuro Mugabe is a UP student from Zimbabwe who currently lives at House Nala. She explains that living at res in the midst of a global pandemic, knowingRead More →

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KENDALL BEHR The University of Cape Town (UCT), Stellenbosch University and the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) are all preparing for contact classes to go online for their second semester, even if the lockdown restrictions are lifted by 16 April. All three universities will be online by the end of April 2020. University of Cape Town (UCT) According to the UCT Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Associate Professor Lis Lange, student orientation about how to learn online will start on 20 April, classes will start on the 27th, and second semester exams will not take place. UCT has rolled out a survey to find out who has accessRead More →

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  CAREL WILLEMSE UP announces suspension of all contact classes and rescheduling of academic calendar. All contact classes, graduation ceremonies, conferences, mass gatherings, and all events, including sporting events at the University of Pretoria have been suspended with immediate effect. The decision follows a meeting held by the UP executive a day after President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national state of disaster pertaining to the COVID-19 virus. No contact classes, tests, and assessments will take place from Monday 16 March up until mid-April, after which a decision will be made to open the university again. According to a statement issued by UP, consultation with theRead More →

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STEPHANIE COOKSON Rape and sexual assault are common occurrences at university campuses all over the world – making it essential for all South African students to know about the resources available to them. The Citizen’s factsheet on crime last year stated that around 50 000 sexual offences were recorded nationally. The number of offences could be higher, considering that in 2010 only 3.9% of women who were survivors of rape reported it. According to the Gauteng GBV Indicators Project, the number of committed offences are undoubtedly much higher. University campuses are not safe from the reaches of issues around gender based violence and sexual violence,Read More →

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TIFFANY SMITH South Africa was the first country in the world to pass laws that protect individuals against discrimination based on sexual orientation, as enshrined in the constitution. This country appears to be a safe space for the rainbow community, at least on paper. The question posed to UP students and staff was whether the contents of the constitution reflect the lived experiences of the queer community in South Africa today. Associate professor in Private Law, Professor Anne Louw, told PDBY that the legal developments with regard to the queer community in South Africa “[have] improved the legal position of this community tremendously”. She continuedRead More →