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Perdeby Tuks se amptelike studentekoerant / Official Tuks student newspaper / Kuranta ya baithuti ya semmušo ya Tuks
21May2012 The DA and COSATU clash
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Nzimande recognises faults at UP
to Charl Oberholzer, National Chairperson of AfriForum Youth. It is unclear for which subjects the distinctions were obtained or if these students Minister of Higher Education and Training achieved more distinctions individually than Blade Nzimande has reportedly acknowledged other students who were admitted. that intervention is needed in the University of Oberholzer said that although the organisation Pretoria’s Faculty of Veterinary Science. has welcomed the action taken by Minister In an official document sent to AfriForum Youth, Nzimande, experience “shows that this won’t be Nzimande reportedly indicated that a work sufficient”. group has been established and will advise UP An article on on how the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences “An article on AfriForum’s AfriForum’s website alleges that UP has can be expanded to website alleges that UP admitted to turning allow more students to be accepted into the has admitted to turning away white students from the Faculty of degree. away white students from Veterinary Science in UP management told Perdeby that there the Faculty of Veterinary order to meet racial quotas set by the are already plans in Science in order to meet department. Funding place to “significantly to the expand its Faculty of racial quotas set by the allocated university depends on Veterinary Science” its success in meeting and increase intake department.” these targets. In setting by one-third next these targets, the year. This will be department aims to reflect national demographics accompanied by development in the faculty’s in the students who enrol for university degrees. infrastructure. Nicolize Mulder, UP Media Liaison Officer, told Nzimande conceded that South Africa faces a shortage of vets. The document allegedlydeclared Perdeby that the work group has long been in effect and so is not a result of any action taken that changes to admission systems must be made by AfriForum Youth. According to Mulder, the in terms of quota requirements pertaining to group has been working to improve all medical entrance into tertiary institutions. faculties at most South African universities. According to a statement made available to In general, Perdeby was told that admission is Perdeby by AfriForum Youth, this comes in not based on race, but on academic achievement. response to a protest staged by the organisation. The protest, which took place in March, involved However, UP admitted that “the faculty reserves a number of places for students from the a group of students painting themselves black. designated groups.” According to management, They protested outside the Department of Higher admission requirements are structured so that Education and Training’s head office in Pretoria. AfriForum Youth have alleged that they represent access is provided to “a variety of students”. At the time of going to print, the Department of a group of 30 white students. Collectively, Higher Education and Training was not available these students achieved more than 200 matric for comment. distinctions but were turned away from UP because of “poor academic results”, according MAXINE TWADDLE
DA supporters marching in the youth wage subsidy march last week Tuesday. Five Tuks students were hurt when the march turned into a violent confrontation between the DA and COSATU. Photo: Ruhan Robinson
The Graeme Watkins Project interview