Tourism – a thriving industry in an ailing economy -pg 5
Perdeby -pg 5
Tuks se amptelike studentekoerant / Official Tuks student newspaper / Kuranta ya baithuti ya semmušo ya Tuks
4September2017
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WSU student accidentally paid R14 million -pg 3
SRC for 2017/2018. Photo: Fezekile Msimang
2017/2018 SRC inaugurated MARKO SVICEVIC
On 31 August the 2017/2018 Student Representative Council’s (SRC) official inauguration took place between 12:00 and 13:00 at the Roosmaryn Building on the Hatfield Campus. Some of those in attendance included Director of the Department of Student Affairs, Dr Matete Madiba, Deputy Director of the Department of Student Affairs, Dr Willem Jorissen, 2016 TSC President, Henrico Barnard, Deputy President, Thabo Shingange, and the Constitutional Tribunal’s Chief Justice, Rainier Rademan. In her opening statement, Dr Madiba announced that the Independent Monitoring Body (IMB) had declared the 2017/2018
SRC elections free and fair. “Our special congratulations goes to all the candidates who participated, but of course especially to the 12 new SRC candidates” said Dr Madiba. The declaration of the free and fair elections will be announced electronically to the greater student body, added Dr Madiba. “We [had] a 22% votership in these elections and for that we are very thankful” she said. Dr Madiba also took the opportunity to thank her colleuges for the successful elections. She also said that the full SRC could not be inaugurated due to certain procedures that would need to first be addressed, including constitutional challenges. She apologised that the ex-officio members were invited to the
inauguration, but could not be inaugurated on that day. The Constitutional Tribunal’s Deputy Chief Justice, Nelsie Sibonza, then began the inauguration ceremony. Each newly elected SRC candidate was required to swear their oath of office and then sign it. According to Sibonza, SRC Deputy President, Mamello Molotsi, was not able to attend the inauguration. In their oaths of office, incoming SRC candidates were requested to affirm their capacity as SRC members to obey, maintain and protect the student bill of rights, abide by the SRC code of conduct, perform duties of their offices conscientiously and to the best of their abilities. According to Dr Madiba, a second inauguration
would be arranged for the Deputy President, Mamello Molotsi, and the seven members of the ex officio portfolios. Madiba closed the ceremony and urged participants at the event to spread the news that the elections were declared free and fair. The status of the SRC elections was confirmed in a statement by the CEO of the IEC, Michael Makobe. “The Independent Monitoring Body has discharged its obligations under the University of Pretoria Constitution for Student Governance in relation to the 2017 SRC Elections and has found that the elections were free and fair”, the statement read. The preliminary election results were therefore announced as final.
Meet UP’s musical sensation Millicent -pg 7
UP and SA athletes shine at World Student Games -pg 8