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Help student attend youth UN debates

Gifted second-year University of Fort Hare law student Zilungile Mbali needs sponsorship to help fund her attendance to the 2020 Africa Global Model United Nations (Agmun). It is set to be held in Egypt from July 2 to 5. The programme is…

MAKING A DIFFERENCE: The University of Fort Hare’s Enactus team. Picture: SUPPLIED

Students reach out with skills

A group of University of Fort Hare (UFH) students have used their digital skills to provide services for the community. They are part the Enactus student team, an entrepreneurial non-governmental organisation that aims to promote…

An ANC councilor in Alice has been arrested for the alleged rape of a University of Fort Hare student at the weekend.Image: 123RF/Andreypopov

ANC councillor accused of raping Fort Hare student

An ANC councillor in the Eastern Cape’s Raymond Mhlaba Municipality in Alice, appeared in court on Monday on allegations of raping a 21-year-old University of Fort Hare student. The 48-year-old ward councillor of the Alice-based…

Local artist on the rise

Her debut album ’Triple Threat’ is available on digital platforms Mdantsane resident Andiswa “Andee” Sesmani continues to rise up the ranks in the local entertainment industry. The singer-songwriter, voiceover artist and actress…

Fort Hare student arrested for Unisa student’s murder

A 22-year-old University of Fort Hare male student has been arrested for the murder of 20-year-old Unisa female student, Mbasa Hlalukana. Her mother, Thembela Hlalukana, 39, said the fourth-year nursing student had been dating her…

University of Fort Hare student Yonela Boli died on Saturday after being stabbed.Image: Supplied

Woman student arrested for fatal stabbing at University of Fort Hare

A 24-year-old student at the University of Fort Hare (UFC) has been arrested in connection with the death of her “close friend” at the university. Yonela Boli, 24, an MSc geology student, died at Victoria Hospital in Alice after allegedly…

ART HOUSE: University of Fort Hare drama students perform ‘Maxhoba:Lost Tribe’ Picture:SUPPLIED

UFH drama society to showcase ‘Lost Tribe’

University of Fort Hare Drama Society will showcase a 57-minute play titled Maxhoba Village: Lost Tribe on Thursday and Friday night at 7.30pm at UFH East London Campus. The play centres around the titular Maxhoba Village, which considers…

Lady Blitzbokke captain leads from the front

THE UNWAVERING spirit of determination comes in the form of the Springbok Women’s Sevens rugby team captain Zintle Mpupha from Mdantsane near East London. The 25-year-old Middledrift-born Mpupha has been leading the Lady Blitzbokke team…

Varsities on shutdown as wage talks deadlocked

Two Eastern Cape universities, Walter Sisulu University and University of Fort Hare, remain on total shutdown as wage negotiations between management and unions remain deadlocked. Thousands of academic and non-academic staff at WSU and…

THERE’S A PROBLEM: The University of Fort Hare East London Campus has been shut down Picture: SINO MAJANGAZA This comes after students removed staff from their workstations on Monday.

Fort Hare campus in EL shut until Friday

By Sino Majangaza The University of Fort Hare management has shut down its East London campus and told staff and students to return on Friday. This comes after students removed staff from their workstations on Monday. The academic year…

DOORS CLOSED: The stayaway by University of Fort Hare students yesterday afternoon escalated to a complete shutdown of the East London campus Picture: SINO MAJANGAZA

UFH students shut campus to demand accommodation

By SINO MAJANGAZA, ZOLILE MENZELWA and SIMTHANDILE FORD University of Fort Hare students in East London yesterday intensified their fight for accommodation when they shut down the campus. They have also threatened to stage sit-ins from…

University of Fort Hare students discussing a way forward for the stayaway Picture: SUPPLIED

Fort Hare discuss way forward in stayaway standoff

By Sino Majangaza University of Fort Hare students are currently holding a mass meeting at their East London campus where they are discussing a way forward regarding their stayaway. The meeting comes a day after there was no agreement…

Foetus found in rubbish bin at UFH residence

A foetus believed to be five to six months old was found dumped in a rubbish bin at the University of Fort Hare’s Luke 3 female student residence on Monday evening. The gruesome discovery was made by one of the cleaners while emptying the…

University of Fort Hare, Alice campus. Picture FILE

Fort Hare students return to class after talks

University of Fort Hare students have this morning returned to classes after a two-week-long protest that was characterised by violence. This comes after the university management and the SRC held a special meeting on Saturday. Both…

Interdict prevents protests at UFH

The University of Fort Hare yesterday obtained a court interdict forbidding all its students from protesting at the Alice campus or near it. The university approached the Bhisho High Court after students damaged the institution’s property…