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FILLING THE GAPS: Dr Samuel Abejide and the Recycled Asphalt Plastic Mini Mixer (RAPMM)Picture: SUPPLIED

New machine turns plastic into road filler

Walter Sisulu University (WSU) civil engineering researcher Dr Samuel Abejide has come up with a new invention that is sure to please a lot of motorists. The recycled asphalt plastic mini mixer (RAPMM) is designed for use on gravel and…

WSU students billed R34k for accommodation they never occupied

YOLISWA SOBUWA A group of Walter Sisulu University students from a campus in Butterworth, Eastern Cape, has accused the institution of charging them an annual fee of R34,000 for campus residence they never used. These are the students who…

WSU apologises for incorrectly deregistering 127 students

Walter Sisulu University has said that it assumes full responsibility for erroneously deregistering 127 students during the 2020 academic year. The university said that a number of students were deregistered last year, which it said was…

TECH SAVVY: Pupils from Mzomhle Senior Secondary and Sakhile Primary schools in Mdantsane explore their coding project with FOSST robotics faciliator Xolisa Williams, front Picture: AMANDA NANO

Preparing pupils for 4IR

The 15th annual Information and Communication Technology Summit took place at the East London International Convention Centre from November 20 to 21. ICT summit founder and executive chairperson Motse Mfuleni said every summit was focused…

The exhibition includes this piece by Lumanyano Gosani, titled ‘The Collapse: Ceramist’s Commentary On Dilapidated Public Healthcare in the Eastern Cape’.Image: Walter Sisulu University

Student artwork will be on display at ‘woke’ university, now being revamped

A selection of fine art students’ political, socio-economic and spiritual artworks will go up on all four campuses of the Eastern Cape’s Walter Sisulu University (WSU), “to give the institution some artistic soul”. The art went on display…

Nyda boost for media students

Walter Sisulu University (WSU) second-year journalism students benefited from an eye-opening entrepreneurial workshop held in East London recently. Aptly named Starting a Business, the week-long workshop looked aimed to look at whether or…

Focus on your studies not on alcohol, says Mabuyane

The launch of an educational Anti Alcohol Abuse campaign (AAAC) took place at the Regent Hotel in East London on Tuesday, where institutions of higher learning were put in the spotlight. Initiated by the Eastern Cape Liquor Board (ECLB),…

GOOD TIMES: Pupils who benefited from the Eastern Cape for Africa arts expo and community outreach show their enthusiasm Picture: SUPPLIED

WSU students boost pupils

A group of first-year Walter Sisulu University students is trying to bring “dignity back to the black child”. To this end, their community organisation, Eastern Cape for Africa, held an event on Saturday September 22 at Potsdam in…

Career expo gives pupils inside track

Buffalo City pupils have the inside track to the work environment they might want to choose following their school careers, after attending The High School Career Expo at Hemingways Mall on Friday September 21. Scores of primary and high…

DRIVE AND PASSION: Senior producer at BBC World News Wandiswa Ntengento is flying her flag high in international waters Picture: SUPPLIED

Newsworthy achievement

East London’s Wandiswa Ntengento is reaping the fruits of her labour as she flourishes in Johannesburg as a senior producer for an international media company BBC World News. The former Cambridge High School pupil got a taste of…

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…

Education activists go to court over scrapping of WSU law degrees

A legal fight is brewing between the Higher Education Transformation Network and the Council for Higher Education over the de-accreditation of Walter Sisulu University’s law degree. The network filed a lawsuit in the High Court in…

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IntelliMali coughs up the ‘lost’ R818k

By Aretha Linden – Payment administrator IntelliMali has reimbursed Walter Sisulu University (WSU) the full amount misappropriated by NSFAS “student millionaire” Sibongile Mani out of its own pocket. SIBONGILE MANI IntelliMali has also…