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By Mpumzi Mshweshwe: Alice Campus (Image: UFH website) Students are planning to embark on strike at the University of Fort Hare (UFH) Alice main campus today (Tuesday) to protest in demand of an increase in their residence allowance of 4% and additional laptops ahead of the upcoming first semester examinations. As the UFH approaches its examination season most students are without important study materials such as laptops that should be supplied by the university. Almost all first-year students at Fort Hare have no laptops as it is alleged that the university has not allocated laptops to any student. UFH students have issued a statement outlining the reasons for their planned protest. “Tomorrow there will be a strike to demand these needs: distribution of laptops, and dist...

By Mandla Simelane More than 350 South African Students Congress (SASCO) members have jumped ship to join the United Democratic Student Movement (UDESMO) in a move that signals a new shift in the student activism and the South African political landscape. The exodus from an ANC-aligned student movement marks a growth of the UDM student body within the tertiary institutions as students seek new political homes. United Democratic Movement (UDM) Eastern Cape provincial secretary, Bulelani Bobotyane, said the 350 SASCO students at Walter Sisulu University (WSU) Mthatha Campus were motivated to join UDESMO because of the organisation's proven track record of prioritising students' interests. He said UDESMO has consistently demonstrated its commitment to fighti...

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HIGHER ALLOWANCE CRIES: Fort Hare students to strike for laptops, higher res allowance ahead of examinations

More than 350 SASCO students join UDESMO in new twist in SA political landscape and students politics