Hundreds of thousands of prospective students who applied to Eastern Cape universities will not be admitted, as the institutions can only accommodate fewer than 10% of applicants. The University of Fort Hare has space for 1.6% of its total number of applicants; Walter Sisulu University is able to accommodate just 1.
The conference halls of the East London International Convention Centre reverberated with the voices of hundreds of people singing in harmony at the Battle of the Municipalities competition at the weekend. The finale marked the end of a weeklong skills development conference and saw 30 ensembles compete for cash prizes in front of a panel of eight judges, two assurers and a hearty, enthusiastic crowd.
A University of Fort Hare student has had a clay sculpture intended as a comment on the scourge of gender-based violence bought by the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum.